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klubkouture t1_ix04q1r wrote

Did you get the plate?

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Obvious-Design8030 t1_ix0pe5j wrote

Yeah learn to get plates. It's not so hard if you practice a little. If you notice a car, try to take their number. You'll learn the state patterns, which also helps.

When I was moving into my first condo, my home inspector got sideswiped on the street. He was freaking out and I had to tell him like three times, "I saw the plate." He finally calmed down, realized what I was saying, and after he called 911, they'd found the driver less than 30 minutes later.

Then he inspected the shit out of that condo!

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jd_dc t1_ix0uk45 wrote

What state was that in because I know it wasn't DC lmao

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Obvious-Design8030 t1_ix1k5am wrote

It was! Columbia Heights in 2015.

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IcyWillow1193 t1_ix7rk1v wrote

People here keep saying the cops do nothing, but your comment is proof that it doesn't have to be that way, and didn't used to be that way. The difference between now and then is a full-scale assault by ACAB politicians on the city's justice system.

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Obvious-Design8030 t1_ix7vnw1 wrote

Lol, not my point at all. Lazy cops existed then and they exist now. It's always been on normal folks to take steps to make it easy as possible if you want any hope of getting their help.

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IcyWillow1193 t1_ix8scgf wrote

It doesn't matter that it wasn't your point, the fact is you called 911, got an effective response, and a criminal was caught. That was possible in 2015, is no longer possible, and ought to be made possible again.

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Obvious-Design8030 t1_ixapy82 wrote

Agreed, the cops have gotten especially lazy and insolent, and we should fire many of them. But it took how many months to clean house in Uvalde? So odds are we'll be sticky with this crop for years.

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AlphaStormyFire OP t1_ix1pny4 wrote

Yeah I have their plate

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AStaleCheerio t1_ix4lgcw wrote

File a report. Make sure to provide a description of the driver.

Plates can be useful but I'll be honest with you: people who are willing to behave like that aren't likely to actually register their vehicles. Still, it's worth a try! At the very least you'll have a report for your insurance, even if the offense goes nowhere.

It's not uncommon for people to shrug off the offense but simply request a report for their insurance.

I'm sorry someone was a dickhead to you.

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