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Clodfobble · 11-21-2005, 07:24 PM

I saw an American television public service announcement about two years ago that was effectively this same message.

Man is shown going into a diner. He's very pleasant, orders water or something from the nice young waitress. She accidentally spills a little on his leg. He goes into a rage, first slapping her across the face, then shoving her back onto the table and pouring scalding coffee across her chest, all the while screaming obscenities at her.

Then the screen cuts to black and the message appears: "If you wouldn't get away with it here, why should you get away with it at home?"

Granted, I only saw it linked on the internet because it was stirring up controversy in whatever small town it had aired in once or twice before being yanked from the station. Obviously this sign isn't disturbing or horrifying anyone in Monrovia. But spousal abuse exists here too, and there are foolish people everywhere who think public awareness campaigns can solve everything.

11-21-2005, 07:24 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I saw an American television public service announcement about two years ago that was effectively this same message. Man is shown going into a diner. He's very pleasant, orders water or something from the nice young waitress. She accidentally spills a little on his leg. He goes into a rage, first slapping her across the face, then shoving her back onto the table and pouring scalding coffee across her chest, all the while screaming obscenities at her. Then the screen cuts to black and the message appears: "If you wouldn't get away with it here, why should you get away with it at home?" Granted, I only saw it linked on the internet because it was stirring up controversy in whatever small town it had aired in once or twice before being yanked from the station. Obviously this sign isn't disturbing or horrifying anyone in Monrovia. But spousal abuse exists here too, and there are foolish people everywhere who think public awareness campaigns can solve everything.