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Comment by kazinator | Hacker News Reader

> This isn't any different than someone damaging your car ...

Isn't it? That depends on whether, in that jurisdiction, the license plate is considered the vehicle registrant's property.

If that plate is the property of the state, and it is illegal for it to be covered by any sort of decal, then it's possible to regard the citizens as having the right to remove it.

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Even if it is, it's not his responsibility, not his right?1

If I see someone speeding, should I jump in the road and tell them to slow down? If I see someone parked illegally, should I slash their tires? It makes no sense.

If the license plate is deemed public property, then removing the piece of plastic from it is like removing chewing gum from a picnic table. It is not comparable to slashing tires, because slashing tires is vandalism, whereas removing an illegal modification from a license plate is the undoing of vandalism. (I don't know why you would compare any of these to a reckless act endangering multiple lives, like jumping in front of a speeding car.)

Public property requires permissions for you to act upon. Do you, or the person in question have those permissions?

No.

Can I go and randomly fix potholes on public roads? Also, no. For anything public you also require permissions.Two wrongs dont make a right. Please, inform your self before these comments. Thank you.

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