The fine print says "VOTE BY 04.O1/FOR SUSAN CRAWFORD."Crawford is one of the candidates in the much-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
I photographed the posters this morning, but yesterday evening, I saw the man pasting them up. I couldn't believe that he had the nerve, in daylight hours, to deface public property. How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence? Are you picturing desperate, anarchic citizens who don't care about anything but abortion?
If I were Susan Crawford, I would be distressed to have my name on something like this. I have no idea if she or her campaign has anything to do with it. The ultra-fine print might answer that question, but it's not legible in my photographs and most definitely not legible to those of driving through the underpass.
A pedestrian could stop and read the ultra-fine print. Of course, pedestrians walking through an underpass, especially if female, can feel physically vulnerable, and pasted-up posters can magnify fear. Vandalism speaks of chaos and a breakdown of vigilance. Maybe that's the idea. The woman worries about the problem of rape, and the posters offer the second-rate solution: abortion.
UPDATE: Here's the ultra-fine print:
Posts
89 comments:
Women in Madison need some of that paternalism. Go Brad!
Civil disobedience if he was prepared to accept the consequences of breaking the law in favor of a greater good.
After you called the cops to report him for his crime, did he go peacefully? You DID call the cops, because you said something when you saw something, right? Was he gone by the time the cops arrived? Did you give a good description with your eyesight? Turn over the pictures you shot?
Or ... did you just take pictures for the content for this evil blog? Hahaha. At least it was signs and not aborted babies' blood or body parts being smeared on the wall... Although, that might have made a better picture for you to post today, dammit.
Keep trying, ann, old grrl. You'll get the gritty urban dirtyness you need to rile them up to vote the Schmeil man in. lol.
Don't walk through underpasses.
Don't go out without a gun.
no women outside without a male relative.
Madison needs no help in looking dirty and disgusting.
Stay in and be safe, woman!
“ Vandalism speaks of chaos and a breakdown of vigilance.”
And a breakdown of the rule of law.
Ann, you should have performed a citizen’s arrest.
Are Democrats still riding the Abortion horse in Wisconsin? Is that still a thing? If it is a legitimate issue, then Crawford will win. It seems to be the only thing that matters to most of the white female demographic.
"Are you picturing desperate, anarchic citizens who don't care about anything but abortion?"
Probably easier to just say "Are you picturing Democrats?"
Elective abortion is a wicked solution. Women, girls, humanity deserve a better choice.
If I were Susan Crawford, I would be distressed to have my name on something like this. I have no idea if she or her campaign has anything to do with this.
But you’re not Susan Crawford and she’s probably not distressed in the slightest. I remember you writing — years ago — that you were once obliquely offered a judgeship and turned it down cold.
When people got married and stayed married, abortion bans were seen as a way to trap women in cycles of domestic violence. Abortion was offered up as a solution to abusive husbands. We don't see this position advocated any more.
These guys would be perfect for the Madison crowd:
https://x.com/IsabellaMDeLuca/status/1904357096381993345?s=19
I notice you didn't post a picture of the miscreant. It's a nicely accessible flat surface, uncluttered and utilitarian, in a high-traffic area. Perfect for a drive-by flyposting.
Or the poster only thinks about winning. All those other concerns are washed away.
Maybe we should ban all political advertisements? These posters convey no information and are designed to get low-information voters (who shouldn't be voting in any event). And banning advertisements would reduce the influence of big money. These ads don't inform, they don't benefit society in any way and they're unsightly and bad for the environment. I agree with Althouse, let's get rid of all of them.
How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence? Seems normal in Madison, WI. The town celebrated all the destruction during the BLM summer 2020. Even turned all the plywood into "street art" canvases. Loony Tunes in that town.
