cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21960813
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2024
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What’s the problem?
At first glance, "the right call" makes me think spatially in terms of direction - i.e. always call the phone number on the right side of the page, instead of the left side.
(Obviously they mean the correct call to get the correct help, but it's still funny).
A few things.
The poster seem to normalise people being hit or run over by cars.
It seems to normalise the blame of being hit to the fault of the pedestrian, as opposed to the driver or vehicle operator, which is no where to be seen.
It seems to associate the intelligence of a person with that of a animal that made the same mistake, ie. wanting to cross the road safely.
There is an activate campaign in Toronto called Vision Zero. Its goal is to have zero traffic fatalities in Toronto. This poster kind of says to me "ohh well we tried, but people will still get hit or run over"
What? All it's saying is not to call 911 for that kind of thing.
Don’t underestimate a raccoon’s intelligence. Put a half eaten burger in the world’s most secure safe, he’ll crack that mother and he’ll tell all his friends how he did it.