Aryan1 licence plate all about love, not hate
To some "ARYAN1" is a clear message inciting racial hatred.
But to Upper Hutt mother Lisa Marie Thompson, it is nothing more than a personalized licence plate displaying the initial and surname of her former boyfriend – Andrew Ryan.
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But to Upper Hutt mother Lisa Marie Thompson, it is nothing more than a personalized licence plate displaying the initial and surname of her former boyfriend – Andrew Ryan.
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Ms Thompson was surprised when the inadvertent nod to Adolf Hitler's master race sparked a complaint to the Transport Agency from an offended motorist. "This is really offensive, for pretty obvious reasons," the complainant wrote. "How can somebody even have a plate like this approved? I am baffled." However, transport officials are refusing to have the plate withdrawn, saying it would breach Ms Thompson's rights – despite the obvious association of the "Aryan" with "white supremacism". Ms Thompson, 32, of Birchville, is the registered owner of a 1993 Ford Falcon. She paid about $700 four years ago for the "ARYAN1" personalised plate. She and Mr Ryan are no longer together. Asked why she chose a message that could be read as a tribute to the Nazi regime, which murdered millions in the Holocaust, Ms Thompson said: "Why did I do it? Because it's the name of my ex-boyfriend." Plates that have been deemed too offensive include: DRGDLR, QUICKE, 18750 (American slang for police murder), 4QANC, 50KILA, H8ACC, HOBNGR, JAPSUX, KCUFME, MDAFKR, OLDKNT, PIZZDA, SIKCNT, TAMPON, TBAGGD and ZYKLON (Zyklon B gas was used in WW II gas chambers). |
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