Oh professor! You're NOT her and furthermore she DGAF about your bourgeois sentimentality. That's why they usually win. Rules, propriety, ethics, "laws" are, per S.Alinsky, for your opposition to be made to live up to, not them. You do what you got to do to win. The normies should toss all their tricornered hats, pocket constitutions, and copies of the Nicomachean Ethics and instead hire lunatic crackheads to heckle and vandalize the opposition instead, because in the truer sense, that is "what democracy looks like". Especially so in Wisconsin.
such a nice place
"Are Democrats still riding the Abortion horse in Wisconsin? Is that still a thing? If it is a legitimate issue...."
Absolutely, it is!
There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. After Dobbs ended the right to an abortion, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting the old law could not be enforced. That question is currently pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Oral argument was last November — before a court with a liberal majority. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in February 2024, arguing for a right to abortion under the Wisconsin Constitution. That case is pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and oral argument has not yet been heard
People always paste posters in public in Madison and all across campus on the sidewalks, doors, windows of doors, iirc.
You're objecting to the content of this one.
Personally I think the blue color brightens up the dirty filthy underpass. Don't they every pressure wash in that town??
"Are Democrats still riding the Abortion horse in Wisconsin? Is that still a thing? If it is a legitimate issue...."
Absolutely, it is!
There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. After Dobbs ended the federal right to an abortion, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting that the old law could not be enforced. That question is currently pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Oral argument was last November — before a court with a liberal majority.
Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in February 2024, arguing for a right to abortion under the Wisconsin Constitution. That case is pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and oral argument has not yet been heard.
It's a college town, ann.
Even lovers (not rapists) find themselves pregnant with an unplanned baby on the way. Talk to Jon: better to dispose of the baby like a bag of doritos, so another baby will be born later at a better time that might not if she is saddled with an untimely pregnancy now...
Weren't you ever young and fertile? Those posters aren't for you, but for college girls and boys. Imagine if Dell had the opportunity to abort when she found herself unknowingly pregnant how different her life would have been. Dawn died, Cliff lived, and your sister likely became a mother and didn't have the opportunities you pursued.
You and richard never aborted? I thought that was why jon was so eager to push the idea that if you have the first one, you might never have the money/opportunity to keep making other babies, like him... No?
"... that you were once obliquely offered a judgeship and turned it down cold."
A judge — a famous federal appeals court judge — once pushed advice on me, his formula for acquiring a federal judgeship. I thought his presumptuousness was amusing. I didn't want to be a judge. It is terribly limiting on your personal freedom — as, ironically, that judge later found out — and much better to be a law professor — better for me, with my preferences.
Our Professor asks:
"How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence? "
and then, she answers herself, saying:
that you are "picturing desperate, anarchic citizens who don't care about anything but abortion"
DO democrats (ANY democrats?) care about ANY THING but abortion?
Not the ones *i* know, that's for sure!
anyway, Every democrat that *i* know considers public space (and, In FACT; ALL SPACE) to be Democrat Party Property.
What if the poster -- was it a he, you said? -- is an aggrieve man paying child support for a child he never wanted? Imagine how his life might have changed if the procedure were available to him. Likely a disgruntled janitor stuck paying child support to a kid she tricked him into that he never gets to see. Kid likely has ADHD and is collecting monthly disability checks too. Poor guy. Let him have his platform before they crush him? You got yours...
Spiros said...
When people got married and stayed married, abortion bans were seen as a way to trap women in cycles of domestic violence
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If they beat the women, they likely beat the kids too. Makes em better employees in the long run... "End up like a dog that's been beat too much, so you spend half your life trying to cover it up..." The military men know we need Babies Babies Babies as war fodder to offer up to unite Israel and bring about the second coming of the Lord. What church does meade take you too? Baptist-raised Hoosier, is he? They burned down the Catholic church downtown while I was there, so you won't find salvation with the Catholics anyway...
Whatever happened to the impropriety of justices announcing how they would rule on an issue before rendering a decision in an actual case?
Democrats : Spay and Neuter your children!
Six weeks to homicide. From conception with Loving. Plan (pun intended) accordingly.
I'm surprised you're surprised that a Leftist would deface public property (or private property) to meet their daily activist quota.
