Some time back in my dim past, when California first passed a law mandating a
prison sentence for committing a crime with a gun, there were a lot of
billboards that said "Use a gun, go to prison," or some such. Then came the
"Play an accordion, go to prison," billboards.
Rich
On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:45:06 -0700 (PDT) jake@codeworm.com wrote:
>> Probably not a lot of
>> people are aware of just how high the crime level is
>> in that part of Stockton.
>
>You know, I don't think they put the big "Illegal
>Possession of a Gun Will Get You 5-10 Years" billboard
>in just any part of town...
>
>Did anyone else find that striking? I mean, it sort of
>implies something about a place. I've seen "Never,
>Never Shake a Baby" before, but illegal possession of a
>gun is.. I don't know.. Worse. At least you can make
>a sarcastic joke about never, never shake a baby. You
>know.. Something like, "Oops! Time to shake the
>baby!" People will laugh because it's absurd.
>
>"Oops! I've got an illegal handgun in my pants!"
>That's not going to get you any laughs.
>
>Jake
>
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