MPAA Under Investigation for Illegal NYPD Payoffs

An anonymous reader writes "The New York Post is reporting that two NYPD officers are being investigated for taking illegal payoffs from the MPAA for busting sellers of pirated DVDs. According to the article, MPAA investigators would tell the cops where pirated movies were being sold, which is perfectly legal, but, after the bust, they'd give them several hundred dollars in gratuities, which is illegal. Naturally, the MPAA denies all of this."

Comments

Re:Umm.

[Dancin_Santa]

However, if they think the pay is too low, they should find another career rather than augment their pay with criminal activity.

You would leave the upholding of the law to those who found nothing more available to them than the low pay offerred by the police department?

Wait a sec

[theskipper]

Isn't the NY Post like the Enquirer or Fox News in journalistic integrity? The article said they were being investigated, not arrested. How 'bout reserving judgement until there's an actual charge filed instead of acting like a lynch mob.

Just a thought.

Get off your high-horses

[t_allardyce]

Now now we all want to think the MPAA are guilty but as TFA says its an allegation thats being investigated. Even so this is hardly the break we've been waiting for - only 2 cops and they would have done their jobs anyway - why would the MPAA pay them afterwards? If it turns out that they were paid to prioritise their policing or to plant extra evidence then yes, but this seems a bit pathetic, why would the MPAA or the cops risk the PR and legal damage of this getting out for something this pathetic?

Re:Umm.

[IdleTime]

I only tip if I get extraordinary service.

Not my problem that you are stupid enough to accept a job with such conditions! Don't like it? Get a different job!