State revokes 'offensive' license tag: LUVSUX
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Posted 9:35AM on Saturday, May 25, 2002
AUGUSTA - An Augusta man whose vanity license plate says ``LUVSUX'' has had the tag revoked because of its ``offensive connotation.'' <br>
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The man, David Ford, says he received a letter from the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety telling him to turn in the tag, even though it was approved ten months ago. <br>
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Department officials said another tag using the ``SUX'' combination was denied recently after a complaint was filed, leading them to revoke Ford's tag as well. <br>
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A spokeswoman said the department recalls tags that are determined to be obscene, profane or defamatory of a religious, race or ethnic group. <br>
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Ford said he chose the tag from a list of possible choices he came up with because ``our culture puts too much emphasis on the concept of romantic love.'' <br>
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But he also said the vanity tag is important to him because, ``When you drive a Geo Metro, you need something.''