NY City police officers are getting MetroCards because a cop had to ask a rider for one in responding to a call at a subway station recently. I’m lost. Why couldnt’t the cops jump the turnstiles? I went through high school watching teens do it. Am I missing something? Where the street cops physically unable (my knee-jerk concern)? I have no idea. Maybe there’s some oddity at the particular Chelsea station. I actually haven’t focused on “how does one jump a turnstile” so I might just be missing something and have not been in a subway station in the last week. Genuinely asking.