In the Communist society that de Blasio admires, they would be.
Via Daily Mail:
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio feared police officers were spying on his conversations during his election campaign last year, it has emerged.
In an early sign of his tension with the force, de Blasio’s team was ‘convinced’ that members of his police detail were listening in on his private conversations inside his city-assigned car, a former de Blasio aide has told Politico.
De Blasio would even step into the street to make sure he was out of their earshot, the aide added.
The mayor’s office has not yet responded to a request for comment on the claims.