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mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
I'd also say it's highly unlikely, but possibe; we've seen larger security fuckups before.

More interestingly (and terrifyingly) about difficult to OCR plates:

Due to license plate reader error, cop approaches innocent man, weapon in hand
Mistaking a "7" for a "2" on wanted Oldsmobile, not a BMW, leads to traffic stop.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/due-to-license-plate-reader-error-cop-approaches-innocent-man-weapon-in-hand/

The cop had a gun out of the holster but didn't aim it. That's prpbably just a matter of time before some unrelated car gets shot up to hell based on ocr error. They already managed that with like two dissimilar trucks once so someone telling them that the plate was matched...

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