Anyone ever read the stories of people hanging themselves in their homes, right before the Sheriff's office has come to evict them? Someone NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION!!!
Oh, suit was just filed on JPMorganChase for wrongful death...fyi
Billboards with dummy on noose shock Vegas drivers
By | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even by Las Vegas standards, it was a shocking billboard: A mannequin dangling on a hangman's noose below a black sign with the ominous words "Dying for Work."
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper
Jeremie Elliott says the 911 calls started coming in as the sun came up
early Wednesday, with drivers worried the stiff, black-suited dummy
swaying at the end of a rope along Interstate 15 near Bonanza Road was a
real person.
"It's a publicity stunt,
obviously done in bad taste," said Elliott, adding that officials were
focused on getting it down quickly to avoid distracting drivers during
the morning commute.
The graphic display along the
interstate was one of at least two unauthorized signs spotted Wednesday
morning in the Las Vegas area. Another found on Highland Avenue and
Desert Inn Road was white with black lettering that read, "Hope You're
Happy Wall St.," and a similar mannequin hanging off the edge.
A woman who answered the phone at
Lamar Advertising Co., which owns one of the billboards, labeled the
act vandalism and said the display was being removed. She did not
provide her name.
Clear Channel Outdoor, which owns
another sign that was affected, said they pulled the display
immediately and plan to work with law enforcement to punish whoever is
responsible.
"We condemn the destructive
behavior against one of our billboards because it is illegal and
punishes our advertisers," Clear Channel Outdoor spokesman Jim Cullinan
said in a statement. "This is not an innocent protest, but it is illegal
and dangerous behavior that Clear Channel Outdoor and the industry will
not accept."
Although the billboard alarmed
drivers, it's unclear whether regulations in the area ban roadside signs
with graphic depictions of suicide. A spokesman for the Nevada
Department of Transportation said there didn't appear to be state
regulations on the matter, and a spokeswoman for Clark County was also
not aware of rules against the subject matter.
While nobody has publicly claimed
responsibility for the signs, the Occupy Las Vegas group, which is
affiliated with the larger Occupy Wall Street movement, posted photos of
the displays on its website. Its caption says the Nevada governor's
budget has slashed social programs and aid to suicidal adults.
Sebring Frehner, an Occupy
supporter who posted the photos, told The Associated Press he didn't
know who put the hangmen up, but applauded the message behind it.
"People saying it's in bad taste are living sheltered lives and don't pay attention to what affects the working class," he said.
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