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[Hum]

^ Your state is perverted

[arachnoid]

So if enough people complain about an arbitary number plate in Santa Fe they ban it............Utter stupidy and they cant even justify the decision with proof.
All those in Santa Fe should make a complaint about the Mayors number plate and see how that fairs in getting it banned

[threetonesun]

Rohdekill, on 27 August 2012 - 14:17, said:

Uhm.. most people driving that would notice the plate ARE adults and 99% of adults are clearly aware what those numbers mean.
It does not matter how the driver interrupts the message to mean. What matters is how the general public interrupts the message. Obviously enough complaints have come to the attention of the DMV to indicate people DO understand the message and object to it.

No, bull****. What if it's a reference to "If 6 were 9?" the Jimi Hendrix song? It's two numbers, for someone to read that and then take it as some sexual message clearly requires some cognitive skills which would evade anyone offended by it.

Or, maybe it doesn't. Either way everyone who complained should have their licenses taken away, it's the only way to be safe.

[FloatingFatMan]

So this is just because the numbers 6 and 9 appear in it? How utterly pathetic.

I guess that means that me, and everyone else born in 1969, would get our birth records censored too?

[statm1]

This only shows how ridiculous getting "offended" is.. When you're a child your parents tell you the cliche sayings of "sticks and stones" or just to ignore it, things like that. But when you become adults just claim your offended and people roll out the red carpet to accommodate your over-sensitivity.

If you don't like what I say or what something I own says then feel free to move to North Korea. There anything offensive is punishable by death. It would be pure heaven for you. /s

[Growled]

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However, the state said it's gotten enough complaints to cancel the plate. The state can't provide those complaints because officials say they weren't written or recorded.

And they banned the plate based on that? That makes it even more incredible.

[Rohdekill]

FloatingFatMan, on 27 August 2012 - 20:26, said:

So this is just because the numbers 6 and 9 appear in it? How utterly pathetic.

I guess that means that me, and everyone else born in 1969, would get our birth records censored too?

Uhm no. See, if you had a plate that said "1969" or something like "69 CHVY"" it would be an extremely far stretch (if not impossible) to say it is obscene in some way. However, the plate mentioned could very easily be interpreted as obscene. According to N.M's own DMV site:

A prestige plate may have 1-7 characters (1-6 characters for a motorcycle). The characters can include the Zia symbol, spaces, apostrophes, dashes, or any combination of letters and numbers. A requested character set may be rejected if 1) it duplicates any existing plate; 2) the division finds it to be derogatory or obscene; or (3) it falsely states or implies that the vehicle or the driver represents the authority of a governmental agency or official.

This includes plates that have/had no original intention of being obscene. Most plate registrations asks the registrar to explain the meaning of the custom plate. Someone at the DMV was asleep at the wheel.

[webeagle12]

Simon-, on 27 August 2012 - 14:58, said:

Checked my state's custom plate availability... damn... taken

reported to FBI

[nominak]

Rohdekill, on 28 August 2012 - 01:42, said:

2) the division finds it to be derogatory or obscene

They didn't find it obscene.. People on the road did.. and they complained about it.

If they're offended by it, well.. **** them. Who cares what they think.

[Shane Nokes]

nominak, on 28 August 2012 - 01:57, said:

They didn't find it obscene.. People on the road did.. and they complained about it.

If they're offended by it, well.. **** them. Who cares what they think.

People found it obscene, they reported it. The agency found it to be obscene after investigating, which means they found it obscene.

Splitting hairs is not your strong suit.

[nominak]

Shane Nokes, on 28 August 2012 - 02:00, said:

People found it obscene, they reported it. The agency found it to be obscene after investigating, which means they found it obscene.

Splitting hairs is not your strong suit.

I meant, they didn't find it obscene at the time of sale... so that should have been the end of it.

Only reason they find it "obscene" now, is because they're tired of hearing people bitch about it, so they'll shut them up instead of just letting this guy have his plate. It's all a PR move.

[sidroc]

nominak, on 28 August 2012 - 02:12, said:

I meant, they didn't find it obscene at the time of sale... so that should have been the end of it.

Only reason they find it "obscene" now, is because they're tired of hearing people bitch about it, so they'll shut them up instead of just letting this guy have his plate. It's all a PR move.

The correct way to look at it would be fraud, These kind of plates were illegal and the only reason this made it through was an accident. Its akin to cashing a unsinged money order accidentl given to you and then claiming "they only made a big deal because the legitimate owner complained, they gave it to me because they found me to be the rightful owner". Thats a criminals arguement to blame everything on someone else.

[nominak]

sidroc, on 28 August 2012 - 02:16, said:

The correct way to look at it would be fraud, These kind of plates were illegal and the only reason this made it through was an accident. Its akin to cashing a unsinged money order accidentl given to you and then claiming "they only made a big deal because the legitimate owner complained, they gave it to me because they found me to be the rightful owner". Thats a criminals arguement to blame everything on someone else.

I can see not letting swear words on plates.. but they shouldn't be this strict on it..

[sidroc]

nominak, on 28 August 2012 - 02:20, said:

I can see not letting swear words on plates.. but they shouldn't be this strict on it..

They shoudlnt be strict at all and swear words should be allowed, however campaigning against a law should never be a call to break said law unless civil disobediance is in practice and then you must except the consequences of your actions and not fight against the law.

[Shane Nokes]

nominak, on 28 August 2012 - 02:12, said:

I meant, they didn't find it obscene at the time of sale... so that should have been the end of it.

Only reason they find it "obscene" now, is because they're tired of hearing people bitch about it, so they'll shut them up instead of just letting this guy have his plate. It's all a PR move.

So there's not a possibility that at the time the person or system who handled the filing (and let the plate clear) just didn't understand the reference?

I've had moments where someone at work was passing something my way to try to get me to sign off on it and I almost did until I stopped and looked at it more carefully. In fact part of one of my old jobs was spotting stuff exactly like this to keep certain things off certain online services.