Be Aware: Prankster makes social media announcement for "Colorado Purge" on 6 Sep 2014

http://m.krdo.com/news/facebook-user...ality/27570668

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -Facebook users said a viral photo circulating on the social media site Sunday raised concerns because it referenced bringing the plot of a scary movie to life.

The photo on Facebook was a picture of a man in a mask from the movie "The Purge." It said there would be a purge in Colorado on Sept. 6 in Denver, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood and Colorado Springs.

In Universal Studios' movie "The Purge," all crime including murder is legal for 12 hours. The government enacted the annual Purge in an effort to curb violence and unemployment, therefore aiding the economy.

Ericka Lovejoy was alarmed when a photo referencing a purge in Colorado Springs showed up in her Facebook News Feed.

"It's extremely scary and its freaking out a lot of people that see it," said Lovejoy.

Lovejoy said if its a hoax or a prank, it's not funny.

"It's scary and it needs to stop," said Lovejoy.

A Lieutenant with Colorado Springs Police Department said he was aware of the photo. He said he hasn't worried about it, but he did alert his officers.

A sergeant also with CSPD had not heard about the photo and planned to share the information with investigators.

References to "The Purge" have scared people across the U.S. A teen's tweet in Louisville, Kentucky started an internet frenzy. Almost 75,000 people living in Louisville tuned into police scanners the night the rumored purge was supposed to take place to see if anything was happening on the streets.

The photo also appeared in LaShonte Murchinson's News Feed.

"Even if it was a prank, there will always be that one person that would take it seriously and try something," said Murchinson.

Lovejoy had harsh words for the person who started the photo.

"They are sick and cruel. That it's not funny to even do it as a prank. Even as an April Fool's joke, its not funny," said Lovejoy.

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Typical reporting: "Let's throw some fuel on the fire!!"

Prank or not, be safe.

Ill pack an extra speed strip just to be on the safe side. Like it said it only takes one idiot to make it a reality.

Prank or not, be safe all of you that live in Colorado Springs.

I'll risk it all and go unarmed that day ...we'll see what happens.

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Originally Posted by lc_nab

Prank or not, be safe all of you that live in Colorado Springs.

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...and Denver, Aurora, Fort Collins, and Lakewood.

I was listening to a national radio show Friday night/Saturday morning and a guy called in saying that was happening in Louisville, KY. If it's on Facebook, will probably go over about as well as "Nobody buy gas next Wednesday! "

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Originally Posted by Irving

I was listening to a national radio show Friday night/Saturday morning and a guy called in saying that was happening in Louisville, KY. If it's on Facebook, will probably go over about as well as "Nobody buy gas next Wednesday! "

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Except one idiot not buying gas isnt the same as one idiot thinking it's cool to "purge".

Read the article after I posted. I thought it was funny that 75,000 people tuned into police scanners. If it was the purge, there wouldn't be any police traffic.

In other news, the 1989 annual meeting of the International Apathy Club has been postponed due to lack of interest...

Ok I'll use a 19 rd reload that day instead of my usual 17 rd

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Originally Posted by lc_nab

Prank or not, be safe all of you that live in Colorado Springs.

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If anyone tries anything outside of the "Pikes Peak Park" area they'll be cut down pretty quickly ... even the hippies in OCC and Manitou are pretty heavily armed here. :D

Why does anyone bother with this shit, Really ? play attention to every chicken little , the sky is falling 8/19/20xx there'd be no place in GD for the LE bashers to post.

Everytime someone use the word "purge," it reminds me of this....


http://resources3.news.com.au/images...8fbd62ade2.jpg


http://cache.newsana.com/orig/52a602788b41d.jpg

I'm cool with purging as long as we get to binge first.

Dang ya'll get all the fun up there...

I hear in Chicago they just call it "Thursday".

I heard UN troops instead of criminals will be conducting the purge...

I was already planning on camping that weekend or I'd say, "bring it". Probably some no-cojone freakazoid just trying to be "funny" ...

Maybe instead of banning guns and pieces of plastic, we should ban Hollywood. Because without Hollywood planting all these ideas in impressionable minds, we would have no need for LE.

Someone is an optimist

It's Facebook. Why not just grab the poster and beat the shit out of them with a baseball bat? Their name is right next to their bullshit message.

It's sad all the news stations keep talking about this and saying it's not true. Maybe if they advertise it enough someone will try something and they'll have another story on their hands.

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Originally Posted by Whistler

I hear in Chicago they just call it "Thursday".

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Quoted for truth!

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Originally Posted by RCCrawler

It's sad all the news stations keep talking about this and saying it's not true. Maybe if they advertise it enough someone will try something and they'll have another story on their hands.

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Exactly. By perpetuating this stupidity, the news stations all get something to report. More viewers = more profits.

I think a purge is a good idea. Have all the law abiding people get in their houses, let the criminals go out on the streets...bring in the military to clean house. Pretty easy to know who's a criminal and who's not at that point.

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Originally Posted by Dave_L

I think a purge is a good idea. Have all the law abiding people get in their houses, let the criminals go out on the streets...bring in the military to clean house. Pretty easy to know who's a criminal and who's not at that point.

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All I know is I have a good open field of fire in front of the house. Even the houses directly across the cul-de-sac are okay as long as I'm shooting downward from the second floor or aiming low from the first floor.

Oh yeah, and I have plenty of ammo in/near the master bedroom.

[Coffee]

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Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

its a nice idea, how do you handle DC? have all the law abiding citizens (probably have to truck them in) on both sides of the national mall and all the politicians in the middle?

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Ever see Escape from New York? [Twist]

Just wall the whole damned city off with a single entrance on the Maryland side. We take everything of historic value out of the Smithsonians and then put the politicians in those buildings then make the entrance to the District a one-way portal in.

I don't have facebook. Does this mean that the [pileoshit] state government is getting purged?[Flower]

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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

I heard UN troops instead of criminals will be conducting the purge...

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http://www.politusic.com/wp-content/...epublicans.jpg

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Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

its a nice idea, how do you handle DC? have all the law abiding citizens (probably have to truck them in) on both sides of the national mall and all the politicians in the middle?

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Thats easy, law abiding citizens don't live in DC

DC? Build a wall 200 feet high around the entire city, nothing gets in or out.











Fill it with cement.

Purge rules say you can't go after politicians. But that was the movie. I don't know the rules of a real life purge.

Almost every day I see Apache gunships flying low over the neighborhood. I thought that was the purge...