The Danger of the Stick Figure Family (and other bumper stickers)

drudolph11 · October 2014

So I saw a report on the news the other day about the danger of having those little stick figure family stickers on the back of your car and other bumper stickers. I tried to find a link to the exact story I saw but can't find it but I did find another one. It's just something that I have never ever even thought twice about. It's just scary what people do and how something as harmless as the benign stick figure family or the "my child's an honor student at xyz middle school"can be dangerous :-( is sad

https://m.krmg.com/news/news/national/your-stick-figure-family-may-be-putting-your-famil/nfKzd/

kellbell1982 · October 2014

I saw this a few months ago and thought it was a little ridiculous. I hate the culture of fear mongering in our country. On a related note, I saw a stick figure fam online with the dad behind bars lol and I love the zombie family

bakingmama123 · October 2014

I've been against the stick families that have names, that's just a horrible idea. Giving strangers access to your children's information is never a good idea. I remember it being on an episode of Dexter a couple years ago where the guy used the kids names to kidnap them and it seemed really plausible. I also hate the little athlete pictures with the kids names and jersey numbers on them, that is also wayy too much information to give out. No stranger should have that information!

I like the generic movie/tv show families, they are cute.

kellbell1982 · October 2014

bakingmama123 said:
I've been against the stick families that have names, that's just a horrible idea. Giving strangers access to your children's information is never a good idea. I remember it being on an episode of Dexter a couple years ago where the guy used the kids names to kidnap them and it seemed really plausible. I also hate the little athlete pictures with the kids names and jersey numbers on them, that is also wayy too much information to give out. No stranger should have that information!

I like the generic movie/tv show families, they are cute.

So much this! I hate companies that make backpacks etc with the child's name. In big cities most people know not to put their children in anythin with their name, but not everyone is as aware of the danger. Children can be fooled by adults especially if they seem to know their name. It scares me in particular because as a young girl I had an airbrushed white jean jacket with my name on it(lol how's that for an 80s mental pic) anyway this old man called out my name and when I turned around he exposed himself to me! The guy was like 80 and he did that gross tongue flick thing ugh still traumatized

jpavenski · October 2014

@kellbell1982‌ that's aweful! My dad owns an auto body shop & is always changing up my families cars. I used to have my name in purple on my drivers side door, but it still freaked me out when at a drive through the dude would call me by name! I did hear about the danger of the stick people sticker. I think the ones without names are ok, my friend has the zombie family lol

Whitfry · October 2014

I'm a fan of the zombie families, in think they're cute. But I wouldn't put them on my car.

Can I just say that I despise all the Calvin and Hobbes stickers out there? They're mostly a depiction of Calvin peeing on shit. The creator of the comics, Bill Watterson, never approved merchandise based on his characters. I think it's awful the way people take advantage of his work. But I'm a stickler for giving artists credit and respect.

CourtD2013 · October 2014

kellbell1982 said:

So much this! I hate companies that make backpacks etc with the child's name. In big cities most people know not to put their children in anythin with their name, but not everyone is as aware of the danger. Children can be fooled by adults especially if they seem to know their name. It scares me in particular because as a young girl I had an airbrushed white jean jacket with my name on it(lol how's that for an 80s mental pic) anyway this old man called out my name and when I turned around he exposed himself to me! The guy was like 80 and he did that gross tongue flick thing ugh still traumatized

That sounds awful and creepy, but you're jacket sounds amazing. I remember having an airbrushed shirt that I never wanted to wash for fear it would be ruined or fade(haven't thought about that for years). And, yes, I agree with you all that the names are just not a smart idea, but it does make me sad to think that's the society we live in.

CoozieInMyPurse · October 2014

Before I met MH, I joked that I wanted a single female surrounded by ten cats on the back of my car. (I didn't have any cats).

drudolph11 · October 2014

@kellbell1982‌ hehe I love the zombie ones too. My SO pointed out the alien one where it is blasting away the stick figure family those are funny too. I also saw one with the family and the wife was missing (it was on the back of a big truck) and it said "spot available" so they can be funny. Personally I wouldn't put a sick figure family on my car. Just something I found interesting

@Whitfry‌ yea I absolutely hate the "peeing on..." stickers those are just so idiotic to me. I swear if my SO ever put one on his car I would take it off in the middle of the night

The fact is maybe were a little over sensitized but like I watch the ID channel all the time. So little things like that freak me out. I now live in a smaller town kinda suburbish (not a word haha) where we don't get a lot of crime but I grew up in a large city where that reality was very real. It's scary sometimes. I deliver food for an Italian restaurant which I have been doing for years but I still get a little creeped out when I have to deliver to a not so desirable part of town at night. I have to stop watching so much ID lol

kellbell1982 · October 2014

ID addict over here too, no shame I'm watching right now. I've come to expect I'll be slain by a psycho at any moment, it seems that common if you watch this channel enough

drudolph11 · October 2014

@kellbell1982‌ bahahaha I literally lol'ed to your last post. I have come to expect that I will be kidnapped in broad daylight in the middle of a busy shopping mall, cuz it happens!! SO hates it!! I will relate something that happened on ID to something in our life and he will be like "that happened in fucking Australia, and they were lesbians" hahaha I think he if about ready to call the cable company and have that channel taken off

JCWhitey · October 2014

I feel like this is totally one of those urban legend things that has never actually happened. People need to stop being so uptight. I might also worry less because everyone in this town knows my name, my son's name, my husband's name, where we work... in a small town new people are fun and interesting, we were even in the newsletter. Privacy doesn't exist in a town like this.

