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Originally Posted by Steve_A
Hi Steve_G,
That poster in your first post is some sort of police pledge, as much as I can see from the image. Is it that the police pledge that they will always say that to you when they question you about anything?
What does the whole poster say?
It's funny but it seems that Boing Boing is suggesting all of these subversive elements to the police posters. Is it Boing Boing who is the real one trying to influence the reader?
Best regards,
Steve
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It's part of a formal police caution. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say..." I'm not sure if that's 100% correct wording but it's along those lines.
I have no idea what it says in the small writing at the bottom as i didn't take the pic, but from a psychological pov it doesn't matter- the initial impact is what counts. For example:
WE ARE WATCHING
FOOTBALL THIS EVENING ON SKY SPORTS AT 7.30PM
Imagine sseing that on a poster from 20 metres away- are you gonna get the impression a match is on? Or would you be looking for the cameras?
Mind control / emotional manipulation technique, I would suggest in this case designed to instill feelings of tension, anxiety and guilt. Even if you stop to read the small print and it's completely benign the initial emotional impact has still been absorbed.
I would guess that Boing is trying to lessen the impact through the use of humour- laughter is great at breaking tension and relaxing people, the opposite of what the original posters are designed to achieve.
Or it might just be "ze famous English sense of humour"
