Rise up...

Discovery on the CTA Purple line south-bound

So I was riding the CTA home from work tonight, and as I was sitting in my seat I glanced over and saw a sticker stuck behind one of the seats in front of me. As I looked at it I realized what it was an image of...either of you want to venture a guess before I spill the beans...

It's a silhouette of one of the more infamous images of the Abu Ghraib torture victims:

Unless you've been living under a rock or you only watch Fox News, you know about these images and their implication. I often slide into a political tirade at this point, but I don't feel it is necessary to open up discussion of whether or not the use of torture (physical or psychological) should be used in prison camps...because its just plain wrong, HELLO!

Anyway, just wanted to give a nod to the people who have produced and distributed these stickers as well as to the person who planted this one (if they are not one and the same). I think more artists and activists such as that need to begin plastering the country with this stuff. Forget the pretentious prick with the "Impeach Bush" bumper sticker on his Humvee (he's called an oxymoron, kids)...I mean plaster them everywhere...and if you get caught, don't tell them I sent you. Now go decorate the CTA for me...I mean isn't that what we will be paying the extra $.25/ride for...decorating privileges?

p.s. Sorry for the bad picture. The sticker was behind a seat which contained a large man who was glaring at me for taking pictures behind his back. So his gargantuan shadow made it hard to get a clear picture, and until I get a camera phone with built-in flash this will have to do.