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I hate so much (or: The terrorists won.)
Kid writes zombie story, gets arrested on felony charges.
"'My story is based on fiction,' said Poole, who faces a second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. 'It's a fake story. I made it up. I've been working on one of my short stories, (and) the short story they found was about zombies. Yes, it did say a high school. It was about a high school over ran by zombies.'
"Even so, police say the nature of the story makes it a felony. 'Anytime you make any threat or possess matter involving a school or function it's a felony in the state of Kentucky,' said Winchester Police detective Steven Caudill."
edit: I guess the title is misleading, as this is probably more Columbine-related than 9/11-related. Still, the climate of fear in this country has done so much to limit freedom it's ridiculous.
"'My story is based on fiction,' said Poole, who faces a second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. 'It's a fake story. I made it up. I've been working on one of my short stories, (and) the short story they found was about zombies. Yes, it did say a high school. It was about a high school over ran by zombies.'
"Even so, police say the nature of the story makes it a felony. 'Anytime you make any threat or possess matter involving a school or function it's a felony in the state of Kentucky,' said Winchester Police detective Steven Caudill."
edit: I guess the title is misleading, as this is probably more Columbine-related than 9/11-related. Still, the climate of fear in this country has done so much to limit freedom it's ridiculous.
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Seriously though, why?
I know the state in question very well. That's why I left.
In response to the thread: You only just noticed we are no longer living in a free or rational world, congratulations for doing something about it.
I would also like to add that, science is no longer any fun due to this kind of thing.
Interesting fact, the place this happened in was called Winchester.
I hear it was a story, but it wasn't as tame as this news article is leading you to believe.
I don't think I support locking him up, but a psych evaluation would be in order. Detain him for that if you believe he is really a threat to people... but charging him is kind of crazy.
I guess so.
Great video, and after seeing the movie Jesus Camp, I wouldn't be surprised if some places were just as screwed up, but where I go, it's so open minded that we can have long winded conversations about evolution. My counselor last year worked at the museum of natural science, for Christ's sake (pun intended).
Funny story- we were watching a game of chess, and my partner in zombie related crime said, "I've got this friend... He's this weird branch of atheist where he believes that he's the almighty." All of the other kids nodded in agreement- The friend was tolerable, but obviously wrong, they think. I nod also, and say, "Yeah, that would be LaVeyan Satanism, I think." I got a lot of weird looks for that one. XD
And if you want laid back Christians, Lutherans are as laid back is it gets when it comes to religious folks. Unconditional (sort of) forgiveness and all that.
My mother's side used to be Lutheran. My Grandmother converted because my grandfather was Catholic, and my mother converted because a preist came to visit her while she was practically dying. That said, my family isn't particularly religious.
[Edit] Corrected.
Second off, of course evolution and open mindedness don't go hand in hand, however you'd expect that at a Christian camp that conversation of that sort would be discouraged, because of all the opposing views. A camp wouldn't want to lose business for not encouraging the beliefs of the church, but at the same time they wouldn't want to offend anyone by pushing their beliefs on the campers. At the camp I was at, the conversation we had was extremely open. The majority of the group did accept evolution, including the counselor, but there were several people who disagreed, and that was just fine too. My counselor was very good with the subject. She spoke about how as someone who worked with science, she found the complexities of life mind boggling, and that they only increased her faith in God. Either way, someone can be an not so open minded person and still believe in evolution, and vice versa. Open openmindedness isn't based on rationality- it's based on a person's willingness to hear all sides of a story before making their own decision, rational or not.
As far as the rationality of those who don't believe in evolution, I beg to differ. There are HORDES of people who openly dispute it, and they are still considered very rational people. They shouldn't be, in my opinion, but they are. They're very mainstream, in fact. I had a classmate who hated our science teacher for being an evolutionist, and it almost seemed like I was the only one that thought she was ignorant. Well, I'm not embarrassed about my lack of faith, nor is the area I live in particularly biased against atheists. I'm not open about my disbelief in god simply because I know it would cause more trouble than it would be worth. The things in my life I have to put up with by acting as a Catholic are less bothersome than the idea of telling my grandmother, who is very excited for my confirmation, that I don't believe in god.Since my immediate family isn't super religious anyway, it doesn't take a lot of effort, and I've only got two more years before I'll get confirmed and never have to speak of it again.
As for evolution-deniers: If I meet someone who doesn't believe in the basic tenets of evolution, then I rarely interact with them on a personal level after that. As for wishy-washy "guided evolution" or deists, I try not to touch on their nugget of cognitive dissonance (religion). But, if we get in a debate on the topic, I will not hesitate to argue my position.
Basically, people should be friendly when they debate. A lot of times people get very angry, which is a bad thing, especially if they are angry long afterward. Friends can debate very important topics, then continue to be friends afterward.
A lot of people aren't like that, including myself. I generally tend to respect someone less if they disbelieve evolution, but besides that, it doesn't stop me from getting to know someone. Overall, of course, I think society should be a little less accepting of the train of thought of creationism... But doesn't everyone want society to agree with their viewpoint?
And yes, don't we all love a good friendly debate! I've had many with my friends, and while the majority of them think I'm an utter douche bag for my views, we're all still the best of chums.