Never understood...

**pajeff02** · 11-01-2009, 05:28 PM

I have never understood why people blur or blot out the license plates in pictures of their cars. If you think about it, hundreds if not thousands of people a day see you in your car driving around with legible plates. Can someone explain this to me?

**cammed goat** · 11-01-2009, 05:34 PM

They do this as to avoid being owned on the internet or being stalked. There was an internet post where a ricer in a Honda was caught speeding and got a ticket. He bashed the cop online and turned out, the cop and the moron were on the same forum. I think someone posted the link over here too.

**pajeff02** · 11-01-2009, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

They do this as to avoid being owned on the internet or being stalked. There was an internet post where a ricer in a Honda was caught speeding and got a ticket. He bashed the cop online and turned out, the cop and the moron were on the same forum. I think someone posted the link over here too.

Interesting. I can understand if you are posting pics or vid of some really stupid driving that having your plate visible might be bad. But other than that it just always struck me as odd.

**KahanaReef** · 11-01-2009, 05:44 PM

Yeah, it's a stalking/privacy issue. You can get a lot of personal information about someone from their license plate.

**pajeff02** · 11-01-2009, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by KahanaReef

Yeah, it's a stalking/privacy issue. You can get a lot of personal information about someone from their license plate.

Usually, that would require access to a DOT database -- here they call it J-NET.

**SHines-IT** · 11-01-2009, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by KahanaReef

Yeah, it's a stalking/privacy issue. You can get a lot of personal information about someone from their license plate.

Yep. On the internet, you tend to piss someone off or make them jealous. In the real world, most people can care less and may just flick you off and curse there brains out. Maybe at worse cut you off... I think you have a better chance find a idiot that will want to steal your shit on the internet now a days... Unless someone follows you home.

**KahanaReef** · 11-01-2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

Usually, that would require access to a DOT database -- here they call it J-NET.

Shoot, used to be all you had to do was go to the DMV and get all the info you wanted just with a license plate number...

**SHines-IT** · 11-01-2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by KahanaReef

Shoot, used to be all you had to do was go to the DMV and get all the info you wanted just with a license plate number...

Still can here, with $10-20.

**310stanger** · 11-01-2009, 05:54 PM

people seem to take the internet more serious then real life these days, aint that funny how that works? You piss some hardass off on a forum, and they have your plate numbers, they can do something crazy like report your plate to the local police department where you live, saying you drive like an asshole etc. Then you get unnecessary heat on you for nothing. I dont blame blurring out plates to be honest

**KahanaReef** · 11-01-2009, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

Yep. On the internet, you tend to piss someone off or make them jealous. In the real world, most people can care less and may just flick you off and curse there brains out. Maybe at worse cut you off... I think you have a better chance find a idiot that will want to steal your shit on the internet now a days... Unless someone follows you home.

There are a ton of crazy people on the Internet, and... you never really know who they are

But, they're there

**pajeff02** · 11-01-2009, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by KahanaReef

Shoot, used to be all you had to do was go to the DMV and get all the info you wanted just with a license plate number...

Hmmm. I will have to check into this. I remember the scene from Gone in 60 Seconds where he ran a list of cars at the DMV. Figured that was just Hollywood imagination.

**Mr. Luos** · 11-01-2009, 05:55 PM

I am with the original poster....

I see no reason to cover them up.

**Smkn_TA** · 11-01-2009, 05:59 PM

I bet if they had a cool custom one like me they would want to show it.

**KahanaReef** · 11-01-2009, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Smkn_TA

I bet if they had a cool custom one like me they would want to show it.

I have one too

**SHines-IT** · 11-01-2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

I am with the original poster...

I see no reason to cover them up.

I don't either, call my Police department, tell them I drive like a mad man. They still have to see me personally doing it, and I've been pulled over doing triple digits before and thankfully let me go with a verbal warning... Now, I don't really speed anymore, unless it's long flat and can't see a car for miles. Then that's rare here. So like I said, catch me in the act. Want to steal my shit? Come on, I will have your ass on camera in 10 ways from hell. Then track your ass by GPS. If I catch, you can dig a 5.56 MM round out of there ass.

**grouch0jr** · 11-01-2009, 06:13 PM

i never hide mine either

**86 IROC-Z** · 11-01-2009, 06:22 PM

Why do you guys think I edit my face in most of the pics I post here

inb4 ugly

**grouch0jr** · 11-01-2009, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

Why do you guys think I edit my face in most of the pics I post here

inb4 ugly

because youre paranoid?

**310stanger** · 11-01-2009, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

Why do you guys think I edit my face in most of the pics I post here

inb4 ugly

because you are very aware of 4chan and their capabilities lol

**Smkn_TA** · 11-01-2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

Why do you guys think I edit my face in most of the pics I post here

In before acne

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