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‘I’m trying to give you a better deal’: Customer pulls gun on Burger King employee for giving him a discount (www.firstalert4.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This took place in Ohio, where the front license plate requirement was actually dropped recently in 2020.

For anyone wondering, the non-front-plate states are the "rugged 21" and are:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia

...But not regular Virginia. That's because everything is still illegal in Virginia. And luckily New Jersey drivers are also still required to have a front plate, so you can identify them coming and take evasive action.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

but why drop it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cost-cutting, presumably

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Yeah, because stamping a license plate is so so extremely expensive, compared to, you know, the rest of a friggin car.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Front license plates affect aerodynamics and the look of a car.

The only reason I was able to catch the drunk driver who hit me was because of their front plate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

And luckily New Jersey drivers are also still required to have a front plate, so you can identify them coming and take evasive action.

As long as you aren't camping in the left lane with your thumb up your ass.