This is the sort of thing that warms my heart a little to hear a police officer demanding of one of his peers:
Hoboken Police Sgt. Peck: Sgt. Peck, how can I help you?
NYPD P.O. Liotta: Yeah, good morning, sarge. My name is Police Officer Liotta. I'm from the New York City Highway Patrol. I got a question.
Sgt. Peck: Sure.
P.O. Liotta: Of course this is a purely hypothetical situation.
Sgt. Peck: Of course.
P.O. Liotta: Um, if a certain person identifies himself as the City Council president for the city of Hoboken, New Jersey?
Sgt. Peck: OK.
P.O. Liotta: Um, who's name might or might not be Christopher Campos?
Sgt. Peck: Right.
P.O Liotta: Um... would it be a good or maybe a bad thing for him to become a guest of the city tonight?
Sgt. Peck: A guest of the city tonight? I would, uh... OK, I'm sorry, who am I speaking with?
P.O. Liotta: Officer Liotta.
Sgt. Peck: Officer Liotta, I would expect you to do your duty, sir. I would expect you to enforce the law.
You know, that last line is just golden. "I would expect you to do your duty, sir. I would expect you to enforce the law." This would be the same New York City government that has severe rule of law problems in the past when it comes to obeying federal gun control regulations. I bring that up because the culture of special protection begins on the street, as shown here, and goes all the way up to the man at the top of it all in the New York City government.
I can't tell you how glad I am the Hoboken Police Department advised the NYPD they they did. Granted, the call shouldn't have been made in the first place but its comforting the know the HPD officer did the right thing by recommending the arresting officer enforce the law.
Kudos Sgt. Peck; he deserves more than he's been given by the city of Hoboken.