Democrats : Spay and Neuter your children!
Decarbonization. Purchase your carbon credits NOW... now.
Serious Questions:
[How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash]
don't Democrats think that THEY have the RIGHT to WIN..
by "Any Means Necessary"?
[Pasting Susan Crawford posters on public property]
do Democrats believe in "property?"
[finally]
are there swing voters in Dane County? or is EVERY ONE there a Democrat (or, a republican)?
Aren't these Abortion! signs preaching to the choir, and attempting to increase turnout?
Democrats care about one thing and one thing only. Power.
"How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence? Seems normal in Madison, WI. The town celebrated all the destruction during the BLM summer 2020. Even turned all the plywood into "street art" canvases."
Artists were invited to paint on the plywood that covered broken windows. The artists were not breaking the law or creating the conditions that led to the use of plywood. They were doing what the people through their representatives thought would be an improvement.
This poster-paster was taking a wall that was in its proper condition, performing its intended public function, and he was choosing — on his own and in defiance of the law — to appropriate it for his own expression.
These 2 things are so different it's insulting to hold them up for comparison.
Are you picturing desperate, anarchic citizens who don't care about anything but abortion?
He's picturing Democrats. Yes. Desperate. Anarchic. Don't care about anything but abortion.
I hope she wins. We don't want Democrat genes polluting our pool and abortion is the way you get fewer Democrats.
"I'm surprised you're surprised that a Leftist would deface public property (or private property) to meet their daily activist quota."
I didn't say I was surprised he'd deface public property. I said I couldn't believe he had the nerve to spend that much time defacing public property in a highly trafficked place in broad daylight.
I'm thinking more about the fear of getting caught. There are always people around who have no respect for property interests.
Chaos is always ready to seep back into our civilization. I'm not surprised to see it.
"After Dobbs ended the federal right to an abortion ..."
Wut? Dobbs did no such thing. There is no federal "right" to an abortion and there never was. A wildly-out-of-control Democrat Supreme Court created this imaginary "right" in Roe v. Wade out of whole cloth.
"We don't want too many black people ..." said Ruth Bader Ginsberg to the NY Times.
"I couldn't believe it he had the nerve, in daylight hours, to deface public property."
If you knew Susie
Like we know Susie
Democrats destroy human life in the womb and think nothing of it. And you think they might give a hoot about posters and graffiti on public property!
Early voting has doubled the early voting for the 2023 vote that flipped the court.
"Chaos is always ready to seep back into our civilization."
Sure seems to be a lot more seeping back wherever there are lots of Democrats.
For someone who is very particular about using correct language (except of course, when it comes to differentiating pardon and commutation), you sure have a broad definition of vandalism.
In the future, people will just be voting for some AI abortion avatar or other, while the junta continues its work behind the scenes unhindered.
I'm frankly surprised that the postermongers haven't figure out that the right way to do this is to apply their posters directly over the windshields of Teslas. Much more efficient use of pique.
Soros and Democrat dollars purchasing open borders, government bloat and grift, trans activism, astroturfers, vandalism and, above all, judicial corruption.
He was caught - by you, Ann.
Who did you call to get the posters removed?
"There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. After Dobbs ended the federal right to an abortion, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting that the old law could not be enforced. That question is currently pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Oral argument was last November — before a court with a liberal majority."
Democrats bitch that the 1849 statute was passed before women had the vote, which is true. Also true is that they had over 100 years from getting the right to vote in 1920 to Dobbs to codify Abortions being legal. They didn't because it was more valuable as a fund raising an election tool.
I doubt there's a hot-line for inappropriately installed pro-left propaganda on public property.
Curious George said:
"They didn't because it was more valuable as a fund raising an election tool. "
Bingo
The average leftist in Madison thinks they own the city (and based on the common council, they do) so public property is their property. I'm surprised the poster wasn't a city employee working on the clock. The problem Wisconsin faces it that they also think they own the entire state despite the millions living outside of Dane County who disagree.
