A New York Police Officer went to the NY DMV and requested vanity plates that said "GETOSAMA".
The DMV denied his request saying that the plate would be deemed offensive.
The plate is not insulting any ethnic group, but only supporting the US search for Binladen.
NY DMV spokesman Ken Brown said that such a plate is inappropriate.
Is he right?
2007-11-29 08:26:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
I think he should be able to get that plate.
2007-11-29 08:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by clcs12780 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
How about GETLQDA? It would take awhile to figure it out. On the other side, the last time I was in the DMV getting new plates, a man came in to exchange the plates he got for his wife's car. In our state we have 3 letters and 3 numbers. The 3 numbers were 666 and his wife refused to put them on the car. The girl at the desk had never had a set of plates returned because they were offensive and was pretty confused for a minute.
2007-12-02 11:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by Snow Globe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Political Correctness, Sensitivity to others or just certain group?
I posted a question hear at Yahoo answers and had that question removed. Thequestion delt with the ACLU and their growing attacks on Christianity in the public domain. In posting that question, I may have made a refence, only as an example to certain religious groups. This isn't like talking about your momma in the school yard.
When we choose to express ourselves in the public domain, we can expect to step on some toes in the process, but I ain't talking about " yo momma this or yo momma that". Come on people, when the term "politically correct" first appeared during the early 1990's, it was ok and it was a new phrase, along the lines of yuppy-dom. Now in the 21st century, P-C is wearing thin. The rights, and in some cases the daily livehood of others is sideline for the few sensitivites of a few. If I say something about Islam and a muslum finds it offensive, then that question is examined, disected, re-examined then removed soas not to offend one religious group
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Not fuming, but when P-C'ness keeps legiimate questionout of the public forum for fear of offending one religous group, then when does P-C'ness stop? We have seen political decisions made based on the need not to offend whole minority groups.
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Remember Archie Bunker of All in the Family. This show could never never be put on public or probable even canble TV today!!!!
2007-12-02 02:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the DMV is wrong, and did they put it to a vote? Or was it one person's opinion that it could be deemed offensive? Who Cares?? I am all for it... GET the SOB.....and let him have the license plate
2007-11-29 14:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by Fancy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh oh oh...What the hey? OFFENSIVE?? Excuse me??
I think what those pukes did to our countrys men and women is OFFENSIVE...Personally if someone wants it to say "osamasucks","osamadie" or "captrnkllosama"..who cares...we are simply becoming more n more of an communist country day by day!!....is it not offensive to some of our ppl, that islamics live here let alone anything else?? COME ON AMERICA....poooleeeez.
sorry everyone...I feel very betrayed by our own president, like a victim in a firing squad...line em up baby.
a plate is a plate if this officer wants it he should get it, mr brown( right?) get a life....just because your last name is Brown doesnt mean you have to be a SH*T about this...
How rude.
2007-11-29 08:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by jiltedjewel 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Try moving to North Dakota or Iowa.....I bet they would let you get that plate. Your problem is New York.
2007-11-29 10:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by Julie H 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no..but this guy lives in NY so he cant speak..same as in scagofornia..I can see feinswine crying over this from her state...hilldemon prob had a say in this one
2007-11-29 12:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Sardonicus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Not everyone named Osama is also named Bin Laden. It would be just as offensive if they allowed a license plate to say GETADAM or GETKEN
2007-11-29 08:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
That is what I would expect from the DMV.
2007-11-29 08:30:29 · answer #9 · answered by One eyed pirate 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i don't know.
maybe people should stop getting so obsessed over stupid crap like this...
maybe what he should do is get a regular license plate.
but then he couldn't grandstand about how the DMV is unamerican or some stupid bullcrap like that.
2007-11-29 08:31:12 · answer #10 · answered by sam f 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