Covered up licence plate in plastic

[gradstude13]

What is the name of your state? California

I accidently forgot to move the car during the street cleaning one day. I admit I was wrong and willing to pay the $40.00 fine. What I don't understand is how the car was driven around the area, especially in Los Angeles with plastic covering the licence plate so no one would scrap up the 2005 tag (which was done once before). The police officer told me that it was illegal to have plastic covering up the licence plate, even though they sell such items in the car parts store. It also seems to me that once the police gets you for one violation, they find 100 more things to get you on.

How come police officers beat up black people (and get away with it)...ie Rodney King, and have pepper spray for white people? Had Rodney King, and others were "white" instead of "black", he would have maise sprayed in his face instead of a bully club treatment. As for as police officers go....."to protect and to serve"...white people.....beat up black.

[THE PRACTICE-25]

Originally Posted by gradstude13

What is the name of your state? California

I accidently forgot to move the car during the street cleaning one day. I admit I was wrong and willing to pay the $40.00 fine. What I don't understand is how the car was driven around the area, especially in Los Angeles with plastic covering the licence plate so no one would scrap up the 2005 tag (which was done once before). The police officer told me that it was illegal to have plastic covering up the licence plate, even though they sell such items in the car parts store. It also seems to me that once the police gets you for one violation, they find 100 more things to get you on.

How come police officers beat up black people (and get away with it)...ie Rodney King, and have pepper spray for white people? Had Rodney King, and others were "white" instead of "black", he would have maise sprayed in his face instead of a bully club treatment. As for as police officers go....."to protect and to serve"...white people.....beat up black.

My response:

Is you Black?

IAAL

[AHA]

Originally Posted by gradstude13

What is the name of your state? California

I accidently forgot to move the car during the street cleaning one day. I admit I was wrong and willing to pay the $40.00 fine. What I don't understand is how the car was driven around the area, especially in Los Angeles with plastic covering the licence plate so no one would scrap up the 2005 tag (which was done once before). The police officer told me that it was illegal to have plastic covering up the licence plate, even though they sell such items in the car parts store. It also seems to me that once the police gets you for one violation, they find 100 more things to get you on.

How come police officers beat up black people (and get away with it)...ie Rodney King, and have pepper spray for white people? Had Rodney King, and others were "white" instead of "black", he would have maise sprayed in his face instead of a bully club treatment. As for as police officers go....."to protect and to serve"...white people.....beat up black.

There is no reason to turn this into a black against white issue, because that is getting old, and would not lead to a legal answer for you.
Whatever violations you have been found to have by the cops, just deal with it and make sure you get on the straight and narrow from now on. Lesson learned and move on.

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by gradstude13

What I don't understand is how the car was driven around the area, especially in Los Angeles with plastic covering the licence plate so no one would scrap up the 2005 tag (which was done once before). The police officer told me that it was illegal to have plastic covering up the licence plate, even though they sell such items in the car parts store.

There are many things they sell in a store that are not legal to have on your car while it is moving on a public street. Colored lights, valve stem lights, rim lights, license plate edge lights, etc.

It also seems to me that once the police gets you for one violation, they find 100 more things to get you on.

It is sometimes possible.

A knowledgeable traffic officer can find a number of violations on any car once he has it stopped.

How come police officers beat up black people (and get away with it)...ie Rodney King, and have pepper spray for white people?

Stupid question.

I have pepper sprayed far more people than I have batoned, And I don't think I have ever used my baton on a black person.

And, the last time I checked, my pepper spray didn't say, "For white people only."

Had Rodney King, and others were "white" instead of "black", he would have maise sprayed in his face instead of a bully club treatment.

Actually, he's lucky he didn't get shot!

And if the baton and the taser didn't effect him, "mace" or OC spray would have been kinda useless.

As for as police officers go....."to protect and to serve"...white people.....beat up black.

Isn't that argument getting old?

Plus, it has NOTHING to do with being stopped for a license plate cover.

- Carl

Originally Posted by gradstude13

What is the name of your state? California

I accidently forgot to move the car during the street cleaning one day. I admit I was wrong and willing to pay the $40.00 fine. What I don't understand is how the car was driven around the area, especially in Los Angeles with plastic covering the licence plate so no one would scrap up the 2005 tag (which was done once before). The police officer told me that it was illegal to have plastic covering up the licence plate, even though they sell such items in the car parts store. It also seems to me that once the police gets you for one violation, they find 100 more things to get you on.

How come police officers beat up black people (and get away with it)...ie Rodney King, and have pepper spray for white people? Had Rodney King, and others were "white" instead of "black", he would have maise sprayed in his face instead of a bully club treatment. As for as police officers go....."to protect and to serve"...white people.....beat up black.

This thread could easily take a turn for the worse quickly.

I hope the OP quits while he is ahead.

[BelizeBreeze]

Originally Posted by gradstude13

What is the name of your state? California

I accidently forgot to move the car during the street cleaning one day.

Accidentally? That's a riot.

I admit I was wrong and willing to pay the $40.00 fine.

Then why are you here?

What I don't understand is how the car was driven around the area, especially in Los Angeles with plastic covering the licence plate so no one would scrap up the 2005 tag (which was done once before).

I don't know. Why don't you ask the driver?

The police officer told me that it was illegal to have plastic covering up the licence plate, even though they sell such items in the car parts store.

"They" also sell cocaine, Heroin and other assorted pharmacuticals in L.A. but that doesn't make THEM legal.

It also seems to me that once the police gets you for one violation, they find 100 more things to get you on.

Maybe because you are guilty of 100 more violations.

How come police officers beat up black people (and get away with it)...ie Rodney King, and have pepper spray for white people?

Because Black people don't deserve the 'good' stuff.

Had Rodney King, and others were "white" instead of "black", he would have maise sprayed in his face instead of a bully club treatment.

Damn, that would hurt. Having all that corn thrown at you. Damn stuff can get in your eye.

As for as police officers go....."to protect and to serve"...white people.....beat up black.

Sounds about right to me. Got a problem with that?

[bisjoe]

The police can and will get you for anything else they find when they stop/ticket you for something else. There are many illegal things done to cars all the time and many people get away with it simply because they never do anything wrong in front of a cop to get stopped, and most cops are not going to bother stopping you just for a plastic plate cover, illegally tinted glass, neon strips, lettering on the windshield etc.

Apparently you spoke to the cop that ticketed you. I have always found that an admission of guilt and a polite, respectful attitude goes a long way toward having the extra violations or even the initial one turn into a warning. I'd guess that nothing would make the cop more likely to give more tickets that to question his knowledge of the law, such as asking why no one gave you a tikcet for it before if it's illegal, or asking how it can be illegal if they sell it.