Show WHY MUTILATE Is it just thoughtlessness or is is it downright perversity t that h a t causes so many road direction and object signs to be defaced and mutilated through being used for targets we think of those using firearms as sportsmen but those who mutilate these direction signs in this manner certainly could not be classified as such A sportsman is first of all a conservationist ti not only of natural resources but of all things of value he would not be capable of such wanton vandalism we must conclude that not all who carry guns are sportsmen not only do the road signs represent re s e n t considerable expenditure of money but they are placed along our highways some for the purpose of protecting life and property y and others as aids to strangers in finding the most direct route to their destinations the value of the sign for either purpose is lost if it is defaced or mutilated recognizing this the true sportsman who wishes to indulge in target practice will take time to set up a board or other object as a target |