So I was on my way home (speeding… obviously) and wouldn’t you know it the day I don’t have my radar detector I get snagged by a state trooper. Like most people my age (yes cops do discriminate…. in case you didn’t know) the cops like to give us a hard time. Maby its my 5% tint windows in a state that only allows 70? Why it was necessary for officer Irland to walk up on me with his hand on his gun (holster undone) I don’t know… Last time I checked going 76 in a 55 was breaking the law, but not punishable by being shot on site.

Anyways back to main point. Just recently I guess the NYSDMV has made the move to online ticket processing. If this doesn’t say something about NY, you would have to live here to experience the joys of our massive police force. To make up for what the state is missing in taxes, they hit us with tickets for pretty much anything you can imagine and charge outrageous surcharge fees. They do all of this to pay for the necessities of course… The new 2008 model police interceptors, 2008 Chevy Tahoe’s and the 2008 Ford Explorers. Lets also not forget the importance of having numerous 2008 Mustangs, Dodge Chargers, and Corvettes. People are getting so many tickets in NY, that they had to make an online “transaction center” to pay and plead guilty online. Pretty sad when your police force is more worried about catching speeders than people killing each other.

If they where smart they would leave us alone and start going after the drug dealers. In NYS our officers are allowed to seize (keep) any money, cars, property, etc. when acting in a raid. They claim this money has strict regulations placed on it for how it should be used but I highly doubt it goes were they say it does.