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Zombie school massacre, teen jailed on felony charges
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by Tina Kells | October 17, 2008 at 11:18 am
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18-year old Kentucky public school student, William Poole, was arrested after a series of violent stories he had penned, in which murder and mayhem run amok at a high school, were discovered in his home. His violent tale, a school assignment that had been handed in and market by a teacher, was found by his grandparents who immediately feared the worst and alerted police.
In a post-Columbine Kentucky U.S.A. writing anything violent that takes place in a school is, apparently, a crime. In this case, the violent story in question involved human teens shooting and hacking apart fellow students... students who had become zombies!
It really is clear that the biggest domestic threat in the United States today is zombie teenagers; so it's a good thing that the long arm of the law in the good state of Kentucky is on the case. Even better that they took the much needed step of ensuring that creative writing of the zombie violence kind got the stern felony charge it deserves.
If Poole had been able to bring his zombie school massacre story to life, it could have meant disaster for us all. I for one, feel much safer knowing that the author of this dubious piece of fiction is safely behind bars on $5000 bail.
Poole told LEX 18 that the whole incident is a big misunderstanding. He claims that what his grandparents found in his journal and turned into police was a short story he wrote for English class.
"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.
Poole disputes that he was threatening anyone.
"It didn't mention nobody who lives in Clark County, didn't mention (George Rogers Clark High School), didn't mention no principal or cops, nothing," said Poole. "Half the people at high school know me. They know I'm not that stupid, that crazy."
On Thursday, a judge raised Poole's bond from one to five thousand dollars after prosecutors requested it, citing the seriousness of the charge.
Poole is being held at the Clark County Detention Center.
Somebody had better tell Max Brooks, author of "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War," not to go to Kentucky; the police, and Poole's grandparents, may just call the FBI in to arrest him under the Partiot Act for threatening the safety and security of the free world.
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at 12:06 on October 17th, 2008
Did the police and judge finish high school? Are they all related ? Several times?
at 10:16 on October 18th, 2008
I know, add this to the list of stupid wastes of judicial time!
at 12:13 on October 17th, 2008
Once zombies take over the world, this kid would be a real threat. Best to lock him away now...
at 12:50 on October 17th, 2008
What about Stephen King's Carrie? Would the movie be banned from video stores, and the book from bookstores?
at 13:28 on October 17th, 2008
"It didn't mention nobody who lives in Clark County, didn't mention (George Rogers Clark High School), didn't mention no principal or cops, nothing," said Poole.
It seems this child got left behind!
at 09:35 on October 21st, 2008
This is disgusting. The judge and police who arrested this young man deserve to be locked up for treason in using the patriot act as an excuse to violate the 1st amendment which they took and oath to uphold. I pray that these crooked public servants will get a taste of their own medicine, hell they will the whole country will thanks to the banker bailout bill, America as enshrined in the Constitution is dead, we need to rescue it from the zombie enforcers of the NWO.
at 09:35 on October 22nd, 2008
Why is this story being repeated? This is from April or May of 2005...google it.
at 09:21 on May 12th, 2009
wow. this is crazy. it's a story. people write stories everyday about ppl dying and bad things happening but nothing happens to them. ugh. i'd be livid.