Ah.....Just another example of Political Correctness gone amuck.....
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:56 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > Muzzyshits have no sense of humor. > --- > > > > On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 9:17:09 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: >> >> Muzzyshits have no sense of humor. >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 7:37 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >>> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "PoliticalForum" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
