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Title: Billboards with dummy on noose shock Vegas drivers
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/billboard-dum ... s-vegas-drivers-152639429.html
Published: Aug 9, 2012
Author: MICHELLE RINDELS
Post Date: 2012-08-09 12:51:59 by CadetD
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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. Poster Comment: Image at url.
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#1. To: CadetD (#0)
And yet Clear Channel backs Sean Hannity and other neocon turds who perpetually advocate for undeclared wars on behalf of Israel..... "This is not an innocent protest, but it is illegal and dangerous behavior that Clear Channel Outdoor and the industry will not accept."
-Alex Kurtagic
#2. To: CadetD, X-15, 4 (#0)
Suicide is not the message of the mannequins. Although the billboard alarmed drivers, it's unclear whether regulations in the area ban roadside signs with graphic depictions of suicide.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them ~ Thomas Jefferson
#3. To: X-15 (#1) (Edited)
This is not an innocent opinion, but it is an illegal and dangerous attitude that Clear Channel Outdoor and Israel will not accept. And yet Clear Channel backs Sean Hannity and other neocon turds who perpetually advocate for undeclared wars on behalf of Israel...
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#4. To: X-15 (#1)
It is an honorable thing to tag a Clear Channel board. It is fun too. 
#5. To: Lod (#2)
Great comment from the poster Bohm Squad at ZeroHedge: "They're hangin' the wrong dummies!" Suicide is not the message of the mannequins.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#6. To: Esso, X-15, Lod (#3)
This is not an innocent opinion, but it is an illegal and dangerous attitude that Clear Channel Outdoor and Israel will not accept. Exactly. Klear Channel has been a vociferous supporter of mass murder and are themselves, the Mays family et. al, ..., directly responsible for supporting actions that have taken millions of real lives - not symbolic mannequins. And yet Clear Channel backs Sean Hannity and other neocon turds who perpetually advocate for undeclared wars on behalf of Israel...
#7. To: Ferret (#4)
I like. I despise Klear Channel, the horse they rode in on, and the rat that followed them.
#8. To: Esso, abraxas, Ferret, Lod, Original_Intent, christine, Jethro Tull, farmfriend, James Deffenbach, tom007 (#3)
-Alex Kurtagic
#9. To: X-15 (#8)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#10. To: Esso (#9)
I wear a bacon-filled amulet around my neck at all times to ward off those yiddish vampires.....
-Alex Kurtagic
#11. To: Ferret (#4)
Richly deserved. It is an honorable thing to tag a Clear Channel board. It is fun too.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#12. To: X-15 (#8)
Thanks X.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
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