The owner of a Muncie billboard company says a message he posted on a digital sign was meant to show support for police and wasn't racist as alleged by one woman.
Hometown Outdoor Advertising owner Gary Dragoo says the sign he posted Saturday was meant to remind the public about the importance of police. The sign read, "HATE COPS? THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED HELP CALL A CRACKHEAD."
Dragoo says he decided to change the electronic message after learning that a liquor store that's adjacent to the parking lot where the sign is located was getting complaints.
He changed the message to read, "LOVE RESPECT SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT."
Megan Thomas of Muncie saw the sign while walking with her niece and was offended, calling it "covert racism."