Is "INF1DL" OK for a vanity plate
In 2012, Sgt. Michael Matwyuk wanted to get a vanity plate with "infidel", a word used in the military in the current theater of war. But a Michigan official determined his plate (designed as "INF1DL") was offensive and indecent, and thus his request was denied. But in all honesty, is it really? The word is, not actually a word; it's "INF" "1" and "DL". Because one person interpreted it as an "I", does not make it so. So are plates like "S3X13ST" and "ATHEST" offensive and indecent? It is unjust for the Michigan state government to give so much power to one person (not a machine or committee) if a license plate is acceptable.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/23/opinion/cevallos-vanity-plates-free-speech/index.html?hpt=hp_t4
Victor Ragsdale
I definitely agree with your point of view. Why do they care if he has INF1DL on hisi plates...It's his car. This is just another example of government trying to have more power than necessary over the lives of Americans.
ReplyDeleteZane Malett - 5thI dont believe it's offensive, but that's from my point of view and I understand that it isn't meant to harm anyone. However, there are many people that would take it the wrong way. I'm sure that the people who do find it offensive are very religious or have very strict moral codes. I don't think that their should Michigan state government should have got involved. It's a waste of time and they shouldn't focus on some petty vanity plate issue.
ReplyDeleteI think the person in charge here was just keeping common courtesy in mind. You're right, it is oppressing his ideas and individualism, but there are such things as manners and having proper propriety which is what they were thinking of when they denied his request.
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