#Occupy Vegas Goons Dangle Mannequins From Billboards
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, August 10, 2012, 4:58 AM
Another day… Another under-reported act of violence by the #occupy goons.
This image provided by KVVU-TV shows a billboard with a mannequin dangling from a hangman’s noose near The Strip in Las Vegas. Authorities said calls began coming in early Wednesday Aug. 8, 2012, from drivers worried the dummy along Interstate 15 near was a real person. A Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman said the sign is a publicity stunt done in bad taste. A woman who answered the phone at Lamar Advertising Co. says the sign was not authorized and was being removed. (AP/KVVU, Peter Dawson)
Authorities believe the mannequins dangling from Las Vegas billboards are linked to the violent #Occupy group.
The AP reported:
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…
…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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john commented:
Violent leftist doing what they do best.
AvidChristian commented:
“People…don’t pay attention to the working class.”
Since when do the occupy idiots know anything about (or care about) the working class. I didn’t think they believed in work, just entitlements. I guess they are afraid for the welfare of those who provide their entitlements…after all, protesting all day (while living off taxpayer dollars) is hard work, but somebody’s got to do it.
J. Knight commented:
Look, a noose! Somebody call the NAACP. That’s racist.
Flintstone F. commented:
#2 AvicChristian
Exactly.
There seems to be a bit of a mix up. If the Occupy is about saving lives, why didn’t they take care of those within their midst?
They ran death and disease camps and destroyed public parks. Why should I care about what they think regarding budget proposals?
Stick it, Occupy.
CAMILLA commented:
Obama instructed Government Agencies to allow the Occupiers to do any darn thing they want to do ….and to not be stopped, punished, or arrested no matter how illegal anything they do is or may be. look it up…..
Leatherhelmet commented:
Looks like Harry Reid.
jrterrier5 commented:
They must be coordinating with the Obama campaign and its superpac. This is just a little more graphic and distasteful than the Joe Soptic ad. But not by much.
jrterrier5 commented:
I expect that Harry Reid will soon claim that he has a source linking Govt Romney to the dangling mannequin.
tommy mc donnell commented:
that sign should say thank you barney frank and chris dodd.
Mad Hatter commented:
Next stop, dangling mannequins at Chick-fil-A’s. Give it time, and it will happen.
US Navy Corpseman commented:
Obungle’s legions on the march . . . . . I bet they had trouble gettin’ up the ladder while clad in their bathrobes and slippers– these are the spoiled lazy clowns that inhabit their parent’s basements and garages and have NO CLUE about working for wages.
oldlineconservative.com commented:
We would be better served if items like this were not reported on because the Occupy goons will think they have an audience.
Face it, their movement never got off the ground.
jrh commented:
The real violence? Meg Whitman will be laying off 27,000 workers at HP over the next two years. You may be next.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/24/business/la-fi-hp-layoffs-20120524
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