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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gxa4/pba-card-police-courtesy-cardsMike, a white man in his 50s, was in a bad spot: He was stuck idling in traffic on New York Citys Riverside Drive, running late for a meeting, and needed to get to the Upper East Side pronto. Hopping on the shoulder to bypass the other cars wasnt the right thing to do, he told VICE, but hed seen other people get away with it before.
Mike, whose name has been changed to protect his privacy, said he knew it was riskyespecially because the borrowed car he was driving didnt have a license plate, let alone a registration under his name. He decided to roll the dice anyway. Right away, bad news: a traffic checkpoint, and cops pulling people over.
That was probably the tightest spot I could've been in, Mike said. Because [the offense] could've been driving without a plate, driving with no registration..." By driving on the shoulder, too, Mike was driving illegally in at least three different ways.
Despite that, he felt confident as the cop approached his car and told him to roll down his window. Instead of pulling out his drivers license, Mike simply introduced himself and produced something better. I just basically happened to have one of their PBA cards on me, he said, referring to the small, plastic "courtesy" cards issued by the Police Benevolent Association, which usually have an officers name, phone number, and signature on the back.
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maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)cops ought to hand them to young black men.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)Back in the day when our licenses were a bifold piece of heavy paper he stopped a guy for speeding. Asked him for his license, which he promptly produced. In the fold of the license was a $100 bill.
The Trooper picked it out and asked the driver "Is this yours?", to which the driver replied "No, it's YOURS".
The Trooper then let it flutter to the ground, where the wind caught it and blew it further down the Freeway. "Nope. Not mine", replied the Trooper as he started making out the ticket.
genxlib
(5,528 posts)Cops take their bribes on retainer.
Got it.
safeinOhio
(32,690 posts)Term used by the gang members.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,359 posts)Deb
(3,742 posts)Those cards and stickers don't mean much upstate. In fact, they're insulting
to many law enforcement.
I carry a miniature replica of his badge for emergency contact and body
identification.
MurrayDelph
(5,299 posts)Immediately break up and certify any police union that calls itself
"Benevolent,"
"Fraternal," or
"Protective."
If a police department wants to unionize for wages, work conditions, or job safety, that's one thing. If they are unionize for impunity, they need to be RICOed.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)those PBA cards are ubiquitous, and tantamount to legalized bribery
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Sgt. Friday. So it's a real dead after all!