# Letter to UB police **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 31, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597 "2013-10-31T16:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/1 "2013-10-31T16:47:11Z")
Hello I am a current professional doctorate student studying at UB. I live in the surrounding south campus community where violence, robbery, and assault to students happen regularly and appear on the news. I have personally had my apartment burglarized within the past year. Having said that, I just committed a violation for driving with an expired registration that is less than 30 days out. I paid the fine and plea guilty because the officer that issued the fine was correctly doing his job for catching people like me. I committed no moving violations, I was not texting, I was not intoxicated or driving in an irregular manner during the moments leading to my citation. The UB Officer was parked on the side of Winspear ave. as I drove by on my way to work. I did not think anything of it, other than noticing that he immediately did a u-turn after I passed his parked car. He proceeded to follow me as I travel down Bailey heading north for a few stoplights. I was then pulled over. I was courteous, pleasant, and acted in a professional manner to the UB officer. I was informed that I didn’t commit any moving violations but that the officer ran my license plate and found that my registration just expired. How the UB officer has time to follow every car he sees and checks their plate records in an area of high crime rates is beyond me. Was it the Honda Civic I was driving? Was it suspicious that I was driving according to all traffic rules and regulations? Is the officer serving the best interest of the public/students in this high crime area by taking his time to follow violators like me? Was it racial profiling that I happen to be Asian? Or maybe giving the $128 dollar ticket continues to fund crime prevention work in the community? Please note that I now feel that crime in this area continues to be high because of the work (or not) that goes on by the UB police in their LACK of crime prevention strategies. Thank you for your time. * * * Did I shoot myself in the foot? ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/2 "2013-10-31T16:48:49Z")
Lol not going to get you outta trouble just going to piss them off more… ---
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/3 "2013-10-31T16:52:30Z")
> [@honda4life](#): > > Lol not going to get you outta trouble just going to piss them off more… I am not looking to get outta trouble as I plea guilty and pay the fine. Pissing them off like they did to me is fine. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/4 "2013-10-31T17:16:47Z")
Catching criminals does not generate revenue. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/5 "2013-10-31T17:20:05Z")
Don’t live in the city ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/6 "2013-10-31T17:30:39Z")
if it makes you feel any better i got a parking ticket last weekend in san diego while standing next to my motorcycle. I was putting my helmet on right as the meter maid turned the corner and saw that the meter was expired (and i kid you not by 3 minutes!!!) anyway he dashed out of his little 3 wheeled vehicle and took my plate number so he could give me a $45 ticket. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/7 "2013-10-31T17:57:14Z")
Couldnt you have pretended to take you helmetnoff and dropped money in the meter like you had just showed up? ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/8 "2013-10-31T18:08:17Z")
oh trust me i got into it with him. he claims that when a meter maid rolls up and the meter is red its a ticket. he claimed it didnt matter if you are coming or going. ---
**Author:** ![MR.TWOSINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr.twosinister/32/6198_2.png) [@MR.TWOSINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MR.TWOSINISTER)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/9 "2013-10-31T18:21:12Z")
sooo… you need to pay the meter before you arrive? ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/10 "2013-10-31T18:24:30Z")
I live not that far from there, in Amherst just past Eggert and Winspear. They have never bothered me but I am obviously not a student. As far as the crime, UB police aren’t really responsible for that off campus. Had a break in myself and they got my ipad, could of had more but dog went apeshit. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/11 "2013-10-31T18:26:52Z")
> [@MR.TWOSINISTER](#): > > sooo… you need to pay the meter before you arrive? apparently in san diego you need to phone ahead ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/12 "2013-10-31T18:41:59Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Don’t live in the city yes, because suburban cops don’t write tickets for expired registrations or inspections or tint or exhaust or no front plate or ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/13 "2013-10-31T18:45:14Z")
Sorry, I’m not on board. You got caught. Deal ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/14 "2013-10-31T18:45:16Z")
I think you were good until you hit the racial profile button. That made me lose interest. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/15 "2013-10-31T18:46:02Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > yes, because suburban cops don’t write tickets for expired registrations or inspections or tint or exhaust or no front plate or He is below means to live anywhere nice in the city so this is his way to feel OK about that. Best off ignoring it. (IB4hesaysothercitiesarenicer and IB4hewouldn’tlivethereanyhow) ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/16 "2013-10-31T19:09:14Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Don’t live in the city 🍿 ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/17 "2013-10-31T19:21:05Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > apparently in san diego you need to phone ahead West coast sounds terrible! ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/18 "2013-10-31T19:33:12Z")
LOL you say that till you see me post more moto trip pics on my ig… ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/19 "2013-10-31T19:34:30Z")
Touche. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597/20 "2013-10-31T19:40:49Z")
If it makes you feel better they impounded my touareg for expired inspection. That is the most frustrating shit I have ever had to deal with. A ticket would have been fine. Oh and they would not release the vehicle from impound it had to be towed away because it was not legal. so I got hit for a tow, storage, and a tow again… Fuck you buffalo. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letter-to-ub-police/233597.md?page=2)