Minneapolis Police will pay $165,000 to zombies for false arrest!!

[KansasVoter]

I think this is great. I want the police to be more aware of consequences of arresting people without probable cause. And I am sick of police using 911 to make bogus arrests!

The Minneapolis city attorney's office has decided to pay seven zombies and their attorney $165,000.

The payout, approved by the City Council on Friday, settles a federal lawsuit the seven filed after they were arrested and jailed for two days for dressing up like zombies in downtown Minneapolis on July 22, 2006, to protest "mindless" consumerism.

When arrested at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and 6th Street N., most of them had thick white powder and fake blood on their faces and dark makeup around their eyes. They were walking in a stiff, lurching fashion and carrying four bags of sound equipment to amplify music from an iPod when they were arrested by police who said they were carrying equipment that simulated "weapons of mass destruction."

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http://www.startribune.com/local/101273159.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUMEaPc:E7_ec7PaP3iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

[slampoet]

1. Thank god. Too bad it doesn't come out of their pay.

[KansasVoter]

3. + 1000

[HillbillyBob]

2. So looking like a fake zombie and carrying an Ipod, amp and

speakers constitutes terrorism and a wmd..then wouldn't some pukes qualify...
You have dick armey and his red hand bus with its blaring speakers and his zombie followers.....

Should read some of the idiot comments on that link to site.

PS thanks to that annonymous donor who donated in my name..I have no idea of where to post that to thank them properly.