NYPD Officers Angered by Corruption Probe

[Bozita]

Source: NYTimes

NYPD Officers Angered by Corruption Probe
By N.R. Kleinfield and John Eligon, The New York Times
29 October 11


three-year investigation into the police's habit of fixing traffic and parking tickets in the Bronx ended in the unsealing of indictments on Friday and a stunning display of vitriol by hundreds of off-duty officers, who converged on the courthouse to applaud their accused colleagues and denounce their prosecution.

As 16 police officers were arraigned at State Supreme Court in the Bronx, incensed colleagues organized by their union cursed and taunted prosecutors and investigators, chanting "Down with the DA" and "Ray Kelly, hypocrite."

As the defendants emerged from their morning court appearance, a swarm of officers formed a cordon in the hallway and clapped as they picked their way to the elevators. Members of the news media were prevented by court officers from walking down the hallway where more than 100 off-duty police officers had gathered outside the courtroom.

The assembled police officers blocked cameras from filming their colleagues, in one instance grabbing lenses and shoving television camera operators backward.


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[PDJane]

1. Oh, yeah. We all go together when we go.....

That seige mentality again. But you know, there is a reason that there are bullies; bullying works. Force works. Well, up to a point.

They're going to find out just where that point is.

[alp227]

2. too bad so sad nt

[msongs]

3. ever noticed how the criminal class sticks to gether to defend their own? nt

[caseymoz]

4. Like how they join in this protest but not Occupy Wall Street.

Yeah, they're just following orders and they're really just workers doing their jobs like everybody else.

Don't they even want to see the trial stage so they could find out if their colleagues are innocent or guilty?

[quakerboy]

5. Seems to me that means there are at least 100 more NYPD

in need of in depth corruption investigations.

[Xtraneous]

6. This is a systemic problem. Just because a few got caught

won't be the end of it or even chance of a change. They will resist cooperating with the Occupation because they are criminals themselves. Their pay and benefits is only part of the package. They have unfettered access to drugs, drug money, prostitutes, weapons. Very few are ever brought up on missing evidence claims even when caught red-handed. These protesting officers are angry because these corrupt actions are par for the course. Meanwhile it's politically risky to bring charges on our apparent law enforcers. How convenient.

[krispos42]

7. They should go on strike.

:evilgrin:

[Muskypundit]

8. I have a feeling it would be very lonely for them at this point.

Very very very laughably lonely.

[DRoseDARs]

9. Remember when the NYPD was complaining that murders were up b/c they were too busy hippy-stomping?

Yeah.

[villager]

10. Sociopaths hate being stopped

n/t

[avaistheone1]

12. They hate being video taped too.

[avaistheone1]

11. This sounds like a scene out of the old Soviet Union.

Sick.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

13. OWS should protest the cop protest.

Let's see them use their horses and bull horns to control that protest.

[Kaleko]

14. Police fight for their right to be crooks.

But America is still the greatest nation on earth according to el Presidente Hopium. :eyes: