Oldgringo wrote:Your Texas license plate is a magnet for these type leo personalities. Outsiders (yankees) think that we're all gun totin' cowboys 'cause that's what they saw in the picture shows of their 'yoot. Look no further than Austin, TX for confirmation.
When I first moved to Illinois, I didn't register my vehicle until I moved into my permanent residence a couple months later. So, after living ther for a couple weeks, there was a special bulletin issued by the sheriff's dept at a press conference which all the local news showed. They claimed the majority of their drugs came into Illinois from Texas through St. Loius and on to Chicago. So, to stop the pipeline, they said they had to stop the drugs at their source (of course it couldn't be a local problem). So, concerned citizens should be on the look out for late model black SUV's with tinted windows and Texas plates, AND with hispanics driving...guess who fit that profile? Welcome to Illinois!
Oh - the tinted window thing was key. Until recently, tint on front windows was illegal. My wife received a ticket - no warning - a couple months after we registed her car from TX to IL. Sure, it's the law, but come on. He busted a u-turn on a busy street to stop her. She said, sorry, but that's how we had the car in TX. LEO told her doesn't matter, she has IL plates now, she should learn the IL laws. And, he said he has a lot of Texas people try to get away with it, so we shouldn't feel special.
Sooooo. Welcome back to Texas!
