Posted on 04/18/2005 7:47:06 AM PDT by brazos.357
'Mad Max' fan convoy ends in arrests SAN ANTONIO — Eleven "Mad Max" fans of were arrested after alarming motorists as they made their way to a movie marathon in a theatrical convoy in which they surrounded a tanker truck armed with fake machine guns.
As the group was headed to San Antonio from nearby from Boerne on Saturday morning, police received several calls from motorists who reported a "militia" surrounding a tanker truck, a police report states.
Police charged nine people with obstruction of a highway and two others with possession of prohibited knives in addition to obstruction of a highway.
One of the organizers of the convoy, Chris Fenner, said the arrests were unfair. He said he didn't know why anyone would have confused the costumed crew recreating a scene from "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" — set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland — with a real threat.
"I honestly don't know how that could be, because 'