OT Why are license plates always blacked out?

[michael.leach@lmco.com (Leach, Michael)]

what kind of world do we live in?????

ok sounds reasonable......so if your car is a POS no worries post pics all
over the net

Michael Leach 
MH-60R Integration and Test 
Lockheed Martin Federal Systems 
Owego, NY 13827 
607-751-7542 
FAX 751-6198 
michael.leach@lmco.com 



-----Original Message-----
From: Jason [mailto:jason@scirocco.org]
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:20 AM
To: Leach, Michael; 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
Subject: Re: OT Why are license plates always blacked out?


At 09:10 AM 11/22/2002, Leach, Michael wrote:
>I can think of a few reasons why possibly license plates are always blacked
>out in pictures....but what is the real reason?

People wanting to protect their privacy.  If you see a pic of a car that 
you want to steal real bad, and you have the license plate number and a 
friend who's a cop or who works at the DMV, they will lead you right to the 
owner's house.

Jason





>just curious
>thanks
>
>
>Michael Leach
>MH-60R Integration and Test
>Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
>Owego, NY 13827
>607-751-7542
>FAX 751-6198
>michael.leach@lmco.com
>
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