I actually love those stick figures when people aren't being serious with them. I saw one on a car that had about 8 kids all with names like "Moonbean" and "Daydream" and "Viper". It HAD to be a joke. The ones with a dozen cats always makes me laugh, too.

JCWhitey · October 2014

drudolph11 · October 2014

@JCWhitey‌ hehe I agree these are better!!

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ngolimento · October 2014

I love original stick families. The back of my car has a ninja for me, a pirate for DH, and a bunch of chickens as our children.

mangomimosa · October 2014

I hate those things anyway. Though I agree about the fear mongering/urban legend comments above.

Worse --- TRUCK BALLS. Those are the nastiest fucking things ever in the entire world and I want to castrate every truck I see them on. If I had a little more badass in me, I'd do it regularly.

JCWhitey · October 2014

@mangomimosa I think they either made or tried to make those illegal in the CA. I remember hearing it being discussed on the radio once.

rm2013 · October 2014

mangomimosa said:

Worse --- TRUCK BALLS. Those are the nastiest fucking things ever in the entire world and I want to castrate every truck I see them on. If I had a little more badass in me, I'd do it regularly.

I was going to say the exact same thing!!! There are just disgusting, and I hope they are out of style in a couple years so I don't have to answer "Mommy what's that?" when DD spots one. I see them a lot.

sunset30 · October 2014

Darbie914 said:

Wow, that is scary. It really is sad that this is the type of world we live in.

But this thread has reminded me that I have to get my 'Baby on Board' tag. I despise the look of them but better safe than sorry.

Just out of curiosity, what do you mean by better safe than sorry with that tag?

mandi195 · October 2014

DH and I both have star wars families on our vehicles. I'm Boba Fett, DH is Obi Wan, and our boys are ewoks

drudolph11 · October 2014

Ahhhh etsy has Tarsis family decals!! The geek in me wants them now!! :-bd

FrecklesInside · October 2014

sunset30 said:

Darbie914 said:

Wow, that is scary. It really is sad that this is the type of world we live in.

But this thread has reminded me that I have to get my 'Baby on Board' tag. I despise the look of them but better safe than sorry.

Just out of curiosity, what do you mean by better safe than sorry with that tag?

The baby on board tag is not so that people don't drive around you like assholes (because seriously, we should do this for all people, not just if there is a baby in the car). The purpose of the tag is so that if the vehicle is in an accident, first responders know there is a baby to look for/retrieve/care for etc.

kellbell1982 · October 2014

rm2013 said:

mangomimosa said:

Worse --- TRUCK BALLS. Those are the nastiest fucking things ever in the entire world and I want to castrate every truck I see them on. If I had a little more badass in me, I'd do it regularly.

I was going to say the exact same thing!!! There are just disgusting, and I hope they are out of style in a couple years so I don't have to answer "Mommy what's that?" when DD spots one. I see them a lot.

I passionately hate truck balls especially the pink fleshy looking ones with the veins! What kind of little man complex does one need to think these are a good idea?

kellbell1982 · October 2014

megaugust10 said:
My friend who is in the army was saying with with the stick families who have their pets on the cars as well. If you see everyone in the stickers is in the car the house is empty. It could help robbers because they know they don't have to deal with anyone there people or pet.

How would they know where you live if you are out on the road? Except the few moments when you pull out of the driveway but that seems like a slim chance. When I lived in base housing that would have been a real fear because people on base will steal anything not nailed down, same with shipmates on the ships forget honor, military folks can be just as shitty as a common criminal on the street

JCWhitey · October 2014

kellbell1982 said:

My friend who is in the army was saying with with the stick families who have their pets on the cars as well. If you see everyone in the stickers is in the car the house is empty. It could help robbers because they know they don't have to deal with anyone there people or pet.
How would they know where you live if you are out on the road? Except the few moments when you pull out of the driveway but that seems like a slim chance. When I lived in base housing that would have been a real fear because people on base will steal anything not nailed down, same with shipmates on the ships forget honor, military folks can be just as shitty as a common criminal on the street

Which, if they are watching your driveway they probably already know who all lives in your house and don't need car stick figures to know when you're all there or not.

Again, I looked and didn't see a single incident of this happening so I still stand by it being an Urban Legend with no real backing.

hydrangeablue · October 2014

I always think of Dexter when I see those stick figure families on cars... so creepy.

kellbell1982 · October 2014

I second @JCWhitey‌'s stance that it's an urban legend, exactly what I meant by fear mongering it's ridiculous the stories that go around especially on facebook as well as the amount of people who do but understand the concept of satire and post stories directly from a satire website and believe them to be real

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