Rioting in France Reaches New High

The people of France are scared.

Rioting broke out in France’s suburbs 11 days ago, and is still going strong, spreading to at least 300 towns. Gangs of people are throwing Molotov cocktails into shops and commercial buildings, setting dumpsters on fire, as well as cars: 250, then 315, 500, and now, tonight, it has reached new heights with a total of 1400 cars set ablaze, and the injury of 30 policemen.

Why? Why are these people destroying their towns? Some blame it on “civil unrest”. Some on blame it on a generation of immigrant’s children feeling a lack of identity. I have a better name for it:
Zombies.

Who hasn’t seen Dawn of the dead, or any other George Romero movie? Public officials always try to rationalize it as “rioting”. “Eating human flesh? No no, they were merely attacking people by using their teeth and hands.”

Don’t be fooled, though. What else could cause a “riot” to spread to 300 towns and suburbs? Would a rioter run miles between towns to find some people and say “Hey man, we’re rioting across the country, come join in!” or is it more likely that someone has infected his neighbour who in turn infected his neighbour who in turn infected his neighbour, ad infinitum?

Its spreading, don’t be caught off guard.

Back in April Kuro5hin ran a great article entitled How to Survive a Zombie Attack .
I suggest you all read it, now!

Initial preparations incliude:

First, get to know the guy in town who bought a pallet of Spam to survive Y2K. He probably still has a ton of that stuff around, and knows all the good hiding places.

Next, scout out all the big box retailers that carry ammo and food. Not too many eh? Tough luck, blue-stater. Someplace like WalMart is ideal, especially with the Garden Center for seed and stuff for longterm survival. A big bonus would be a nearby Home Depot or some such place so you can get plenty of lumber and quick-mix concrete for fortification.

While you’re preparing, always keep in mind locations where people congregate – you’re likely to find lots of zombies there when things turn ugly. Highways, malls, and schools are especially bad. You also might want to mention to your friends and family in passing how well your hiding place could be defended, etc. That way, when the zombies come, they’ll remember you said that and come help you. I don’t recommend telling them you’re preparing for a zombie invasion.

Also of interest is this well-researched Straight Dope answer to “When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? ”

Even if this isn’t the begining of the dead walking the earth, you can never be too prepared for that eventuality. Get to it, boy scout!

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