Every so often I see a car with a license-plate holder that says “Los Angeles” above the plate and “KMA367” below it. The first time I encountered one of these things, I assumed it was a ham radio call sign. Having come across the same thing on dozens of other cars, however, I’ve discarded that interpretation. The most plausible explanations I’ve heard are that it is a license-plate dating service or a system for identifying the personal cars of law enforcement officers. Neither interpretation is diabolical enough for my tastes. I’m counting on you to spill the horrible secret. –Alan Levin, Los Angeles
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Cecil hesitates to address these purely local issues, preferring to devote his attention to questions that at a minimum affect an entire galactic sector. But I used to wonder about this myself, and besides, let’s face it, the LA cop situation, which is in fact what we’re talking about here, has achieved a certain global notoriety.
