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NYPD’s ‘get out of jail free’ cards are real — and they’re wrong
September 27, 2024 // Bianchi was repeatedly scolded by fellow officers and told by his union that the courtesy card system was customary and that it wouldn’t protect him unless he honored it. In addition to complaining to his supervisors, he filed formal complaints with his union and with internal affairs. The only action the NYPD took in response was to pull him off the day-shift traffic unit and re-assign him to a night-shift patrol unit. Eventually, Bianchi filed a lawsuit in federal court, which the NYPD agreed to settle for $175,000, blandly claiming that “resolving this case was best for all parties.” I’m sure it was. It was certainly better for the NYPD, as an actual trial would have been embarrassing beyond belief.