Sign-Carrying Cops Picket Courthouse

[SoDesuKa]

Cops are noted for their political sang froid -- it takes a lot to get them out on the picket line protesting an injustice. But yesterday, they've finally had enough. A crackdown on ticket fixing resulted in 16 indictments, provoking ordinary street cops to get mad as hell about the injustice. "Ticket fixing's a courtesy, not a crime," said union leader Patrick Lynch. "When this is over we'll prove it."

Arraignment of 16 cops in ticket-fix scandal excites big blue protest

NEW YORK -- An anonymous tip about a crooked cop grew during the past three years into a sweeping internal corruption probe on the under-the-table practice of fixing tickets, with dozens of wiretaps, 10,000 intercepted calls and an officer undercover as a barber in a sting, authorities said.

Thirteen New York Police Department officers, two sergeants and a lieutenant were slapped with criminal charges yesterday, just three days after the embarrassing arrests of five officers -- one a Staten Islander -- in a separate gun-running probe.

The arraignment occasioned a stunning show of solidarity by brother officers at a Bronx courthouse.

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/arraignment_of_16_cops_in_tick.html

The signs proclaim ticket fixing an aspect of "NYPD Culture," defending the practice as steeped in tradition and condoned for years. One of the indicted cops, an internal affairs lieutenant, was charged with leaking information about the probe to the officers involved. Needless to say, NYPD higher-ups are displeased with a culture that encourages police officers to update suspects on the progress of investigations.



Ticket Fixing--a Courtesy Not a Crime

[demosincebirth]

1. Any body shedding tears?

[elleng]

2. SURE!

:rofl:
P.S., and seriously: THIS type of thing has caused Greece's huge problems, coming to a head now but part of the culture for a long time.

[Autumn]

3. I thought I cared for about 5 seconds

but I guess it was just gas.

[Rex]

4. This is why they are pigs! Fucking no shame

in that they are BREAKING THE LAW and DEMAND they be above it too! Sorry, none of you are on the 1% payrolls...and BTW it IS illegal to fix tickets for your 'buddies'. I hope they lose their jobs over it.

Pigs...you are no better then us!

Deal with it.

[SoDesuKa]

8. Cops Don't Fix Tickets For Each Other

New York cops don't fix tickets for each other, for the simple reason that they don't get tickets. Cops who get pulled over for speeding or going through a red light just pull out their badges. It's a simple as that! "Have a nice day," says the other cop.



Cop apologizes for traffic stop.

[sabrina 1]

5. How ironic. All the did by protesting was to prove how inculcated

corruption is in the NYPD. They think it's normal. Sad. But hopeful that they can finally start getting rid of the bad cops.

[Xicano]

6. "Ticket fixing's a courtesy, not a crime," "When this is over we'll prove it."

Here's some info on that. First, the moment a ticket is written it becomes an official court document. Not even the cop who wrote it has the authority to alter or destroy it.

Nevertheless, here's what the law says about destroying, altering or suppressing any documents which are being used or are about to be used in an official proceeding or a prospective official proceeding. By the way anyone guilty of this is guilty of a felony.

New York Penal - Article 215 - § 215.40 Tampering With Physical Evidence


§ 215.40 Tampering with physical evidence.

A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when:




1. With intent that it be used or introduced in an official proceeding
or a prospective official proceeding, he (a) knowingly makes, devises or
prepares false physical evidence, or (b) produces or offers such
evidence at such a proceeding knowing it to be false; or

2. Believing that certain physical evidence is about to be produced or
used in an official proceeding or a prospective official proceeding, and
intending to prevent such production or use, he suppresses it by any act
of concealment, alteration or destruction, or by employing force,
intimidation or deception against any person.



Tampering with physical evidence is a class E felony.



http://law.onecle.com/new-york/penal/PEN0215.40_215.40.html



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New York Penal - Article 215 - § 215.35 Tampering With Physical Evidence; Definitions of Terms


§ 215.35 Tampering with physical evidence; definitions of terms.

The following definitions are applicable to section 215.40:




1. "Physical evidence" means any article, object, document, record or
other thing of physical substance which is or is about to be produced or
used as evidence in an official proceeding.

2. "Official proceeding" means any action or proceeding conducted by
or before a legally constituted judicial, legislative, administrative or
other governmental agency or official, in which evidence may properly be
received.




http://law.onecle.com/new-york/penal/PEN0215.35_215.35.html

[meow2u3]

7. "Just following orders"

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ticket-fixing-case-brings-worst-nypd-potty-mouthed-supporters-scandal-article-1.968588

Didn't the Nazi war criminals use that defense? :shrug: Just following orders, you say. Proof that NYPD crooked cops are no better than war criminals.
:grr::mad: