I love it when people do petty things that annoy the police. I love it even more when people do things that annoy the world’s tattle-tellers. Here’s a story where both groups of a-holes were annoyed.
Last week in Sydney one of those mobile electronic textual orange road sign thingies was hacked. Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph said “Police are baffled how they did it but the Prime Minister definitely has a problem in Rose Bay – with a large illuminated traffic sign sending the message: ‘Kevin Rudd sucks’.”
First off, I love how stupid police can be sometimes. Wow, really – the police are baffled that someone looked on the Internet to find out how to program a road sign? Please.
The Daily Telegraph story continues:
“The sign, which dramatically appeared overnight on New South Head Road, has proven a traffic stopper.”
HA!
I can really smell what this newspaper is stepping in … yep, it’s bullshit. I had a look at the YouTube video of the police using bolt cutters to get into the sign’s power box. Take a look at the video and you’re sure to see traffic is lined up for miles (kilometers, whatever) … oh hold on … no, it isn’t.
Looks like a regular amount of 3 a.m. traffic to me; how dramatic.
The shit-chucking continues:
“Locals have been stopping their cars to take photographs – and the sign caused such a distraction that the police were called in at 3am today.”
No.
Read other newspaper reports and they say people called in to complain. They do not mention accounts of jammed traffic. I’d like to know who called in to complain. Probably someone connected to the ruling elite, or someone who does not believe in freedom of speech, for any time they see anything remotely offensive, their inner child is massacred.
Reading the Daily Telegraph article makes me think they don’t believe in speech freedom either.
“Working hard to preserve the Prime Minister’s honour, the dedicated police officers took to the power box powering the sign with bolt cutters to turn off the lights.”
Here’s how I would have written that paragraph.
“Working hard to press their lips even harder against the prime minister’s ass, the brown-nosing officers effectively displayed their willingness to remove any freedom of speech Australians have.”
Yes, the po pos are at the ready to remind the “regular man” he has no power. This reminds me of something Lisa Simpson said in a 1995 episode of The Simpsons titled “The Springfield Connection”. It’s the episode where Marge becomes a police officer, during which Lisa voices concern over her mother’s career choice saying:
“Mom, I know your intentions are good but aren’t the police the protective force that maintains the status quo for the wealthy elite? Don’t you think we ought to attack the roots of social problems instead of jamming people into overcrowded prisons?”
And who (besides police officers and the few ruling elite) gives a rat’s ass about preserving the Prime Minister’s honor? Australians hate politicians. If the people in this country had any say, they’d put that sign in a museum. Unfortunately the ruling elite also control the press – even more so than in the U.S.
Are you willing to hazard a guess as to who owns The Daily Telegraph. If you guessed News Corporation and Australian Rupert Murdoch, a gold star for you – that dude owns the majority of media in Australia. Think you hate Fox News? Don’t you dare pick up the paper or turn on a newscast in Oz – you’ll just get an injection of Rupert Murdoch’s B.S.
As for people who ring the police to power down a road sign that so captures the voice of the populace, I have a weekly blog with a very indecently titled name and it looks like you’re next week’s subject.
Author: Manuel Carrillo III
