On January 20, a Hoboken City Councilman was pulled over for running a red light in New York City. Before arresting him for DWI, the NYC officer who pulled him over calls the Hoboken police department, asks “hypothetically” whether he should arrest the councilman. The Hoboken officer (who clearly realizes the call is being taped) tells him to do his job; the NYC officer persists, asking whether the Council has treated the police department well.

Courtesy of the Jersey Journal: Transcript and MP3 of call.

The City Councilman denies he asked for special treatment.

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