A couple of images from the D.C. Metro. Given the cultural prominence of “Big Brother is Watching You” from Orwell’s 1984 I was surprised to see these posters reading “Our cameras, undercover police and passengers are watching you.”
Big Brother is Watching You on the DC Metro
These anti-sexual-harassment posters actually originated from the MBTA in Boston 5 years ago – see http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/04/t_launches_camp.html
The UK has indulged in even more tone-deaf messages:
http://gunfreezone.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/secure-beneath-the-watchful-eyes-poster.jpg
http://www.3quarksdaily.com/.a/6a00d8341c562c53ef01156f96b6c8970c-800wi
http://default.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/11134/000001409/1b49/police-warning.jpg
And of course this was easy meat for indignant satirists:
http://craphound.com/images/fearmongering.png.jpg
https://lh3.ggpht.com/-ILsBn2ZPDe4/Tv6Bp8q-AkI/AAAAAAAADXM/wORbMtdF9RI/s1600/1984-was-not-supposed-to-be-an-instruction-manual.jpg