That is the license plate being less than current justifies any traffic stop. Nobody is going to drive a front of a policeman with no current license plate and not expect to be stopped. The officer profiled me by speeding up 1/4 mile behind me to stop me and then say that I ran a red light, which I did not. >> And you're saying that he profiled you because of a racial issue, but you're a 1/4 mile in front of him and he can tell what your race is. That is absolutely correct.