Office Talk
The topic of idle conversation in my aisle often turns to health: organic food, weight, exercise, vegetarianism, etc. Even as I type this one women is chastising those at the Tully’s downstairs who ordered a coffee shake drink thing for the fat and calorie content, and as I post this they’re discussing how white bread has been processed too much and one must have whole wheat - not just any old wheat. Second most talked about topic: finance, including investment, retirement, and mortgages. But I wish they'd talk about technology, literature, or anything else more, because I'm tired of hearing how I should or shouldn't eat; hurrah, for inching me closer and closer to the obsessed-over-body-image precipice.
There’s nothing like knowing those who enforce the law break it. This particular cop’s infraction wasn’t serious, yet her obvious snubbing of the law and then rude gesture on camera ought to at least gain her a reprimand from her supervisor, unless her supervisor also parks illegally at lunchtime. Hey, lunch is a serious business.
Edythe Anderson, an NYPD summons enforcement supervisor, apparently thought nothing of pulling in front of a hydrant to run into a Brooklyn restaurant to grab some lunch. But the sight of it infuriated video vigilante "Jimmy Justice," 36-year-old musician and the amateur cameraman.
"They are pretty vicious giving out tickets but when they do something wrong. It's a double standard," he said. […]"Basically, I asked her, 'How come you can park in front of a hydrant? Isn't that illegal. You'd give someone else a summons,'" Justice said. As he filmed Anderson climbing back into her car, he noticed the sticker inside reminding agents to buckle up before driving. "She didn't buckle up either. She just started her car," Justice said.
As he filmed, another woman walked up, told him she was retired NYPD, and ordered him to stop filming the traffic agent because of terrorism. "What a crock," Justice said. He used coarser terms on his video as she walked away.
Justice turned his attention back to Anderson, who by now had rolled up her window. "You ought to be ashamed," Justice can be heard telling her on the video. Anderson, who hadn't said a word, gave him the finger as she pulled out.
"So much for 'Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect,'" he said, mocking the NYPD's customer service slogan on the side of Anderson's car.
[…] That was in June. Anderson, 53, is still on the job. She declined to comment. An NYPD spokesman said the 311 complaint was never forwarded to them, so they have not investigated his complaint. [1]
There’s nothing like knowing those who enforce the law break it. This particular cop’s infraction wasn’t serious, yet her obvious snubbing of the law and then rude gesture on camera ought to at least gain her a reprimand from her supervisor, unless her supervisor also parks illegally at lunchtime. Hey, lunch is a serious business.
Edythe Anderson, an NYPD summons enforcement supervisor, apparently thought nothing of pulling in front of a hydrant to run into a Brooklyn restaurant to grab some lunch. But the sight of it infuriated video vigilante "Jimmy Justice," 36-year-old musician and the amateur cameraman.
"They are pretty vicious giving out tickets but when they do something wrong. It's a double standard," he said. […]"Basically, I asked her, 'How come you can park in front of a hydrant? Isn't that illegal. You'd give someone else a summons,'" Justice said. As he filmed Anderson climbing back into her car, he noticed the sticker inside reminding agents to buckle up before driving. "She didn't buckle up either. She just started her car," Justice said.
As he filmed, another woman walked up, told him she was retired NYPD, and ordered him to stop filming the traffic agent because of terrorism. "What a crock," Justice said. He used coarser terms on his video as she walked away.
Justice turned his attention back to Anderson, who by now had rolled up her window. "You ought to be ashamed," Justice can be heard telling her on the video. Anderson, who hadn't said a word, gave him the finger as she pulled out.
"So much for 'Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect,'" he said, mocking the NYPD's customer service slogan on the side of Anderson's car.
[…] That was in June. Anderson, 53, is still on the job. She declined to comment. An NYPD spokesman said the 311 complaint was never forwarded to them, so they have not investigated his complaint. [1]