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Re:They Dispense Street Justice, One Defaced License Plate a... by 082349872349872 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @06:45AM (#34036818)
While I am normally sympathetic with sticking it to the man[0], in this case I find myself leaning to the (re-)taggers. If these scofflaws wish to civilly disobey, they would do better to remove[1] their plates entirely.

[0] cf https://www.tandfonline.com/na101/home/literatum/publisher/t...

[1] instead of folding, spindling, or mutilating?

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Re:They Dispense Street Justice, One Defaced License Plate a... by fxtentacle on Sunday December 18, 2022 @06:52AM (#34036854)
Reading the article, this seems to mostly be a safety issue. One of the guys got punched by an angry car driver and then police couldn't do anything due to the missing license plate.

Similarly, one missing/obscured plates become common enough, it gets easy for criminals to use that as a cover for a getaway car.

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Re:They Dispense Street Justice, One Defaced License Plate a... by milky-taste on Sunday December 18, 2022 @10:20AM (#34038477)
He got punched because he harassed a driver in public. There’s a nice phrase for his behavior: Fuck around and find out.
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