Corruption, political scandal, police officers raping unwilling women, just a typical day in the wonderful city we call New York. New York, New York, big city of dreams if you're rich, wealthy and, I don't think I have to write the last adjective.....
Anyway, the recent news coming out of New York City has to do with police officers being accused of rape, prosecutors getting out of drunken driving charges, ticket fixing amongst police officers (OH REALLY?!?!?) and I am sure, there are a couple of police officers beating up some Blacks as I type.... and as you read......
Now, as far as the police officers, Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata, they have been accused of raping a very drunk and supposedly passed out East Village woman they were summoned to help get home. These law enforcement officers were caught going back to the lady's home, not once, not twice, but three times to 'check up' on her. Going as far as illegally calling in a false bogus 911 call in order to have an excuse to go back and, uh, 'check up' on the victim, er, woman.
Now, I feel that ANY police officer, judge, district attorney, politician, anyone who is supposed to be representing and protecting the law, should be held to an even higher standard and if caught committing ANY crime, especially a crime of this magnitude, should be given a penalty of TWICE what a regular person would serve. Reason being? Well, they are supposed to be on the RIGHT side of the law and since they are SO stupid to get caught, should be punished as they should know what they can and should be able to get away with since they supposedly know the law they are purportedly protecting. And this would be a deterrent to anyone in this position knowing that if caught, they will suffer the consequences two times greater than the people they are supposed to be arresting.....
Now, this next situation is even worse, well, maybe not worse, but still bad enough. Jennifer Troiano, Bronx prosecutor, was given a pass when she was caught driving drunk some time ago. What makes it worse is that it was the SECOND time she was caught driving while impaired, yet, she is supposed to be representing the county of the Bronx in New York? She, out of all people, knows the law when it comes to drinking and driving. Not only knows the law, but the dangers it poses not only to her, but ANYONE within the vicinity of her erratic driving!
She, 'somehow', got the ticket and serious crime allegation voided by having a favor called in. How convenient....
Now, I'm not against there being perks with any job, as long as it's not something illegal. The fact that she put lives in danger and got off with a crime that she would be on the other side prosecuting, is, criminal in itself! If someone in her condition were caught and arrested in her county, more than likely, she would be one of the attorneys trying to have herself punished for the very same crime SHE committed, yet, somehow, she was never in a position to be on the other side of the table that she represents.
Now the next thing I'm about to write about is pretty minor in comparison but it's also very major because of the amount of people supposedly involved. Now, as I mentioned previously, I think it's actually fine to have perks with any job you have, especially in the recent economic times. So, supposedly, there are cops getting parking tickets voided and/or vacated for each other, family, friends, etc. The problem is that the city is suffering financially and they are writing tickets to us, some even bogus, to try to raise cash for the city, yet, they are throwing away tickets that can and do generate finances for the city.
Now, one or two tickets here and there may be fine, but if a great number of people, allegedly in the hundreds, do that, that number becomes a number that can't be ignored or pushed aside. I don't think it would be so bad if the police weren't given a quota, er, 'performance goals' to meet where they give out unnecessary tickets that may end up being dismissed anyway. So, the city needs to take away these so-called performance goals and maybe these officers wouldn't feel they have to give tickets they wouldn't ordinarily give to people who don't necessarily break any parking rules.
Now, about this ticket-fixing 'scandal'? Well, the system was set up and if no one was caught with their hands n the cookie jar, the city would still have no problem with it. I am 1937% sure that even Mayor Bloomberg has helped out a friend or two who was caught in a rut. In fact, that's the perk of having a position such as the one he has. It's a problem when you try to make the people who can't afford the finances to pay and let off the ones who are well off and/or well-connected slide. THAT'S where the injustice is!
In short (Well, not really short), watch your own before you can watch others or you will always have some type of corruption in your ranks......
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