{"id":521391,"date":"2022-12-04T22:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T19:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nypd-told-to-put-stickers-on-work-phones-to-deter-personal-use\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T22:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T19:56:17","slug":"nypd-told-to-put-stickers-on-work-phones-to-deter-personal-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-told-to-put-stickers-on-work-phones-to-deter-personal-use\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYPD told to put stickers on work phones to deter personal use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d419602e1c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d419602e1c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-told-to-put-stickers-on-work-phones-to-deter-personal-use\/#%E2%80%9CNYPD_told_to_put_stickers_on_work_phones_to_deter_personal_use%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYPD told to put stickers on work phones to deter personal use&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYPD_told_to_put_stickers_on_work_phones_to_deter_personal_use%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYPD told to put stickers on work phones to deter personal use&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Police brass have ordered cops to attach stickers emblazoned with the letters \u201cNYPD\u201d to their work phones to try to curb personal calls and texting on duty \u2014 but some officers are saying where they can stick it.<\/p>\n<p>The directive requiring the stickers was added to the NYPD\u2019s patrol guide last week, according to a \u201cFinest Message\u201d sent to cops a day before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon receipt, all members of the service are required to affix an \u2018NYPD phone sticker\u2019 to the outside of their department issued cell phone case, so that it\u2019s clearly visible,\u201d the order dated Nov. 23 reads.<\/p>\n<p>Distribution of the decals comes several months after Mayor Eric Adams Adams told the public to snap a photo of any cops talking on their phones in subways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou walk downstairs, you see five transit officers standing at the booth looking at their phones,\u201d Hizzoner, a former transit cop, griped in April. \u201cIf you see it, send me a picture. Let me know. Because I\u2019ll go to that district the next day and see exactly what\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD didn\u2019t answer specific recent questions from The Post about why the stickers are required. But police sources said the stickers were ordered to keep cops off their personal phones while working.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams.\" class=\"wp-image-24891577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Months ago, Mayor Eric Adams told the public to snap a photo of any cops talking on their phones in subways.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some cops said they see the move as just another way to micromanage them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nonsense. It\u2019s basically to keep you off your own phone,\u201d a cop said. \u201cIf the boss sees you, he wants to see that you\u2019re only using the job phone. It\u2019s all horses\u2013t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>A police officer with more than 25 years on the job said he knew exactly what to do with the sticker when he got it from a supervisor who was doling them out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI threw it in the garbage,\u201d the disgruntled cop said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very intrusive,\u201d the officer said. \u201cWhat is this, kindergarten? People are pissed off. I mean, what are we doing here? Are we children? We\u2019re grown men and women.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cops.\" class=\"wp-image-24891588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-cell-phone-decals-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>One cop said the sticker, and rules about personal phones, are types of issues that are driving young officers away from the job.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">flickr Editorial\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cop also claimed that the stickers were pretty pitiful. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stickers don\u2019t even stick anyway,\u201d he said. \u201cSomebody who had it on their phone for a week and a half said it already fell off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another police officer asked jokingly if the sticker had special powers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes it do anything special? Glow in the dark, display the bat signal?\u201d the Bronx cop quipped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-phone-sticker.jpg?w=614\" alt=\"NYPD phone sticker.\" class=\"wp-image-24891574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-phone-sticker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1228 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-phone-sticker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=921 921w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-phone-sticker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=614 614w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-phone-sticker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=307 307w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nypd-phone-sticker.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\"\/><figcaption>Police sources said the stickers were ordered to keep cops off their personal phones while working.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s just a sticker?\u201d the officer said. \u201cWho\u2019s bright idea was this? How much did it cost the city? If I lose it, will it be considered losing departmental property? Will I get disciplined or transfered if my sticker isn\u2019t visible to the public?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn cop cited the sticker \u2014 and rules about personal phones \u2014 as the type of issues that are driving young officers away from the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInspections will write you up for being on your personal phone unless you have a legitimate reason, like \u2018Hey listen, my wife\u2019s sick\u2019 or this or that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s childish,\u201d the officer said of the crackdown. \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous, but it\u2019s the NYPD. They\u2019re hammering these kids on every little thing.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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