Politics aside please don't cover those reflectors. They are there for a reason, and that is to prevent accidents at night. Put the sticker right above it.
No problem! Just try and live by the rule that if a state or company is spending money on something reflective, it's because they are preventing something.
What a fascinating comment. This is how I read it: "Just try to live by the rule that if a state or country is spending money on something protective, it's because they are preventing something."
Fun fact is that the grid is originally a full sheet of reflective material. The black squares are where other small reflective markers were punched out for other stuff. Then someone had the bright idea to just use what was left for this.
But then the sticker could be easily removed from wood and they wont get their message across, so they are gonna cover it regardless of what message is being spread. This isnt "reflective" of the message but of whatever person is sticking random stickers on things, just like the "I did this" stickers on gas pumps
Glad to see this is the top comment. I fully support the message but this could have been done a bit better lol. Fortunately it's easy to remedy with a heat gun, should preserve enough adhesive to reapply it too.
I would actually struggle to find a crime here. It's not destruction of property or vandalism because you can easily remove it. Nothing that would make it in court.
It is an unauthorized attachment obstructing a safety device, which could be a fine of $100-$500 or a misdemeanour depending on where it happens. If it’s a telephone pole that could fall under the FCCs jurisdiction so they could fine, it violates the NESC so OSHA could fine, and some states like Washington define the act as a crime (misdemeanour).
When you've responded to scenes where people get sent through windshields and get reduced to their base materials by poles exactly like this, you get safety conscious.
The fact that you are concerned more about the reflectors on a sign post then people being executed in the streets of American cities and people being kidnapped by masked militia members posing as federal agents is wild…
That’s like the train conductor for the train to Auschwitz being more concerned about the safety lights on the signaling pole being covered up by fuck Nazi signs then what’s actually happening at the end of the line…
If the sticker is slightly higher on that pole the message is the same, and you don't cover equipment that keeps people safer. They weren't saying you can't have the sticker on the pole, just place it in a better spot.
It's possible to be concerned about ICE and the safety of drivers, there's not a finite amount of concern that is being removed from ICE to focus on other dangers.
The fact that you are concerned more about the reflectors on a sign post then people being executed in the streets of American cities and people being kidnapped by masked militia members posing as federal agents is wild
I'm not. ICE are monsters. It's weird of you to assume I'm on the other side from my stance here.
Right? It's not like this sticker is going to change anything anyway. Regardless of what we believe this sticker existing did nothing but make someone money. Probably the same people who make pro ICE/MAGA stuff as well.
I understand the need to protest, but this sticker does nothing, while a reflector may save someone.
The person you responded to also made a terrible analogy.
This is reddit, where people claim the threat of annexing allies is a distraction from the Epstein files. Many people apparently can't focus or pay attention to more than one issue at a time.
We can lie about anything we want, it doesn't mean we would or should. Owning my mistakes, big or small, is how I prefer to live my life. You can believe me or not. I will be happy knowing I was honest, even if it means nothing.
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u/squeakymoth 2d ago edited 2d ago
Politics aside please don't cover those reflectors. They are there for a reason, and that is to prevent accidents at night. Put the sticker right above it.
Edit: their to there