Monday 6 March 2017

"Life is Easier With Guilt" Public Information Campaign

This is part 2 of our look at crime in Scarfolk (see last week’s post about 'Real British Crime').

In 1972, Scarfolk Council decided that the "presumption of innocence before being proven guilty" was a bit too presumptuous.



A council spokesperson said that "such legal bureaucracy completely ignores the rights of guilty people who want to be legally recognised as guilty but have either committed a crime that has unfortunately gone undetected, or are, through no fault of their own, awaiting trials which could take many months, even years to rightfully establish their guilt.



The spokesman also pointed out that people may be guilty of actions that are not yet considered crimes and underlined the importance of recognising these people’s culpability to ensure peace of mind.

In the spring of 1973, the government's propaganda department launched a campaign that promoted guilt as a desirable attribute. It was so successful that many people feared they might not be guilty enough and committed horrific crimes to nurture in themselves feelings of self-worth and wellbeing.

The campaign featured a policeman whose nickname was "PC Fang". Allegedly, he had the ability to instil a deep sense of guilt in even the most innocent citizens. Some say he achieved this by using supernatural powers; others say he used a hammer.

A frame from a lost public information film that played at cinemas during the advertisements. 

A T-shirt compulsorily worn by children.


17 comments:

  1. of course the only question is 'where do i get the t-shirt'!

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  2. I'm a child, when can I be compulsed with one of those shirts?

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  3. And so we find out where 2000AD got the inspiration from Judge Death from.

    Now, about putting those T-Shirts up for sale...

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  4. That tshirt looks pretty cool! - John

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  5. Would it be possible to get the compulsorily T-shirt as a real one that can be worn?

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  6. Now I kinda want one of those T-shirts.

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  7. Something almost Catholic about that approach.

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  8. I would scour the Op Shops for one of those shirts but the staff have been rounded up for not stealing from the till.

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  9. I want that t-shirt. I want it, I need it.

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  10. {;ease say this t-shirt is available in adult sizes....

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  11. T shirt please! Size l- where do I pay?

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  12. I've been scouring my local charity shops for one of these but to no avail. Would it be possible to buy one direct from the Council?

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  13. 2xl please - guilty of being a lard-arsed drain on the state.

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  14. Is the t shirt available on Amazon or Ebay?

    Limited edition?

    I wonder what sizes and the prices too

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