'We’re not supposed to be showing favoritism when we do car stops, and we shouldn’t be giving them out because the guy mows my lawn,' the officer told The Associated Press.
officer is speaking out against the use of "courtesy cards" by friends and relatives of his colleagues on the force, accusing department leaders of maintaining a sprawling system of impunity that lets people with a connection to law enforcement avoid traffic tickets.Though not officially recognized by the NYPD, the laminated cards have long been treated as a perk of the job.
Current and retired officers now have access to hundreds of cards, giving them away in exchange for a discount on a meal or a home improvement job, he said.In the Staten Island precinct where he works, a predominantly white area with a high percentage of cops and other city workers, Bianchi said multitudes of people he pulled over for traffic infractions flashed him one of the cards.
The final straw came last summer, when Bianchi wrote a ticket to a friend of the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, according to the lawsuit. Three days later, Bianchi said he was ousted from his job in the traffic unit and moved to a night patrol shift.over allegations that he improperly voided the arrest of a former officer accused of menacing children with a gun.A spokesperson for the NYPD said the department would review the lawsuit.
"The law and NYPD policies afford police officers discretion in taking enforcement action," Nuthall said. "Each police officer determines how to exercise that discretion based on the specifics of each case."
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