"There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. ... Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting that the old law could not be enforced. "
Okay, and just how old are the Wisconsin statutes against murder, assault, arson, theft? You could be on the verge of creating an anarchist paradise there!
No fainting couch about the legality? Guess grumps aimed at the guy is Madison Egalitarianism…
Freder: "For someone who is very particular about using correct language (except of course, when it comes to differentiating pardon and commutation), you sure have a broad definition of vandalism."
I asked Grok: "Is it accurate to refer to the pasting of posters on public property as "vandalism"?"
Grok said: "Yes, it’s generally accurate to call pasting posters on public property “vandalism” in the legal and common-sense meaning of the term, especially in a place like Madison, Wisconsin. Vandalism typically involves intentionally defacing or damaging property without permission, and sticking posters on public walls with adhesive fits that description—whether or not it causes permanent harm. Legally, Wisconsin Statute 943.01 defines "criminal damage to property" as intentionally causing damage to someone else’s property (public or private) without consent. For public property, like a city wall or pole, Madison Ordinance 23.02 specifically bans posting signs or notices without permission, implying that doing so is a form of misuse or defacement. Courts don’t always require deep physical damage—leaving adhesive residue, altering appearance, or forcing cleanup can qualify. So, pasting those political posters without a city okay? That’s vandalism under the law, likely a misdemeanor or citation unless it’s egregious. In everyday language, “vandalism” also tracks. Most people would see unsolicited posters slathered on public spaces as messing up the look of the place—especially if they’re hard to remove or start peeling off in a sloppy mess. Your disapproval of it in your neighborhood suggests that vibe: it’s unwanted, it’s intrusive, it’s defacing something shared. There’s a slight nuance—some might argue it’s just “littering” or “illegal posting” if the harm’s minimal, and street artists might call it “expression.” But legally and practically, “vandalism” holds up as a fair label here. It’s not a stretch to use it for those posters on public property in Madison. Does that sit right with how you’re seeing it play out?"
Test. I'm getting a sign-in prompt that I haven't seen before.
Al Maxine Bedroom: A-a-a-bort.
Women were not denied equal representation under the Constitution. It must have been a local thing in sanctuary states a la human rites narrated with handmade tales. It must have been a Democratic kink.
"Courts don’t always require deep physical damage—leaving adhesive residue..."
Oh! I'm having flashbacks to the takeover of the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011. Tape was used on the valuable marble.
Here's the video of Meade interacting with the worker tasked with removing the tape residue.
And here's my post about the cost of cleanup: "About that claim that it could cost $7.5 million to clean up and restore the Wisconsin Capitol building."
I asked Grok: "Is it accurate to refer to the pasting of posters on public property as "vandalism"?"
I actually don't give a shit what Grok tells you. Since when is Grok a linguist?
I'm thinking more about the fear of getting caught. There are always people around who have no respect for property interests.
You mean like people who destroy the property of homeless people and also accidentally kill them in the process?
@Freder You should have shown appreciation for my taking your issue seriously. You don't deserve my responses. You've made that clear.
You should have shown appreciation for my taking your issue seriously.
Running to Grok for an answer is hardly taking my issue "seriously".
If you could come back and shown me where people have been successfully prosecuted for posting political signs (which supposedly has among the most stringent first amendment protections) on public property, then I would have appreciated your input.
without responding to someone undeserving..
Let me ask the crowd serious, yet hypothetical questions:
Is graffiti "vandalism"?
Is graffiti NOT graffiti IF it's done with pre printed signs instead of spray paint?
Is graffiti NOT graffiti IF it supports your political side?
inquiring minds WANT to know
Our Professor said:
"I didn't say I was surprised he'd deface public property. I said I couldn't believe he had the nerve to spend that much time defacing public property in a highly trafficked place in broad daylight."
Any one here think that it's Possible, that the poster poster was NOT being paid?
Any one here think that they WEREN'T a Government official?
