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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts) Wed Aug 26, 2015, 01:13 PM Aug 2015

TYT: Cop: "Buy these, or I take your car."

New cell phone footage shows a cop giving two tickets after asking to be paid for them. "Either you buy these, or I take your car." Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Philadelphia police officer Matthew Zagursky is under investigation after video went viral of him extorting a driver to buy tickets to a police fundraiser or have his car confiscated.

The 32-year-old officer, who is reportedly a nine-year veteran of the department, can be heard telling the unnamed driver, “You and your friend got any money to buy these thrill show tickets? Support your police department. Ten bucks each, man.””*

Read more here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/watch-philly-cop-extort-driver-with-fundraiser-tix-you-buy-these-or-i-take-your-car/

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TYT: Cop: "Buy these, or I take your car." (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Aug 2015 OP

another day, another dirty cop SummerSnow Aug 2015 #1

Why the hell would he do that? Was it worth his job? C Moon Aug 2015 #2

That is pretty prevalent in the service business. A service man inn cable, telephone or whatever LiberalArkie Aug 2015 #3

Is that supposed to be some sort of an excuse for Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #4

Nope LiberalArkie Aug 2015 #5

Good. Sorry if I misread your implication. Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #6

I heard three words most of you didn't jmowreader Aug 2015 #7

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. another day, another dirty cop

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 01:21 PM

Aug 2015

C Moon

(12,221 posts)

2. Why the hell would he do that? Was it worth his job?

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 01:30 PM

Aug 2015

What a dumb ass.

LiberalArkie

(15,730 posts)

3. That is pretty prevalent in the service business. A service man inn cable, telephone or whatever

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 01:33 PM

Aug 2015

usually has to sell something on every call that they make, your raise depends on it. And cops are in the service business whether they like it or not.

Joe Chi Minh

(15,229 posts)

4. Is that supposed to be some sort of an excuse for

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 02:42 PM

Aug 2015

extortion on a member of the public by a public servant?

LiberalArkie

(15,730 posts)

5. Nope

Reply to Joe Chi Minh (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 03:39 PM

Aug 2015

Joe Chi Minh

(15,229 posts)

6. Good. Sorry if I misread your implication.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 04:03 PM

Aug 2015

jmowreader

(50,566 posts)

7. I heard three words most of you didn't

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 04:19 PM

Aug 2015

"Because it's unregistered."

The cops are, BY LAW, allowed to seize your unregistered car and hold it until you get a plate on it...and if you DON'T get it registered in a reasonable period of time they can sell it for storage fees.

What's really troubling is the cop's willingness to be bought off - to turn his back on a clear violation if he's paid to do it. (This PD probably offered Big Prizes like a paid day off or your picture on the cover of the Police Gazette to the officers who sold the most tickets.) I wonder what OTHER crimes he'd be willing to do this for.

Yeah, this cop needs to find other work.

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