Saturday, 3 March 2012

Crazy signs & stickers : Crazy street signs --After a controversy over a design competition for a Chicago city sticker Chicago city sticker controversy + design contained gang signs, a young boy was left without a $1,000 prize. The Chicago city sticker flap is just one example of public signs and stickers gone wrong. Here are other signs of trouble.

Sheriff's cruiser decal
Vermont
The issue: An inmate made an unexpected addition to the decal that appears on police vehicles. Inmate ads pig to decal, police decals cots $780 to replace
Secret nuclear bunker
United Kingdom
The issue: After being decommissioned in 1992, a nuclear bunker in Essex, U.K., became a tourist attraction. Such was the popularity of the attraction that road signs soon began to show visitors the way to the "secret" spot. Secret nuclear bunker road sign
Anti-Obama sign Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
The issue: A roofing company attracted criticism for displaying a series of anti-Obama/pro-America messages on a display above its showroom. Contentious Fort Myers Sign 
Jefferson City crosshair stickers
Jefferson City, Missouri
The issue: Five Democratic state senators found crosshair stickers attached to their office doors. Despite increased security, some of the stickers have been reposted. Jefferson city lawmakers + threatening emails
ProShots billboard
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The issue: ProShots Gun Range was criticized over a series of controversial billboards advertising their services to "convert pansies." Gun range 'pansies " billboards pulled
Rick Perry hunting camp
Paint Creek, TX
The issue: Texas Gov. Rick Perry took considerable flak during his run for the Republican presidential nomination when the name of his hunting camp emerged. Niggerhead Hunting Camp
Anti-family stickers
Perth, Australia
The issue: A series of bumper stickers that satirized a popular brand of sticker met with controversy in Western Australia. My-family stickers
Owen Valley High School sign
Spencer, IN
Issue: A sign hanging in the locker room of Owen Valley High School was taken away after an outcry over its underlying message. Owen Valley High School Sign + what is said here, what is done here, let it stay here, when you leave here
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