Cops Searching for Vigilante Who Installed NSFW Traffic Signs in Colorado
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Boulder police are investigating the offensive traffic signs as criminal tampering but acknowledge the signs are well-intentioned.

“Boulder police are investigating the traffic signs as criminal tampering.”

“I appreciate the fact that it’s drawing attention to the fact that we’d like people to slow down and not be on their phones, but there’s probably, again, a few more appropriate ways about getting that message out.”

I’d love if they implemented whatever appropriate ways they have… then again they said appropriate, not effective.

    • ericbomb@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 month ago

      Ugh we could probably talk all day about all the things the government intervened on for perceived dangers, and just ban something random to make it look like they addressed the thing.

      If I go up to a politician and say “I need your help to ban a product that has killed 20,000 people this year! Will you take my cause?”

      They’d act super enthusiastic until I say it’s private pick up trucks.

      • Halasham@dormi.zone
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        1 month ago

        They’re very consistent about this. It’s logically impossible for them to care less about the plight of the people. They’ve likely never cared to begin with or had conditioning over time to cease caring. No, their only concern is the continued profitability of their donors. No matter how many people that kills.

        E-cigs and legal weed could be competitors to legal cigarettes. You know the abhorrent fucking things so bad they’ve “banned” them from advertising but would you look at that, they’re allowed to air PSAs about how bad they are… and make them so “incompetently” that they serve as advertisements for their vile product.

        They never have and never will care about us. So, why the fuck do we tolerate them?