I would have thought this would be obvious, but evidently there is a need to put warning stickers up to prevent gang rape. Seems to me the kind of people who would engage in gang rape on the Metro are probably not the type to be deterred by stickers. Hat tip to Failblog.
“Hey, see that girl over there…how about at the next stop we…”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, dude…we can’t!”
“Why not?”
[points to sticker]
“Ohhhhhh. Nevermind then.”
UPDATE
As it turns out, the sticker is indeed real. Rather than being made by King County Metro, it appears to be art:
King County’s Blog discusses the stickers:
Don’t be fooled by fake “warning” signs on Metro buses. There is a prankster out there with good graphics but this template is not official. And, just because you see the King County logo, doesn’t mean that the message is from us.
So far, these fakes have shown up on just three or four buses in North King County with various messages. At first glance they may seem real, but when you give it a second thought you’ll realize they’re not.
Metro does have a Code of Conduct for traveling on its system. The code is also posted inside buses and at Metro facilities.
The code follows the old golden rule: Treat others they way you want to be treated. When you do that, you show respect for your fellow passengers and the transit vehicles and facilities you use.
Everyone benefits when you ride right. Transit passengers enjoy a safe, secure, comfortable and inviting atmosphere, and the overall efficiency of the transportation system improves.
Hilarious, nonetheless.
December 8, 2009 at 10:05 am |
Same as the signs in the bank saying you are not to carry a firearm. Just think… In Charlotte we are’t allowed to carry firearms on the bus either. Although it is acceptable use of deadly force to take someone’s life to prevent death or serious injury in North Carolina, in which gang rape would likely include. But… Alas we don’t have this sign either. We may not even have this law.
So… If signs at financial institutions preventing gun carrying robbers help, I think you should be happy you have these signs!
December 9, 2009 at 11:38 pm |
I’m pretty sure this is a photoshopped fake.
June 11, 2010 at 2:10 pm |
The sign isn’t photoshopped other than some prankster used photoshop to make the sign and make them into labels and then stick them on buses.
Obviously got a lot of time on their hands.
I’ve seen that same sign a couple of times now.
December 11, 2010 at 10:41 am |
We saw this sticker last night on a 28 express from downtown seattle. a few of us took cell pics of it cuz we just couldn’t believe what we were seeing.
August 21, 2011 at 2:58 pm |
The RCW is real, however.