CA DMV apologizes for license plate, family calls it 'misunderstanding'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles apologized Thursday for printing a personalized license plate that appeared to mock Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, although the car owner’s family has disputed that interpretation.

A photo of the license plate reading “LOLOCT7” was published by the X account StopAntisemitism, which claimed the license plate attached to a Tesla Cybertruck was photographed at a major intersection in Culver City, near Los Angeles.

The report called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to recall the signs, saying it was “celebrating the October 7 terrorist attack” and calling it a “vile mockery.”

The car owner’s son told ABC affiliate KABC on Friday that the account misinterpreted a Tagalog word on the license plate.

The son, whom the station did not identify, said the sign should be read as “LOLO-CT-7,” referring to the Tagalog word for grandfather, the model of the car and the number of grandchildren the owner has. The son told the station that the declaration had already been provided to the DMV when the license plate application was submitted.

The California DMV apologizes about the license plate

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“We sincerely apologize that these personalized signs were not properly rejected during our review process,” the statement said.

The car owner’s son told KABC that the incident was a “completely huge misunderstanding.”

“We have great compassion for anyone who has experienced hate,” the son told the station. “Again, we would be very grateful if anyone who sees or hears this would show compassion for our family because we had no ill intentions whatsoever.”

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