As the nation’s capital is rocked by soaring homicide numbers, community activists have begun a campaign to place thousands of signs across the city quoting the Fifth Commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.”
The campaign is an attempt to “prick the conscience of many and spark conversations and anti-violence actions,” according to its organizers, the D.C. community group Anacostia Coordinating Council.
The office of D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser, a Catholic Democrat, will provide 1,000 of the posters, and D.C. restaurant chain owner Andy Shallal will underwrite 2,000 more, WTOP reported.
The signs, which quote the Fifth Commandment in bold white letters against a red background, will be placed in stores, restaurants, homes, and community buildings throughout the city.
A ‘desensitized’ community
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