quote:Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:
When I was an LEO in Tennessee, it was common knowledge among LEOs that the state's 'Walking Horse' tags were favored by crack dealers. The weed growers favored the 'Agricultural' plates.
In Alabama, it's painfully evident that the same element has 'adopted' the 'GBA' and 'Helping Schools' tags. This has been verified through personal conversation with the local DTF (Drug Task Force).
The 'drug/gang element' uses these 'identifiers' as a 'tongue-in-cheek' means to 'thumb there noses' at LEOs.
Well that stinks for us. We used to have the Helping School tags. Our kid's school would encourage, in the newletters, for you to get one and choose their school to support it. They put a total number of money raised by parents who got the HS tag in a newletter which was used towards purchasing things needed. We switched to the Curing Childhood Cancer tag because our daughter is a survivor of cancer and wanted to support that.
It's sad that symbolism and thugs have to ruin such a good thing.