When Assman (pronounced "Oss-men") applied for a personalized licence plate, his request was denied.
the Saskatchewan Government Insurance, which manages vehicle registration, called the name an "unacceptable slogan."
The Melville, Sask., man has immortalized his last name on the back of his truck with a large decal that looks like a giant Saskatchewan licence plate.
"It's just a name, and censorship should be out of the window," Assman said.
He would still like the licence plate, but he is happy with the decal.
Assman said the government seems to want to "cater" to those who may be offended by the name rather than give him the freedom to display his name.
Assman said he filed an appeal Tuesday of SGI's decision not to give him the licence plate and that SGI denied the appeal that same day.
As it happens, there are no limitations on Assman displaying his name.
“For the life of me I cannot think of any charge that could possibly be laid under the Highway Traffic Act or the Criminal Code,” said Rob King of the RCMP.
“It’s my name,” Assman said. “It’s not slander, it’s not a slogan, it’s nothing. It’s just a name.”
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/assman-gets-the-last-laugh-1.4296277
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/melville-man-adds-assman-decal-after-sgi-rejects-licence-plate-request-1.4295257
https://news.yahoo.com/assman-denied-licence-plate-displays-155907733.html
When I saw this story, I thought it was a repeat of one I'd posted before, because of the similar situation, Canadian old guy with a license plate request for his own last name, and the govt losing their mind... https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-govt-of-canada-simply-doesnt-have.html
That Canadian license plate revocation would likely never have happened, had that infamous quote of you-know-who never been made public.
ReplyDeleteGreat facial expression he makes....