It appears that another progressive educator is mortified, upset, angry and outraged after viewing a Utah vanity license plate reading “DEPORTM.”
Matt Pacenza, a Salt Lake City English teacher was so taken back by someone’s approach to “ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION” that he decided to post a photo which he apparently took while driving (think about that), and posted it on Twitter and Facebook.
Accompanying the photo the anguished academic also included a question for the Utah DMV, “Hey Utah Driver License Division, how does this plate I just saw not violate your guidelines?”
Moreover, like-minded individuals began to respond to Pacenza’s postings, one individual characterising the plate caper as “offensive” another termed the license plate as “classless” while another (perhaps another teacher) referenced it “horrific.”
Other Twitter users called the license plate “offensive,” “classless” and “horrific.” One Kansas-based author pointed out that Utah originally belonged to the natives.
One Kansas-based writer made a bizarre analogy, that Utah originally belonged to the natives, which seems somewhat perplexing, in that every state in the union at some point in history belonged to “natives.”
Others on social media wondered how the DMV in Utah could approve of the license plate, while others have predicated managed to somehow link President Trump to the controversy.
However, not everyone seemed disjointed by the license plate, citing free speech.
Daniel Thatcher a Republican state senator, said license plates are state-approved messages as opposed to personal speech, so different rules apply.
Thatcher went on to contend that “A private citizen has a first amendment right to say offensive things. The State does not, and has rules about license plates,” he said on Twitter.
Adding, “I believe those rules have been violated here.”
The senator then claimed that the license plate was somehow using “State resources to promote divisiveness and racism” and the state tax commission was investigating.
Utah lawmakers are scheduled on Wednesday to question the director of the DMV regarding the license plate.
Tammy Kikuchi, a spokeswoman for the tax commission, said “DEPORTM” was approved in 2015 when the department was under different leadership. Kikuchi declined to comment further on the case, saying it is now under review.
Meanwhile, Pacenza told the AP as he was driving he spotted the “DEPORTM” license plate on the road and snapped the photo, and then later checked online regarding state rules concerning “race, religious or political opinions.
Adding, “It did jump out at me. I was surprised by it. “What you find out right away is they do reject all kinds of plates.”
However one wonders if Pacenza along with those burning up social media condemning the as yet unidentified driver if they’re as outraged and emotionally distressed at the countless lives that have been taken and maimed by illegal aliens?
Moreover, if Pacenza ever checked the online website of Homeland Security, in particular, the just-released 2018 quarterly report concerning the arrests of illegal aliens inside the United States.
A stunning total of almost 60,000 known or suspected illegal aliens are in DOJ custody for a range of offenses as of the end of the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2018.
Also according to DHS data, Texas, has booked over 250,000 criminal aliens currently in jails, from June 1st of 2011 through April 30th of 2018.
These criminal aliens were charged with more than 663,000 criminal offenses, which included 1,351 homicides, 7,156 sexual assaults, 9,938 weapons charges, 79,049 assaults, 18,685 burglaries, 79,900 drug charges, 815 kidnappings, 44,882 thefts, and 4,292 robberies, those figures are just in the Lone Star State, now just imagine the other 49 states.
One wonders if Utah lawmakers are as concerned for the victims of these heinous crimes as they about someone riding around with a license plate reading “DEPORTM.”
Even a snowflake liberal like teacher Matt Pacenza had second thoughts about the self-serving dust-up, he created tweeting.
“What an odd last couple days I have had! I’ll admit mixed feelings: I’m glad authorities agree this hateful message doesn’t belong on a license plate but aren’t there MUCH more important stories out there to cover, esp nationally?”
