August 21, 2007

Police Chief Takes Time Out From Fighting Crime To Bash Cartoon Praise New Billboards

Hey, everybody: Your favorite company is at it again! Yes, that's right, my and your favorite American corporation, Clear Channel, is about to install video billboards in the Philadelphia area.

Now, Clear Channel, being the great benevolent corporation that they are, knew people might get a little upset about LED billboards that rotate every 8 seconds, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, 1000 years a millennium. And so the great Clear Channel was way ahead of you there.

Kauker recruited two local law-enforcement officials - Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and Fred Harran, director of public safety in Bensalem Township, Bucks County - to endorse the video billboard.

Johnson was quoted in a ClearChannel statement as saying digital billboards were in the "community's best interests because they have the capability to deliver important emergency information, such as Amber Alerts or disaster-preparedness bulletins."

Ahh, so nice when the head of the police force whores himself out to a major corporation. Maybe Clear Channel can spend 8 seconds a day encouraging citizens to snitch.

Video billboards coming this way [Inquirer]
Nov. 30, 2005: Drawing conclusions

Posted by D-Mac on August 21, 2007 11:43 AM
Posted to Clear Channel , Sylvester Johnson , Video Billboards

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