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Thursday, April 22, 2010

DMV: No Hitler License Plates

RICHMOND, Va.--The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday recalled a license plate that appeared to have coded references glorifying Adolf Hitler. What does that mean exactly?

The vanity plate reads "14CV88," and was the subject of complaints after photos were posted online.
The "88" is a coded reference to Heil Hitler, often used by white-racist gangs, as each word begins with the eighth letter of the alphabet.  The "14" is thought to stand for the number of words in a white supremacist credo. The "CV" is an apparent reference to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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