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English City Council "Not Ready" for Zombie Attack
Unlike the CDC, a freedom of information request submitted to the Leicester City Council has revealed that the council is not prepared for an unexpected zombie invasion. From the article: "'We've had a few wacky ones before but this one did make us laugh,' said Lynn Wyeth, head of information governance. The Freedom of Information Act allows a right of access to recorded information held by public authorities. Ms Wyeth said she was unaware of any specific reference to a zombie attack in the council's emergency plan, however some elements of it could be applied if the situation arose."
Will you be laughing when the apocalypse comes, and you look back and say, "We weren't prepared, oh god, we weren't prepared...."
No! You'll be wandering the streets of Leicester, all dripping blood and rotting flesh, hungering for brains. BE PREPARED!
I don't believe in time. It's a grand conspiracy designed to sell watches.
If you're prepared for it, it's not unexpected.
Even if the zombies never come, it's never really a bad idea to install steel storm shutters or stockpile AR50s and ammo. Just sayin'
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
is not prepared for an unexpected zombie invasion.
As opposed to all of those expected zombie attacks?
Isn't enough that I ruined a pony, making a gift for you?
...for any zombie invasion of the English countryside: Barricade yourself in the Winchester.
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
I have been on the tube... the zombies are already there
Similar legislation exists elsewhere too. In UK its FOIA, namesake to the American law. In India its called the Right to Information Act.
About FOIA... I thought it was American legislation, but this is definitely a UK city. Is it called the same thing across the pond?
It is not a stupid question. In fact it is the most serious post here that I have read. The UK has the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In my own country of Australia we have the Freedom of Information act 1982. There are plenty of other countries that have something similar.
And this has been an entirely frivolous and annoying use the act.
After getting blown off for all the help in WW II don't expect much from the US when the zombies come a callin'.
Where the hell did that come from? Who blew off whom?
The British have a perfectly cromulent plan to deal with zombie invasion, involving possibly activating the 'white elephants' of squadron 666, and definitely loading the SCORPION STARE software in all enabled CCTV surveillance systems in zombie plagued areas. Playing an electric violin arrangement of Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyries' at them may also be needed in a few cases, but really we're saving that for the plague's masters.
Oh, you're not cleared CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN? Nevermind - I seem to have misspoken. The British have absolutely no plans to deal with zombie invasions.
Who is John Cabal?
FOIA exists for a reason and that reason is not to make flippant and pointless enquiries.
There are already plenty of threats to rescind or curtail FOIA inthe UK and nonsense like this, which wastes time and money, will only lend credence to those calls.
In other words: wise up.
In the UK you'll need a shotgun licence to own a shotgun. Not so easy to get. You'll have to persuade the police (they do a home visit for each application) that you have a good reason for needing one, and "being prepared for the zombie invasion" probably won't be the winning answer....
And here in South Africa, the ANC government is desperately trying to force the Protection of Information Bill into law, essentially criminalizing whistle-blowing rather than protecting it. So much for SA being a democracy, or a progressive African country. It's just another dictatorship with the figurehead rotating every few years.