Ah, the noble and humble Freedom of Information request; how much government inaction, sloth, corruption and malfeasance has it uncovered? Far too much to estimate I’d say.

Still, opening the books of government to every Tom, Dick and Harry also occasionally means opening them to whackos who’ve read too much Max Brooks and seen too much Romero. Case in point, from our friends across the pond:

Leicester City Council ‘not ready’ for zombie attack

The FOI request said “councils across the kingdom” should be prepared for a potential zombie attack

A worried member of the public has forced Leicester City Council to admit it is unprepared for a zombie invasion.

The authority received a Freedom of Information request which said provisions to deal with an attack, often seen in horror films, were poor.

The “concerned citizen” said the possibility of such an event was one that councils should be aware of.

Why on Earth *should* a city council be ‘prepared’ for a ‘zombie invasion’? As we’ve been trying to demonstrate over and over here at the ZRC, Zombies are by and large peaceful, engaged fellow citizens, not some invading horde, but in fact, a very friendly horde patiently asking for their rights.

This ‘concerned citizen’ sounds like a crank and a jerk.

To be fair, it seems like Leicester may just be a bit nuttier than the average population:

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.

Other submissions to the council have included requests for records of paranormal activity and haunted buildings within the city.

“To you it might seem frivolous and a waste of time… but to different people it actually means something,” said Ms Wyeth.

Yes; to bigots, the peaceable, taxpaying Differently Animated represent a threat, and to us, clients in need of civil rights. Differences do exist, but that doesn’t make all points of view worth listening to; hatemongers are best shunned by larger society.

Still, on balance, the ZRC applauds Leicester for both following the law and answering this request for information and for not, in fact, maintaining a hateful and prejudiced plan to harm their Zombie inhabitants in the event of a farcical ‘zombie invasion’.

Good on you, Leicester.

Tags: Euro-zom, Social Justice

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