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baldude69 t1_iwuqd8a wrote

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in How rampant phony license plates are being used to get away with crimes in Philadelphia by AbsentEmpire

> “They don’t want to talk about it because it’s embarrassing,” Giacalone said.

Good, they should be embarrassed. This shit is fucking embarrassing.

> Some police officers blamed relatively light penalties for emboldening the sale and use of bogus tags. Possession of a fraudulent license plate in Pennsylvania is a summary offense — essentially a fine — while making, selling or knowingly possessing forged plates is a misdemeanor.

I guess we should probably change those laws. Seems like the kind of thing that would probably get enough bipartisan support to pass

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AbsentEmpire OP t1_iwvjs5t wrote

Cars caught with fake plates should be impounded on the spot.

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baldude69 t1_iwvliam wrote

Completely 100% agree. Super likely it’s being used in the commission of some type of crime, and at best it’s making our insurance rates go higher. No reasonable excuse for using fake tags.

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AbsentEmpire OP t1_iwvq53v wrote

Agree 100%, there is literally zero excuse for this, it should have zero tolerance by the state as the only reason someone would do this is to break the law.

It directly endangers everyone else in society.

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baldude69 t1_iww79jo wrote

Yep, hence my second comment “at best it’s making our insurance more expensive”

No excuse for this behavior

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TreeMac12 t1_iwvljtf wrote

Tinted windshield? Also, straight to jail

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AbsentEmpire OP t1_iwvqk5n wrote

Agree, that shit is illegal, there's no valid reasons to do it, and it endangers everyone else on the road.

Cars that can not pass inspection such as for tint should not be on the road, and impounded on the spot if caught.

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ipissexcellence21 t1_iww5xed wrote

They were until they changed the live stop program. Note instead of towing the car they have to leave it parked like the person can’t just come back and get it.

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frazell t1_iwxj5xk wrote

Philly has Live Stop which requires exactly this. PPD is MIA though so that won’t ever happen.

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