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demmiblue

(36,822 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:17 PM Nov 2020

Obfuscating license plates with "blue tape" lines has become a pattern among the police-enabled...

Obfuscating license plates with "blue tape" lines has become a pattern among the police-enabled pro-Trump vehicle caravans. This functions as both a signal to police and an attempt to avoid accountability for when they engage in hazardous or violent behavior.




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Obfuscating license plates with "blue tape" lines has become a pattern among the police-enabled... (Original Post) demmiblue Nov 2020 OP
Thank You for posting...K and R Stuart G Nov 2020 #1
So laws and enforcement of them don't apply to Trump voters, is that right? Blue Owl Nov 2020 #2
Good tip if we need to go incognito soothsayer Nov 2020 #3
This is the unintended consequence Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #9
So after a few people are killed, this is going to seem like a good idea and a good BComplex Nov 2020 #16
Up to this point it has served its purpose Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #19
Not only juvenile and pathetic, but also cowardly. grumpyduck Nov 2020 #4
WTF? Police are openly helping trumpers break the law and shield their plates from cameras? KS Toronado Nov 2020 #5
Slowly you say? n/t rzemanfl Nov 2020 #8
OK OK, Scotty.....Warp Speed 9 KS Toronado Nov 2020 #12
I guess it doesn't matter to them that it is illegal in every state. yellowcanine Nov 2020 #6
Chickenshits don't have the fucking courage of their convictions spanone Nov 2020 #7
It's also illegal to over a license plate. sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #10
White Jeep NYS *YJ-6863 or close to it. C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #11
Some states have flat numbers and letters fwiw Lars39 Nov 2020 #13
Looks like WYJ .... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #14
True Patriots don't need to block their license plates. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #15
This is the driver admitting they know what they are doing is a crime... ExciteBike66 Nov 2020 #17
Sure looks like a coward criminal dalton99a Nov 2020 #18
Other people on the road need to take down the license plates of ANY police officer BComplex Nov 2020 #20
Definitely a crime. roamer65 Nov 2020 #21
Ffs, crooked cops turning a blind eye to this illegality Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #22
The cops are a RW militia. radius777 Nov 2020 #23

Blue Owl

(50,256 posts)
2. So laws and enforcement of them don't apply to Trump voters, is that right?
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:20 PM
Nov 2020

Wow they really do take after their big dumb leader, don't they?

Clearly fogged in

(1,896 posts)
9. This is the unintended consequence
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:29 PM
Nov 2020

Law enforcement would place a small blue reflector near the license plate. But spouses began doing it, and little by little the word got out. Now everyone does it. It will be a problem going forward, just as is shootings.

BComplex

(8,017 posts)
16. So after a few people are killed, this is going to seem like a good idea and a good
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:42 PM
Nov 2020

method of getting away with it?

The cops need to have their ranks cleaned out. I'm starting to see that there's a huge swamp in law enforcement that needs to be "drained".

Clearly fogged in

(1,896 posts)
19. Up to this point it has served its purpose
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:54 PM
Nov 2020

They, in a very loose sense, cannot maintain a peek of readiness. After things go south or blow over, they're conservatives and don't plan for unwanted outcomes

grumpyduck

(6,222 posts)
4. Not only juvenile and pathetic, but also cowardly.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:22 PM
Nov 2020

Fucking LOSERS!

And the cops letting them get away with it? They should be fucking fired!

KS Toronado

(17,145 posts)
5. WTF? Police are openly helping trumpers break the law and shield their plates from cameras?
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:23 PM
Nov 2020

This country is slowly turning FASCIST.

sinkingfeeling

(51,436 posts)
10. It's also illegal to over a license plate.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:31 PM
Nov 2020

According to New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, any glass or plastic material added over the surface of a plate, or any substance applied to the surface of the plate intended to conceal or obscure plate information, is illegal and carries a fine of as much as $200," DMV spokesman Joseph Morrissey said.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/amp/License-plate-frames-can-be-illegal-11045202.php

C_U_L8R

(44,986 posts)
11. White Jeep NYS *YJ-6863 or close to it.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:33 PM
Nov 2020

Anyone with a good imaging program and bit of time could trace these duct taped dumbasses.

They may not want to mess with the New York State Attorney General.

ExciteBike66

(2,297 posts)
17. This is the driver admitting they know what they are doing is a crime...
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:42 PM
Nov 2020

while at the same time being stupid enough to have done a crappy job covering up the numbers.

BComplex

(8,017 posts)
20. Other people on the road need to take down the license plates of ANY police officer
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:59 PM
Nov 2020

in the area that is NOT pulling these terrorists over.

Then those police officers need to be fired.

Where in the hell is Cuomo?

roamer65

(36,744 posts)
21. Definitely a crime.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 03:03 PM
Nov 2020

Police will pull you over fen for older plates they can’t read.

They need to write tickets for this

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
22. Ffs, crooked cops turning a blind eye to this illegality
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 07:11 AM
Nov 2020

meant to help MAGAts get away with even more serious crimes.

Drain the blue swamp!

radius777

(3,635 posts)
23. The cops are a RW militia.
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 08:57 AM
Nov 2020

They overwhelmingly support the Con and are sympathetic to his brownshirts, and are basically one and the same.

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