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> As long as there's any amount of leeway in enforcement of the law, things like courtesy cards will exist Do they exist somewhere else? The police have wide

> As long as there's any amount of leeway in enforcement of the law, things like courtesy cards will exist Do they exist somewhere else? The police have wide discretion to issue a warning instead of a fine in most countries as far as I know. But these cards seem to be unique to NYPD. I don't mean that corruption doesn't exist elsewhere but usually it's a little less obvious!

hiatus 2y ago
They're not unique to NYPD. Cops in New Jersey have them too and I'm sure others.
- _djo_ 2y ago
  They're quite unique to the US. I've never heard of anything like this in European or other developed country police forces.
- sobkas 2y ago
  The question is, does cops in civilized countries have them. Because them being a thing in USA is something to be expected.
homebrewer 2y ago
In my highly corrupt country, it's enough to tell the officer you know person so-and-so. They might ask you a question or two, or even threaten to call the person you claim to know, but they rarely do.
- NoGravitas 2y ago
  That's what you do in smaller towns in the US. Especially in the South, but I'm sure it's pretty much the same elsewhere. Cards are a big-city thing, maybe even just a NYC thing.