Those aren't equivalencies. This method can be done at scale, zero cost, reliably and indiscriminately. Tracking plates is a lot more work. The problem with p

Those aren't equivalencies. This method can be done at scale, zero cost, reliably and indiscriminately. Tracking plates is a lot more work. The problem with police is their power asymmetry and potential for abuse. Tools like this increase that. Additionally, they aren't just random people from the public, they're the people that desired to do policing for motivations which may or may not be healthy.