> For a stolen license plate? Let's be real here, it was an over reaction by the police officer given the circumstances for stopping him.
I suspect this is SOP, actually. I live in AZ. When I reported my license plate stolen some years back, they told me to report back if I found it or I would be pulled over at gunpoint. I never did get it back and I checked the screw holes for evidence of stripping--there was none, it was clearly stolen.
I think it's due to the drug runners around here using stolen plates. A fair number of police get shot when busting them.
I suspect this is SOP, actually. I live in AZ. When I reported my license plate stolen some years back, they told me to report back if I found it or I would be pulled over at gunpoint. I never did get it back and I checked the screw holes for evidence of stripping--there was none, it was clearly stolen.
I think it's due to the drug runners around here using stolen plates. A fair number of police get shot when busting them.