Source: KSTP 5 News
Submitted by: Kris (SoSF Fan)
Zombies arrested in downtown Minneapolis
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.
[Click on above KSTP link for mug shots of zombies arrested]
They interviewed one of the alleged Zombies on the radio the other day.
The interview can be found in a downloadable form here:
http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20061129.shtml
The interview starts around the 15:25 mark.
I think they will not forget that night for as long as they live. Too bad police doesn’t get things straight sometimes