Have you seen a video floating around showing a guy on the hood of a moving pickup truck, begging people to call the police? When I saw it, I couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on, but thankfully, some context is now in hand: it’s all down to Baton Rouge’s notorious “sign guy,” a hoarder who confiscates roadside signs put up by local businessmen and fills his backyard with them:
BATON ROUGE, La. – A man pleaded for help after jumping on the hood of a moving truck on Coursey Blvd. after his sign was picked up, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Tommy Stubbs.
Stubbs says the man was on Coursey selling shrimp when another man driving a pickup truck pulled over and picked up his sign.
When the man in the truck went to pull off with the sign, the man selling the shrimp jumped on the hood of the pickup.
Man pleads for help on hood of truck in Baton Rouge [Troy Gaulden/WBRZ]
(Thanks, Spocko)