Muzzyshits have no sense of humor.
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On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 9:17:09 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote:
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> Muzzyshits have no sense of humor.
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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 7:37 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] 
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>> The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Tuesday a license plate 
>> that read “FMUSLMS” should never have been issued and the plates would be 
>> revoked immediately.
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>> According to Fox 9, a Snapchat photo of the license plate was shared over 
>> the weekend on the Facebook page of Somali community activist Haji Yusuf. 
>> Yusuf told Fox 9 the photo was taken by a St. Cloud high school student. 
>> Fox 9 confirmed the plates were ordered by a man from Foley, northeast of 
>> St. Cloud.
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>> Yusuf is a member of Unite Cloud, an advocacy group that seeks to 
>> eliminate discrimination against Muslims and other groups.
>>
>>
>> The Department of Public Safety said the license plates were issued in 
>> June 2015 and the custom license plate application was processed in Foley 
>> and reviewed by the state’s Driver and Vehicle Services.
>>
>> “This personalized license plate should never have been issued; it is 
>> offensive and distasteful,” DPS said in a statement.  “We are in the 
>> process of revoking and taking possession of the plates today. The 
>> Department of Public Safety apologizes for this error. The Driver and 
>> Vehicle Services Division is reviewing its process for approving 
>> personalized license plates today and will immediately provide additional 
>> review and oversight of applications.”
>>
>> Gov. Mark Dayton expressed his displeasure that the plates were allowed.
>>
>> “I am appalled that this license plate was issued by the State of 
>> Minnesota,” he said in a statement. “It is offensive, and the person who 
>> requested it should be ashamed. That prejudice has no place in Minnesota.
>>
>> “I have instructed the Commissioner of Public Safety to retrieve this 
>> plate as soon as possible and re-review agency procedures to ensure it does 
>> not occur again,” he added.
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