Not writing a ticket to one who parks illegally is not a rare event. The characterization by Mr. Deutzman that "from time to time" a professional courtesy is issued is actually a mis-characterization of reality.

There was no courtesy to grant. According to George Zouvelos the President of the Bail bondsman asstn the agency does not even exist. This young man has a forged and fraudulent parking permit. He should be arrested for such possession. If the only issue was not paying the muni-meter, but otherwise legally parked I have no problem with real officers catching the occasional break.

Actually I am not against an occasional break for anyone, as long as, there are no safety issues involved and occasional is really occasional with some extenuating circumstance. The problem with the culture of corruption as practiced by the NYPD - occasional is not the rule but rather the exception and it is blindly extended to those who exploit the rule to park where there is a decrease in safety. Once accustomed to the "power" that they are above the law - they exhibit more and more risky behavior - including acting out their anger at those who "catch and expose" them. There is an expectation of exemption from the law or ordinance and sadly in most cases here in New York that expectation is well founded. Each time a law or ordinance is broken in public, the public notices. They do not always take a photo or video, but they notice. That crime or violation stains the reputation of the law abiding/law enforcing police and this is a real disgrace. It lowers the respect for all those that deserve the respect for the integrity with which they live their lives. I agree that the fraud should be investigated and prosecuted. I had even documented a stolen car with NC plates for weeks parking illegally with no placard at all. Finally, it was rear ended due in part to the congestion that it caused by simply being there and the "stolen" status was stumbled upon because the NYPD had to respond to the accident 911. Likewise, failure to enforce parking violations leaves a gaping hole in basic security. In a world where the terrorist weapon of choice is the car bomb - lack of scrutiny of parking near churches, malls, schools and other places of public gathering seems wrongheaded and risky at best. It seems that corridors of safety should be established around such places and the no parking/no standing should be strictly enforced. This would act as a deterrent, as then a parked car bomb would not be a needle in a haystack, but rather a sore thumb.

I would like to note that... I am not against an occasional break for AN ORDINARY CITIZEN EITHER, as long as, there are no safety issues involved and occasional is really occasional with some extenuating circumstance. The problem with the culture of "I DIDN'T DO IT" as practiced by NEW YORKERS - occasional is not the rule but rather the exception and it is blindly extended to those who exploit the rule to park where there is a decrease in safety. Once accustomed to the "power" that they are above the law [BY THREATENING LAWSUITS, CCRB, and IAB] - they exhibit more and more risky behavior - including acting out their anger at those who "catch and ARREST" them. There is an expectation of exemption from the law or ordinance and sadly in most cases here in New York that expectation is well founded. Each time a law or ordinance is broken in public, the POLICE notice. They do not always take a ENFORCEMENT ACTION, but they notice. That crime or violation stains the reputation of EVERYONE IN THAT GROUP. It lowers the respect for all those that deserve the respect for the integrity with which they live their lives.

There is are differences Still:

1) the public is not charged with nor did they take an oath to enforce the law - NYPD did
2) I support enforcement of the law - you are defending/attempting to rationalize indefensible acts of law breaking and non-enforcement taking place over a 2 year period of time that did result in an injury.
3) The NYPD was formed to catch and arrest/summons those who break the law - folks do not disrespect them if they do their job with Courtesy/Professionalism/Respect - however, after 2 years of dealing with NYPD - I rarely see Courtesy/Professionalism/Respect. I use the word rarely because it does happen, it is just the exception. When integrity, courtesy, respect, professionalism is the rule for NYPD actions, deeds and behavior, then NYPD will see a change in the public's perception of them. This culture of corruption is a long standing tradition within the NYPD it seems. They even expect to get away with breaking the law while on vacation. I remember a newspaper account of an NYPD officer on vacation who was speeding and pulled over. He just couldn't believe that the Highway Patrol there did not understand "professional courtesy" - which by the way is not professional nor is it polite. It is just corruption.

Hiyall, I understand your point. I just flipped your words around a little to prove a different point. That point being that the NYPD can't win. You're damned if you do (lock up everyone), and you're damned if you don't (don't take any action). The police will still get blamed.
The NYPD is SEVERLY undermanned (don't listen to the Mayor and P.C. who tell you it's not). Guys on patrol are overworked to the max. That is why alot of violations (parking, driving, etc) are going unenforced. Guys just don't have the time or energy to deal with them when they are going 20+ 911 calls a night, with no meal break, broken equipment, little support, and crappy bosses. Everyone is overworked and tired... Violation enforcement is slowly dropping... And it'll drop more as the economy worsens, and crime starts going up...