They Actually Have To Be Told To Not Do This?

Emergency signs used to promote fish fries :

AP - Thu Jul 27, 8:20 PM ET

NEWPORT, Ind. - State homeland security officials have warned Vermillion County to stop using electronic emergency message boards to advertise fish fries, spaghetti dinners and other events.
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Who's brain fart was that? Advertisements on emergency signs?
Let's put a Domino's ad on the Amber Alert signs while we're at it.