I photographed the posters this morning, but yesterday evening, I saw the man pasting them up. I couldn't believe that he had the nerve, in daylight hours, to deface public property. How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence? Are you picturing desperate, anarchic citizens who don't care about anything but abortion?
It worked on you for most of your life.
It should be easy for you to understand what he was thinking and what the Democrat party thinks. Just use some historical examples to fill in the blanks.
"I couldn't believe that he had the nerve" I couldnt believe! How could he! They should be better! I would be distressed if! That turn of phrase has been mercifully absent from Althouse posts for a while now. The blog is better for it.
Ann Althouse said...
"Are Democrats still riding the Abortion horse in Wisconsin? Is that still a thing? If it is a legitimate issue...."
Absolutely, it is!
There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. After Dobbs ended the right to an abortion, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting the old law could not be enforced. That question is currently pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Oral argument was last November — before a court with a liberal majority. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in February 2024, arguing for a right to abortion under the Wisconsin Constitution. That case is pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and oral argument has not yet been heard.
Are you seriously posting that as an argument? Do you think there is any reason or logic to support that argument?
The person defacing that wall succeeded in influencing you.
Yet you wonder how he could feel comfortable doing it...
"There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. ... Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting that the old law could not be enforced. "
Is it possible for the state legislature to repeal that statute, or to pass one to legalize abortion, or is the court the only means available?
It should be easy for you to understand what he was thinking and what the Democrat party thinks. Just use some historical examples to fill in the blanks.
Oh, don't give me this holier than thou shit. I doubt there is a recent political campaign where representatives of all parties have posted posters and signs on public (or even private) property without permission or permit.
And don't pretend that tearing down the opponents signs is limited to Democratic assholes.
“How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence?” People likely to vote for a liberal Democrat judge will not be dissuaded by such illegal or antisocial acts since they intend that the judge engage in those kinds of acts.
I posted a question to the lawyers this morning, but I guess the blog ate it, so I'll re-post:
It's normally considered illegal to remove somebody else's campaign signage, sometimes it's a serious offense. In this case however, the signage has been illegally emplaced. Would there be a penalty for a good citizen who removes it from this place, on the pretext that they are mitigating vandalism? Or does the illegal bill-posting enjoy campaign privilege?
"tcrosse said...
"There's an 1849 statute in Wisconsin that criminalizes abortion. ... Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit asserting that the old law could not be enforced. "
Is it possible for the state legislature to repeal that statute, or to pass one to legalize abortion, or is the court the only means available?"
Of course they can. Both sides have been pretty entrenched in their positions.
"LeMahieu’s hints about a new statewide abortion ban come as Republicans are pushing to install EXTREME politician Brad Schimel on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Schimel continues to support enforcement of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. With Schimel on the bench, Republican politicians in Madison would be free to pursue even more restrictive bans on abortion access in Wisconsin, putting lives in jeopardy and further eroding our right to privacy and other core freedoms.
“Devin LeMahieu and his fellow Republicans are eager to force through a statewide abortion ban, and they’re counting on EXTREME politician Brad Schimel to give it his rubber stamp on the Supreme Court,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund. “Rather than focus on lowering costs for working families by funding child care and extending post-partum care as a part of Medicaid coverage, EXTREME politicians like Devin LeMahieu and Robin Vos are attacking our right to privacy and other core freedoms. Enough is enough.”
Like I said the other day, Democrats love using the word EXTREME. And their mindless followers take it like mother's milk.
Field Marshall Freder: "Oh, don't give me this holier than thou shit. I doubt there is a recent political campaign where representatives of all parties have posted posters and signs on public (or even private) property without permission or permit.
And don't pretend that tearing down the opponents signs is limited to Democratic assholes."
Shorter Freder: republicans are very very guilty for what New Soviet Democratials are doing on via video/photo.
"How does it help your candidate to conspicuously trash the neighborhood of the people you hope to influence? "
Democrats *like* people trashing public property.
Especially in service of their propaganda.
I looked at that dark underpass on Google Street view. It is amazingly free of graffiti.
