TR> Where did  you get such an idea? That's how we find stolen cars, 
 TR> wanted people,  improperly registered or non-registered vehicles, 
 TR> stolen license plates, etc.  This is part of their jobs, and they are 
 TR> supposed to be involved in law  enforcement activities when they are 
 RB> Hm, I question the legality (under 'selective enforcement') of running
 RB> the  plates of parked cars in a black neighborhood to find criminals.
DS> If you question the legality of it, there must be some
DS> specific legal point upon which you base your objection? 
DS> What can be possible be illegal about running plates? The
The same way it can be illegal to search someone with
out a reason.  Courts have ruled in the past, I think
it has been over ruled/changed, that it is illegal to
randomly check license plates. 
DS> to be doing it. I trust that you are not suggested that this
DS> form of investigative work is illegal because it might be
DS> more productive in a black neighbourhood than in a white
I'm fairly sure it was ruled illegal based on
unreasonable search.
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