tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597569938038396009.post7277666261575710781..comments2008-04-12T01:42:04.989-04:00PCMnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597569938038396009.post-59563997146261083482008-04-12T01:42:00.000-04:002008-04-12T01:42:00.000-04:00The New York Times reports that he was a John Jay student (2 years, with a 3.6 GPA)! Too bad he never took my class in police ethics.PCMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647097472236933108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597569938038396009.post-47642183282983253722008-04-11T18:45:00.000-04:002008-04-11T18:45:00.000-04:00Salary is not an excuse to rob a bank. I'm sure standards are going down. That's what I hear. Of course, cops *always* say standards are going down. But it's not a surprise you get what you pay for.<BR/><BR/>But how can you not feel sorry for a cop who can't pay his electric bill?<BR/><BR/>And I felt very sorry for Claribel Polanco. She didn't rob a bank. She didn't even "actively" commit fraud. She just "forgot" to tell welfare than she had gotten a job. Oops. So she kept getting a few hundred bucks a month.<BR/><BR/>Who out there would tell the government to stop sending you a check when you just got a job that <I>doesn't pay you enough</I> to pay rent <I>and </I>feed the kids? And if you would prefer your kids to go hungry rather than commit welfare fraud, shame on you!PCMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647097472236933108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597569938038396009.post-2711919737030301902008-04-11T17:17:00.000-04:002008-04-11T17:17:00.000-04:00Very scary. Cops deserve more money but stiil, the salary is not an excuse for becoming or remaining a perp. I am of the opinion that just because you are poor, it is not an excuse for crime and treating you living enviroment like trash; I feel them same about cops who take the job and commit acts like those above. <BR/><BR/>Maybe because of the low salary the NYPD is just attracting less qualified recruits. <BR/><BR/>Please continue with this blog.Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597569938038396009.post-23159062954995397592008-04-11T13:15:00.000-04:002008-04-11T13:15:00.000-04:00I read about the Christian Torres story on www.nypost.com in their <A HREF="http://www.nypost.com/news/news.htm" REL="nofollow">latest news</A> section. These kinds of <A HREF="http://www.nypost.com/news/news.htm" REL="nofollow">news articles</A> are scary when you think about it. It's kind of unfair because a few of these "bad cops" are giving honest cops a bad name. I agree with your point though that NYPD needs to be paid more to avoid situations like this. My friend just joined the NYPD a few months ago and he's not really getting paid that much either and he works in one of the worst areas in the city..pretty unfair.Interesting News Articlehttp://www.nypost.com/news/news.htmnoreply@blogger.com