— Matt Pacenza (@mattpacenza) January 12, 2020
Why are you worried about a license plate?!! The driver was not hurting anyone ( except your feelings ) , which you should be man enough to get over. Sometimes there are things someone says or does that you don’t agree with, but that does not mean a person has to have a fit over it. That is why we Do have so many problems in todays world, people stick their noses where they don’t belong!! This driver didn’t commit a crime, you simple didn’t like what his plate said. Well, not everyone likes ketchup on their hotdog but do you get mad at them and call them racist? ( By the way, that word is getting used WAY too much now days! ) Grow UP!! If you don’t like it, don’t look at it! If you don’t want to hear it, stop listening to it!. You are not going to agree with everything that people do, but that doesn’t mean you have to make problems. GROW UP!! Walk away, just worry about your own business and stay out of others. Pretty simple huh?
I agree totally with you! However, those on the left want to make a big deal over everything they do not like. President Trump is our President. Get over it dude! I don’t like Democrats but that does not mean I can move them out of our country. Darn it!
Thanks for providing the spark to get more people to try and get a DEPORTM plate in their state.
Yes in deed. We all need one!!!
Help me out here! How is deporting an ILLEGAL racist and offensive? To me an ILLEGAL is offensive. After all they are criminals.
Who really cares what a bunch of teachers think, I have seen much worst license plates than that, what are they going to do now stifle any opinion an individual might have. The next thing you know there be telling us Trump license plats are offensive it’s time to stop this B.S. . I guess mind control is next, GOD help us all. Just wish I had thought of it first, as are many others.
Agreed that the state has the right on rules and regulations as to a vanity plate, such as DEPORTM, but the state is bared from denying a citizen from exercising constitutional rights to their freedom of speech. After all the plate owner is paying the state for the right to express their views in that plate. The plate is not free. Ergo this is a fee speech issued that will end up in the US Supreme court for a decision. This will be done if the plate owner can get a good constitutional rights law firm to carry the ball to the supreme court. I hope the complaining folks won’t care of the enormous cost, probably in the $100’s of thousands of dollars to be born by the Utah tax payers, over a constitutional rights case. By the way being that you have no choice but to get a state plate for you auto, etc, you have the right to that freedom of expression.The state has no right to violate the US Constitutional rights of any citizen at all. I hope the guy with the plate seeks online contributions cause his legal income will be, beyond belief. I hope Mr. Matt Pacenza or his family never have to suffer the consequences of an illegal immigrant(s) who were charged with more than 663,000 criminal offenses. These offenses included 1,351 homicides, 7,156 sexual assaults, 9,938 weapons charges, 79,049 assaults, 18,685 burglaries, 79,900 drug charges, 815 kidnappings, 44,882 thefts, and 4,292 robberies that have been recorded just in the Texas. This does not include the 49 states. Maybe Mr. Penenza should have more empathy for the legal citizens/victims and the families who have suffered so horribly from these illegal immigrants.
I just wonder how the gentleman snapped a picture while driving. Is that not unsafe for the other motorists?
You bet it is unsafe! Where is his ticket for not watching what he was doing? Recklessness
You people that have a problem with the DEPORTM need to get a life how about the person who took the picture while driving and could have hit a pedestrian crossing the road or hit another vehicle he should worry more about teaching the children that someone’s plate we should build the wall and have signs up saying NO VACANCIES ILLEGALS GO HOME!!!
I do not think it is offensive at all. In fact I don;t think they even know for sure what the plate is about. I think the people offended by the plate are people who are clearly racists and bigots. they think everything is based on race and politics. so they read into the plate what they want to read into the plate. As will ALL PUBLIC TEACHERS EVERYWHERE this teacher is a low IQ uneducated fool.
Further since this teacher surely supports the lawlessness of sanctuary cities and states why are they trying to impose rules and laws on others? As with all STUPID LIBERAL / DEMOCRATS THEY WANT THE PLATE HOLDER TO FOLLOW RULES BUT THE LIBERALS WILL NOT FOLLOW RULES.
Bottom line is the teacher is a bigot and a fascist just like all low IQ uneducated teachers everywhere.
STOP VOTING FOR SCHOOLS. YOU END UP WITH THESE DUMB TEACHERS!!!!
Deport who? Rapists, drug runners, ms-13 gang members, murderers, etc? These types of people should be either in jail or deported. So what’s the problem?
Maybe the , presumed educated teacher, should take a class on the meaning of the word….illegal…..
