Inmates Prank Vermont State Police By Painting Pigs Into Official Decals
For the last year, State Police officers have been cruising around Vermont highways with an inmate joke painted on the side of their cars. A prison inmate who makes license plates added a clever image of a pig to police decals. Officials say that the misprinted decals were found on about 30 cruisers.
The Washington Post reports that the 16-inch car door decals are made by prisoners in Windsor. One of the inmates altered one of the spots on the cow to resemble a pig, referencing the derogatory term for a police officer.
State police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said:
“It dishonors the memory of those past and present members, especially for those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.”
Officials believe that state cruisers have been driving around with the pig image for about a year. The prank decals were discovered recently when an officer was doing an inspection on his vehicle.
State police Maj. Bill Sheets said:
“While some may find humor in the decal modifications, the joke unfortunately comes at the expense of the taxpayers.”
Andy Pallito, commissioner of the Department of Corrections, said that new decals will be made on Monday for about $780 apiece. Pallito also said that he was working to find out who altered the state decals.
What do you think about the police pig prank? Do you think this is funny or offensive?
Tags : inmate prank, pig prank, police decals, police prank, vermont state police
Posted: February 3, 2012
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Feb 3, 2012
Funny as hell.
Feb 4, 2012
Pretty funny.
Feb 4, 2012
Funny!
Feb 4, 2012
Funny. They didn't come out and say, "Police Officers are Pigs!" and paint that on the sign. A Piggy-spot on a cow? Kind of like a "Find the hidden picture" Plus, they're not inciting others to say "Police are Pigs" so no hatred being spread. Just an inside-inmate-joke. I hope that the Police in VT just switch their decals and go about their business, and maybe do a little better QA before letting prisoners design their car decals.
Feb 5, 2012
Funny, no harm done, I don't understand how it will cost "$780 apiece", surely, get the inmates to do it again.
Feb 6, 2012
My advice to Vermont State Police: lighten up.
After all, PIG stands for Pride, Integrity and Guts.
Feb 14, 2012
Would be cheaper to buy some brown paint to fix it. In fact, it would be more responsible use of tax payers money.
Feb 15, 2012
I totally agree with Mark, it wouldn't take much for a pro to touch up the decal with a little paint!!
SAVE those poor tax payers money, in these hard times….. kinda funny though…….. (:
Feb 27, 2012
neither funny or offensive… what's the pig deal.
Feb 27, 2012
30 cruisers…wow. idiots