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rsdsharp

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4. "because the registered license plate did not match the actual vehicle,"

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:43 PM

Oct 2022

Which doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true. Cops will deliberately type in the wrong plate number to give them probable cause to stop someone. They even have a name for it: “fat fingering.” Notice that the kid wasn’t charged with auto theft or a related crime.

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