If something is not legal, then it’s against the law. So, instead of getting his short in a bunch, maybe he would want to instruct his students about obeying the law. If you don’t like a law, work through the system and get it changed. But ….PC is not a solution!
Get over it or move to another country. It’s free speech and not hate speech
Yeah…..somebody dared to speak up and tell the truth. Someone should have a license plate crafted Only legal immigration is allowed other ones go back where you came from. Those words are from one that waited for 4 years to be allowed to enter the USA. If we are a country of Laws. Than half of the senators in The Democratic house are lawbreakers because they themselves do not follow the LAW and harbor illegals and criminals. Crossing into the USA through the backdoor, you are breaking the LAW. Basta.
Snowflake teacher should be interchangeable with whiny wus-man! Grow-up and stop worrying about others, when you obviously need to take care of yourself!
Leftist snatch get over it.
Is “deportment” no longer a word in the English language? It means “a person’s behavior or manners.” Obviously, woke educators do not have good deportment.
A new law firm, Dewey, Keelum, and Datts Foresur, now represents all migrants on a Pro Bono basis at the border. Contact your local socialist, liberal democrat for referral.
I don’t like specialty plates to begin with. However, since we have them, I agree that there are certain expressions that shouldn’t be permitted. I can accept general prohibitions as to “race, religious or political opinions,” or offensive vulgarity. But as to the plate involved, I fail to see how it could possibly be a violation.
Under no circumstances could the plate be suggesting that persons who are here legally be deported. Words on license plates are necessarily restricted by space. Any rational person would have to conclude that “DEPORTM,” vague as it is, would be a reference to deporting people who are in our county illegally. Surely an admonition that the law be enforced cannot be interpreted as offensive, whether on racial, religious or political grounds.
It is akin to Smoky Bear saying, “Only YOU can prevent forest fires!” And if arsonists, or their fans, are offended ——- so be it.
My reply to that teacher would be 4Q2
Great LICENSE plate! . . . We need more of them, like PERMNTLY, OUTUGO, etc, etc. you get the picture. AWARE Patriot. Team Trump and his allies 2020.
I love it!
So, you pay for the plate, if you like it don’t look. I have my rights to. Freedom of speech. So matt, I don’t like what is on your plate. illegal read it Matt. Again Matt illegal. As a teacher you should understand.
don’t these people have more important things to worry about than a “deportm” license plate? you don’t have to read that license! how many of ya’ll read license plates? I sure hope your eyes are on the road instead of trying to get into some one else business! every one of us can find some thing offensive about anything another person says or does. so just pull up your britches & get on down the road! God bless America!
Yep! DEPORTMENT! We do not need or want to support 60,000 illegal criminal aliens at taxpayer cost!😡 we have more than enough American criminals to pay for.
These limp wristed liberal loonies can’t wait to be “offended” by something or anything !! The sad thing is that some “middle of the road” people actually listen to these libtards! The good news is that right-minded people like most Republicans are on the surge. Gradually we will push out the “hurt” pansies and take our country back. Never to allow the libtards to steal power again !! Never allow a cowardly commie freak like Obama to ever have national power again !!
Sounds like a FREE SPEECH issue. I find the teachers comments offensive and I urge Twitter to block him.
Pick your battles….this is NOT one of them. Freedom of speech….
Plate was approved in 2015 but President Trump was blamed. Hmmm Obama was in office so if any president is to blame for someone else’s speech it would be him. Unless Utah has a different system for license plates than any other state I have lived in, they charge for the plate annually. So no, there are no state resources involved. Since it is paid for by the vehicle owner, no the state is not saying it; the vehicle owner is making the statement.
I am having DEPORTM bumper stickers printed as we speak!
They are illegal so now DEPORTUM.
Great plate! Seems like freedom of speech is only available to those who aren’t citizens. If that’s their opinion they’re entitled to it. If it said impeach Trump in short form then it would be ok right? Tell him to give his paycheck to support these immigrants who can’t support themselves. For everyone against it, if you want them in exchange For them.