Louisville, KY - the purge. Fact or fiction?

[JJEH]

Do we have members from Louisville, KY here?

Kinda sick and twisted funny that we talked about http://smith-wessonforum.com/concea...e/389428-self-defense-times-civil-unrest.html here. And now it seems more real than I anticipated.

What is that threat that goes around in Louisville, KY?
Rumor? Or a serious threat?

Louisville police prepare for "The Purge" - Local 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati - Top Stories

Either way, I hope they find the responsible person!

 

[markeb]

I guess I missed it. The only thing that was in the morning newspaper was about the cancellation of a high school football game. I heard talk about it on Thursday but was at the State Fair all day yesterday and forgot all about it. I did have my little humpback 49 in the car, just in case.

 

[Dennis The B]

The St. Xavier v. Simon Kenton scrimmage game was postponed and moved to Simon Kenton as a direct result of Simon Kenton officials fearing "The Purge".

There's also a story that states that the source of the rumor is a student from Iroquois High School who started it. Here's a link:

Amid Louisville Purge rumors, police ask people to report suspicious activity via 911

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

The police are calling it a hoax

Police talk to teen behind Louisville Purge hoax - wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather & Sports

 

[shouldazagged]

See my thread above, Ben. Stupid mischief by a teenaged boy.

 

[gdnagle]

Problem is with video games and apparently now books the young kids seem to want to try to act them out. I guess you could call this the same as pulling a fire alarm but on a bigger scale. Heck didn't the kids that watched a movie, I don't know what it was called as I never saw it, go out and lay on the centerline of a road because they saw it in a movie. IIRC at least one kid got run over in real life. Besides isn't this what some do after a football game and either their team win or losses as it doesn't matter to them because they just want to riot and steal.

 

[AKtinman]

Purge... Well, that's a new one for me.

I thought the thread had to do with eating lots of prunes

 

[JJEH]

Thanks for clearing this up!