If They Enforced Bank Regulation Like They Do Park Rules …

Posted by KATHY GILL, Technology Policy Analyst in Politics, Society.
Nov 21st, 2011 | 4 responses

We Wouldn’t Be In This Mess In The First Place!

This image is from a DU post dated Sun Nov-20-11 09:20 PM - Help Us ID Location, Protester and Photographer

This meme — as a tweet and photo of an unidentified protester holding a sign — has been making the rounds of the interwebs.

Wed 16 Nov : @estellevw

“If only they enforced bank regulations like they do park rules, we wouldn’t be in this mess.” #OWS

Early Sun 20 Nov : Cory @doctorow

“If Only They Enforced Bank Regulations Like They Do Park Rules, We Wouldn’t Be In This Mess” #OWS

Late Sun 20 Nov : @CalFireNews

#OWS Irony repeat: If they enforced bank regulations like they do park rules, we wouldn’t be in this mess! #PepperSprayTheBankers

Late Sun 20 Nov : OccupyToronto

If they enforced bank regulations like they do park rules, we wouldn’t be in this mess! http://ht.ly/7zMD9 #occupytoronto #ows #occupy

See more tweets from Topsy.

The image is also found here:

• Nov 19, 2011 : Naked Capitalism
• Nov 20, 2011 10:56 am : Tumblr
• Nov 20, 2011 ~4 pm : TwitPic
• Nov 20, 2011 ~6.00 pm : Reddit
• Nov 20, 2011 6.21 pm (supposedly via Facebook, no link) : Google+

Update: The photo is used as the Facebook profile image for Michelle Millette; have messaged her.

More at Google+.

4 Responses to “If They Enforced Bank Regulation Like They Do Park Rules …”

1. Cannonshop says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:20 am

   Yup. It’s not the quantity of Regulation that is the problem, it’s the spine to actually ENFORCE the rules-specifically to enforce them evenly, and without prejudice. “Too Big to Fail” should’ve been a warning that it was “Too big to succeed”.
2. bESt buY rEwArD says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:59 am

   this girl has become very popular with her slogan. this topic also is here http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439×2353098
3. KATHY GILL, Technology Policy Analyst says:

   November 21, 2011 at 11:17 am

   Hi, bESt …yes, that’s the link in the story. Cannonshop, that’s only partly true re the financial sector — we need Glass Steagall to be reinstated.
4. sal_cuciti says:

   November 22, 2011 at 8:53 pm

   I wrote that!!October 26th on FB and I posted it on several Occupy FB pages!!!