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"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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Put the sign on its own post in front of the city one and maybe they'll let it be

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

NSFW Traffic Signs

Telling people to not kill kids is not safe for work in USA? ...what does people in USA exactly do in work? O_o

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I hope they will have a good attorney and understanding judge.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I've been told by giant truck drivers that "kids shouldn't have been in the street" and "where were the parents" in response to news stories of literal kids being run over. Fuck their "not appropriate messaging", kids are dying and they're worried they may not be able to put on their extra tall lift kit.

Same thing with school shootings. "Oh it's not appropriate to talk gun violence right after". Well when the actual fuck is it okay, Martha? Maybe these people should feel a bit called out.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

"where were the parents"

Oooh, that grinds my gears. We all know helicopter parenting is harmful for children, but people freak out whenever kids are outside without a helicopter parent. It reminds me of the mother who was arrested for letting their 10 year old be outside unsupervised (cops said it wasn't safe for the kid to be outside on their own)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 minutes ago

Like life in general, there has to be a balance.

You can be not a helicopter while also teaching your kids not to go into the street.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

Then those are the same people whining that kids are on their phones all day and never get exercise or go outside like "back in our day" 🙄

[–] [email protected] 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck decorum. I give negative damns about it given the extensive history of it being used as a shield to protect the facilitation of what amounts to mass murder. If dark skinned foreigners did ten percent the damage cars do we'd have used some of the nuclear arsenal but because it's fucking profitable innocent people die every day and little, if anything, is done about its root causes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Decorum and etiquette are but the genteel masks of a violent authority

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Well, some of these I do like. Not all of these signs are particularly helpful though

[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago

There is probably some legality involved. Signs have more than informative meaning, where not pursuing this officially has broader ramifications.

Just the unauthorized visual distraction factor can be used as a means of argument in court until the matter has precedent in case law established.

[–] can 4 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Even if correct, aren't official looking signs going to confuse and distract drivers?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

They'd need to look up from their phones, first.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

If you’re confused about whether you should not kill any kids today, driving might not be for you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

If this is nsfw then I wonder what the australian tac ads count as. (Literally showing people getting hit buy cars and flung up into there to there death)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

Police: "You can't tell people to obey the law! Only we can tell people to obey the law!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Of course, by "person", you meant "pleb". 🤌🏼