“The superintendent who basically declared war on this gang because they murdered a little girl so I don’t think it would look good if it’s been interpreted that this gang is now on every police car as a city sticker,” said Former Police Supt. Jody Weis.
Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza has decided to go with the runner-up in the city’s parking sticker design contest, after a blogger questioned whether gang signs were in the artwork submitted by the winner.
The sticker was picked as the winner in a city-wide contest and was designed by Herbie Pulgar, a15-year-old boy who attends a school for troubled youth.
“I was trying to convey the love for Chicago, the love for our first responders,” he said.
The theme of the contest was to honor city firefighters and police officers. The freshman said his design honored first responders, as he was saved from a fire when he was 4 years old.
On Tuesday, the city clerk’s office began getting calls after a blogger said the hands in the artwork may be showing the symbol of a notorious gang. Some said both the heart and the shape of the hands in the image are evocative of gang symbols.
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