Madison is a tightly controlled city. The BLM activities were an anomaly.
Freder Frederson said...
It should be easy for you to understand what he was thinking and what the Democrat party thinks. Just use some historical examples to fill in the blanks.
Oh, don't give me this holier than thou shit. I doubt there is a recent political campaign where representatives of all parties have posted posters and signs on public (or even private) property without permission or permit.
And don't pretend that tearing down the opponents signs is limited to Democratic assholes.
The democrat party is at 25ish% favorability for a reason. You are assholes. Everyone thinks you are assholes.
Everyone else in the country is realizing that we are not going to be able to have nice things as long as you are around.
You need to go look in the mirror Freder. Everyone hates you. And pretty soon nobody is going to defend what is done to you. You are incompatible with a free high trust society because your political tribe is based on lies and violence and force.
Trump is the best deal you are going to get. What comes after Trump is not going to be nearly as kind or gentle.
Next up for Freder: Everybody knows how frequently republicans firebomb the cars of their political opponents, so lets not pretend anyone has a higher moral standing here!
Sorry about that
Next up for Freder: Everybody knows how frequently republicans firebomb the cars of their political opponents, so lets not pretend anyone has a higher moral standing here!
Fuck you: "Since 1977, when the National Abortion Federation (NAF) first began gathering statistics on anti-abortion violence, anti-abortion activists have committed 11 murders, 42 bombings, 200 acts of arson and 531 assaults, all of which were directed at patients and those working in abortion care."
And of course you hate the Southern Poverty Law Center, so you will not believe it. If so, find something to contradict me.
I don't thinks this includes the Olympic Park Bombing in Atlanta in 1996 (and Rudolph ended up pleading guilty to a total of four bombings to avoid the death penalty).
Are you picturing desperate, anarchic citizens who don't care about anything but abortion?
I don't think they even care that much abortion; they just hate Trump and are using abortion as a cudgel.
Field Marshall Freder: "I don't thinks this includes the Olympic Park Bombing in Atlanta in 1996 (and Rudolph ended up pleading guilty to a total of four bombings to avoid the death penalty)."
As we speak, hundreds if not thousands of Freder mobs are standing outside Tesla showrooms shouting "Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy!".
And yes Freder, the Southern Poverty Law Center is an utterly corrupted lying liars that lie- filled marxist crew that has been bastardizing stats for decades in support of New Soviet Democratical ends. They are an absolute joke.
Pasting Susan Crawford... violence against women? Safe and legal. Now isn't that ironic. Karmic, some may say. Abort. Sequester the "burden" of evidence. #NoJudgment #NoLabels
"He was caught - by you, Ann.
Who did you call to get the posters removed?"
Madison wouldn't do anything about it.
Seriously, they just wouldn't.
You mean like people who destroy the property of homeless people and also accidentally kill them in the process?
Done by Democrats.
Freder Frederson said...
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More of this, please.
Yeh. Last seventy years, or 150 years of American politics, culture, and media. Raped while white here. Nothing changes. I'll die without justice, called a klansman for simply pursuing justice.
It's not a frigging mystery, Althouse. There are millions of us. They just use different ways to disappear us here.
If you're this sensitive, how about educating yourself on the millions of we victims denied even a day in court, because of the intentional swaying of courts to protect criminals only, and the starvation of fund that leave nearly-killed, sexually-tortured people like me without a day in the courts?
Too much work? Too much challenging your foundational, careerist ambitions? Screw you and all your lazy, fat, taxpayer-subsidized peers. You helped destroy us.
Enjoy your success. Enjoy your bloody stupid morning walks and idiotic praise of that anti-justice graffitti. I think you're a dim bulb.
Ann Althouse said...
"Artists were invited to paint on the plywood that covered broken windows. The artists were not breaking the law or creating the conditions that led to the use of plywood. They were doing what the people through their representatives thought would be an improvement."
Wasn't there a mural on plywood showing a pig in a police uniform? Was that an improvement?
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