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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42780382
A police union in New York is reportedly cutting back on the number of so-called "get out of jail free" cards given to friends and family. So what are these cards for?
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) is reducing how many cards are issued to members, according to the New York Post.
A source told the Post the cutback was ordered to prevent the cards' sale online.
The plastic cards can be presented to officers to indicate the holder knows another officer, reportedly to "wiggle out of minor trouble".
But whether they actually spare people tickets for minor infractions such as speeding is a matter of debate.
Readers have been telling us ways the cards have helped them while driving - see comments below - but police say they have little impact.
What are 'get out of jail free' cards?
For most, such cards exist only in Monopoly games. And they are popularly known as such because of the game.
Police don't like that name though, because it implies holders can evade justice.
As well as the PBA, other police unions such as the Detectives' Endowment Association and the Fraternal Order of Police also issue the cards, which typically expire at the end of every year.
The plastic laminated cards identify to police that the bearer is a friend of law enforcement.
The cards, which are not free passes, are often used to avoid small traffic penalties
Officers say they are often kept next to the driver's licence, so they can be produced to an investigating officer along with a mention of which police force issued it.
Police unions, who are very tight-lipped about them, have said they serve as "a public relations tool" and are in no way offer actual immunity.
Asked if the PBA union cards were "get out of jail free" cards, union spokesman Al O'Leary said: "No, they are not."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42780382
A police union in New York is reportedly cutting back on the number of so-called "get out of jail free" cards given to friends and family. So what are these cards for?
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) is reducing how many cards are issued to members, according to the New York Post.
A source told the Post the cutback was ordered to prevent the cards' sale online.
The plastic cards can be presented to officers to indicate the holder knows another officer, reportedly to "wiggle out of minor trouble".
But whether they actually spare people tickets for minor infractions such as speeding is a matter of debate.
Readers have been telling us ways the cards have helped them while driving - see comments below - but police say they have little impact.
What are 'get out of jail free' cards?
For most, such cards exist only in Monopoly games. And they are popularly known as such because of the game.
Police don't like that name though, because it implies holders can evade justice.
As well as the PBA, other police unions such as the Detectives' Endowment Association and the Fraternal Order of Police also issue the cards, which typically expire at the end of every year.
The plastic laminated cards identify to police that the bearer is a friend of law enforcement.
The cards, which are not free passes, are often used to avoid small traffic penalties
Officers say they are often kept next to the driver's licence, so they can be produced to an investigating officer along with a mention of which police force issued it.
Police unions, who are very tight-lipped about them, have said they serve as "a public relations tool" and are in no way offer actual immunity.
Asked if the PBA union cards were "get out of jail free" cards, union spokesman Al O'Leary said: "No, they are not."
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