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Posted: Jul 29 2006 12:31 am

http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S17817.html?cat=1

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Six friends spruced up in fake blood and tattered clothing were arrested in downtown Minneapolis on suspicion of toting "simulated weapons of mass destruction."

Police said the group were allegedly carrying bags with wires sticking out, making it look like a bomb, while meandering and dancing to music as part of a "zombie dance party" Saturday night.

"They were arrested for behavior that was suspicious and disturbing," said Lt. Gregory Reinhardt, a police spokesman. Police also said the group was uncooperative and intimidated people with their "ghoulish" makeup.

One group member said the "weapons" were actually backpacks modified to carry a homemade stereos and were jailed without reason. None of the six adults and one juvenile arrested have been charged.

"Given the circumstance of them being uncooperative ... why would you have those (bags) if not to intimidate people?" said Inspector Janee Harteau. "It's not a case of (police) overreacting."

Harteau also said police were on high alert because they'd gotten a bulletin about men who wear clown makeup while attacking and robbing people in other states.

Kate Kibby, one of those arrested, said previous zombie dance parties at the Mall of America and on light-rail trains have occurred without incident. Last fall, nearly 200 people took part in a "zombie pub crawl" in northeast Minneapolis.

Kibby said they were cooperative and followed the two officers to the station where they were questioned and eventually loaded into a van and booked into jail.

"It was clear to us that they were trying to get a rise out of us," KIbby said.

Members of the group could face lesser charges like disorderly conduct, police said.

Posted: Jul 29 2006 05:11 am

Sorry to be trite, but what a bunch of knee-jerk reactionary paranoid faggots

Posted: Jul 29 2006 02:02 pm

There's the top candidate for Fucktard of the Month.

Posted: Jul 29 2006 04:06 pm

Sorry to be a conservative, but I understand where the cops are coming from. A lot of people would call the cops on some kids doing shit like that, because a lot of people are knee-jerk reactionary paranoid faggots.

Posted: Jul 29 2006 04:31 pm

People dressing as zombies is not a real threat, the cops were pretty much wasting their time and those people's.

Posted: Jul 30 2006 02:26 pm

After spending a weekend with some zombies, I gotta say we need to stop the discrimination and racism. They are people too, with feelings and families.

Posted: Jul 30 2006 02:47 pm

this is the most ridiculous thing i've ever fucking heard,and first hand proof that propaganda from news corperations and the u.s government have scared americans to death.

Simulated weapons of mass destruction? what?
it was kids dressing up and having a good time! they were fucking DANCING.

good christ.

Posted: Jul 30 2006 08:34 pm

It's not something I'd get worked up over, but it's something some fuckstick Christian mother who never turns off CNN would get worked up over. Like I said, I see where the cops are coming from. If they didn't take any action, there's a chance, and possibly a pretty good chance, that someone would have called the cops and said some kids were out with what they thought looked like weapons, or explosives.

People are fucksticks.

Posted: Aug 13 2006 05:24 am

I am not afraid of WMDs.

I am, however, terrified of zombies. And especially dancing zombies. Any zombie that can dance can probably run, and thus catch me and eat my delicious brains. And I for one will not stand by idly while even the threat of delicious brain eating continues to exist. We as americans need to protect our precious brain matter from the zombie menace.

So im okay with a cursory inspection to determine the vital signs of our youth.

Posted: Aug 13 2006 01:23 pm

Hell, there are old women who phone 911 for a terrorist alert every time they see out-of-state license plates. What the hell is wrong with the world!

Posted: Aug 14 2006 01:57 pm

why people always put that kind of things on the back of zombies.. zombies are cool, zombies are our friends !! Razz

Posted: Aug 16 2006 03:07 pm

If I was a cop I'd arrest those kids too on the grounds of being fucking dumbasses. Zombie dance party? Come on. That makeup didn't put itself on, so you had plenty of time to think this whole thing over and realize it's a stupid waste of time. I miss eugenics :'(

Posted: Aug 17 2006 05:59 pm

I agree with Dr. Jeebus, and vow to support him should he ever run for president.

Posted: Aug 18 2006 04:44 am

Actually, running for president in 2020 is one of my many ill-fated plans.

Posted: Aug 18 2006 01:44 pm

Cool.

Which party?

Joined: Feb 24 2006 Posts: 2578

Char Aznable wrote:

Cool.

Which party?

Toga party.

Posted: Aug 19 2006 03:37 am

Problem is I don't fall along party lines. I'm a fiscal conservative and social liberal for the most part, but I'm pro-choice and in favor of capital punishment, so poth parties hate me already, lol.Unfortunately, running as an independant is suicide, so I'd probably go for the Republican nomination.

Posted: Aug 19 2006 06:13 am

I think instead of seeking a nomination from a major party, you seek endorsements from major corporations. You could run under the Nintendo/Coca-Cola/Burger King ticket with Wario as your running mate.

Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

You sound like a liberterian. I've been called that before.

Posted: Aug 19 2006 02:21 pm

I've been called a Librarian before.

Anyway, I could be your running mate. As you can see, my Title is Vice President already, so I have experience.

Unless Syd plans to run with you, although I would think that he would either be indifferent, or actively run AGAINST you.

Posted: Aug 21 2006 02:35 am

lol, sounds good. And yeah, I would fit best as Libertarian. It's what my facebook says, lol.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

zombie.... dance party?

Posted: Nov 30 2006 08:33 pm

Update

http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S20211.html

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A group of zombies have risen up to claim the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County violated their free rights and discriminated against them.

The six adults and one juvenile who were arrested while impersonating the undead in July filed their lawsuit Thursday.

The ragged group were arrested for "simulating weapons of mass destruction" during a dance party near the Minneapolis entertainment district.

Police alleged that wires protruding from the zombie's backpacks could have been bombs or were meant to imitate bombs. It was later learned the wires were actually radios.

The adult zombies were jailed for two days before police and city attorneys said there was not enough evidence to charge them.

The lawsuit claims the zombie event was intended to "satirize contemporary commercial culture" and the arrests violated the partygoers rights to free speech.

City officials did not return a call to the St. Paul Pioneer Press seeking comment on Wednesday. City offices were closed on Thanksgiving.