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I grew up in Queens and these are definitely a thing. My sister's father in law is (retired) NYPD and gave her one. She used it to get out of a ticket for bikin
by electricslpnsld 9y ago
I grew up in Queens and these are definitely a thing. My sister's father in law is (retired) NYPD and gave her one. She used it to get out of a ticket for biking on the sidewalk, of all things.
> you just let the card be visible when reaching for your license
I was always told to hand them to the cop underneath your license, but never explicitly mention it.
Edit: I've also heard stories that well monied institutions (hedge funds, etc) will hire security guards from retired NYPD in part to gain access to cards for important employees.
- mathattack 9y agoUmmm.... They hire retired NYPD (and off-duty NYPD) for a lot worse things than getting cards.
- RhodesianHunter 9y agoGo on...
- mathattack 9y agoHere’s a start. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/04/15/report-fed-probe-shows-shady-deal-between-cops-and.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bizjournals.com/newyork/new...
- electricslpnsld 9y agoYou know it, but I still find it amusing that higher up employees (purportedly) receive get-out-of-jail-free cards and the personal numbers of ex-cops who can call in favors at the local precincts after they fill out their i9s or whatever.