So if you believe that monorities wouldn't be served by telling cops they know other cops then why suggest that a PBA card would have solved anything? Seems a bit inconsistent.
I hate to break it to you but like any job, cops have amongst their ranks entitled morons who think they're owed something. Unfortunately that's life. Should they be on the force? Probably not, just as I know quite a few people who shouldn't be camera ops, video or audio engineers, editors, production assistants or stage managers. Due to anonymity or because of circumstance though these people stick around. It sucks but for some that's the cost of doing business when you don't have a line out of the door of people who want their job.
And I think that's a tad far by saying that the existence of the PBA is an affront to society. The sheer existence of a union for any group of workers isn't a bad thing. Now if we want to talk specifics, do they go out of their way to try and protect their members in unfortunate scenarios like Eric Garner? Absolutely. However establishing labor guidelines for cops is just as important as it is for teachers, electrical workers, stagehands or any other profession really. And in that respect the PBA of New York isn't doing its job very well considering that salaries are low, training is often inadequate, and staffing is lean. It was only just a year ago that the union and the city after five years of negotiations tentatively agreed to a new contract for officers which hasn't really sunk in yet. In that respect the PBA hasn't really been serving anyone well.
