(OC) perfectly placed and worded ad sums up american police

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vantrap on June 6th, 2022 at 03:52 UTC »

What the hell kind of advertisement is that?

Dumpster_Fire_Bot on June 6th, 2022 at 05:34 UTC »

OC = Often Copies

Hstrike on June 6th, 2022 at 06:15 UTC »

Obviously this isn't OC, which you should report as breaking rule 5D.

This picture was shot in 2012, as part of a deliberately scandalous marketing campaign to promote a fictional company, Byzantium Security International, part of a spy-themed television series. See this writing by one of the creators.

Byzantium Security International's deliberately scandalous slogan — and the "in world" OOH adverts placed in New York's financial district — struck a chord with many, especially those protesting during Occupy Wall Street's one-year anniversary. Photos of the posters — and soon after, enthusiastic reactions to the online prequel — were quickly posted to CNN and the Huffington Post ... and then blogged, reblogged and retweeted thousands of times to hundreds of sites across the web.

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So spectacular was its reception, Byzantium Tests found itself on the front page of Reddit multiple times. The Byzantium Tests site soon received over 1 million unique visitors. It received coverage in Wired, Creativity, Google's Creative Sandbox showcase and other publications. It received a silver CLIO award in 2013's Games category, and was Ad Age's Small Agency awards' 2013 Campaign of the Year. It was also a winner in the "websites/microsites" category of Communication Arts' prestigious Interactive Annual.