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From the article: > Mike works in an industry that regularly puts him into contact with police officers, which gives him the opportunity to form personal, trus
by jakelazaroff 6y ago
From the article:
> Mike works in an industry that regularly puts him into contact with police officers, which gives him the opportunity to form personal, trusting relationships with them. As such, he said, he frequently receives PBA cards as a thank-you for extending cops small business favors and deals; currently, he estimates that he has somewhere between 10 and 12 unexpired courtesy cards in his possession.
That is literally a bribe.
- koolba 6y agoAnd if it was cash exchanged at the time of an officer responding to a crime it’d be even worse. Is it not possible for both things to be true?
- jakelazaroff 6y agoIt is, but it seems like you're arguing against a straw man? I don't see anyone in this thread arguing that bribes are good.
- koolba 6y agoThe original comment to which I responded was arguing that the concept of PBA cards was as bad as direct bribes as seen in other countries: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24353240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24353240
- rsynnott 6y ago> And if it was cash exchanged at the time of an officer responding to a crime it’d be even worse. Would it be? Buying bribe credits ahead of time doesn't seem inherently any better than on-the-spot bribes to me. Arguably worse; if it really is the case that small business owners get these with favours, then unless they're reimbursing the company personally for the bribe purchase, they are purchasing personal items through their business. So add tax evasion to the list of sins.