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SonnyBlackandRed t1_iwv7f5w wrote

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

I believe this was just part of the issue with City Council with that new law where PPD isn't allowed to pull you over for this nonsense. Could be wrong, but I think that was just the basis of the veto Wolf just did for the Bike Lanes that republicans added something like this in there.

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Rochereau-dEnfer t1_iwvsxqb wrote

The article says that the Driving Equality Bill doesn't prohibit stops for driving with fake tags or unregistered vehicles. The bigger problem is that PPD mostly uses traffic enforcement to harass Black drivers and doesn't actually care about road safety, so they're using that bill as an excuse to throw a tantrum and do nothing. (Tbh I think the bill was a strategic mistake on City Council's part, but I get why they tried it.)

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CreditBuilding205 t1_iwx807w wrote

There is no bill where Philly PD can’t pull you over for “this nonsense” and there never has been such a bill.

It is illegal in Philly if your car does not have a real and readable license plate there is no restriction whatsoever on the police pulling you over the second they see you and issuing you a ticket on the spot.

The only thing stopping the Philly PD from dealing with fake and obscured license plates is that they don’t feel like it.

The bill you are thinking of stops the cops from pulling people over for license plates that are real and readable but have other less pressing issues. Like expired emissions tags. They can still write tickets for these things, they just can’t pull people over just to do so.

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