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Police officers have probably had many family members and colleagues lives destroyed by the heath insurance industry.
Wouldn't be surprised if this is the one time most of them side with the general population.
Comment by Stunning_Ride_220 at 07/12/2024 at 20:44 UTC
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"Oh, er...boss, too many suspects and I need to check for my mom, she's ill"
Comment by Uptowner26 at 07/12/2024 at 21:32 UTC*
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NYPD determines the CEO tripped and fell out a window of the hotel while running around trying to deny everyone's claim.
Comment by Low_Pickle_112 at 07/12/2024 at 21:58 UTC
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If the investigation gets botched because insurance companies screwed over the cops too, the karmic irony might just be enough make me think there really is a god out there and he's got a sense of humor.
Comment by Roguewolfe at 08/12/2024 at 02:20 UTC
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Nationally, that's true. Even broadly speaking in the state of New York, that's true.
Within the city itself though, and especially in Manhattan, NYPD has long acted as a PMC for the mayor and local wealthy power brokers. It's been like this since the civil war, and has been well-documented. I would expect those cops to actually attempt to find the guy.
Comment by TheWayofTheSchwartz at 08/12/2024 at 08:44 UTC
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The truth is, most public servants get way better health insurance than the general population and they pay almost nothing out of pocket for it. At least that's true of all the ones I've known (LEO, Fire, Border Patrol, FBI, etc). I work in healthcare.