{"id":1065,"date":"2011-01-12T11:04:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T11:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2011-01-12T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T11:04:10","slug":"numberplates-seen-as-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/12\/numberplates-seen-as-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Numberplates Seen As &#8216;Offensive&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles revoked a local resident\u2019s  license plate that displayed \u201cEATTHE\u201d on a Kids First license plate. The  license plate read \u201cEat the kids first,\u201d which was meant as a joke, but  was considered \u201coffensive\u201d by the DMV.<\/p>\n<p>The owner first posted his side of the story on Reddit.com. 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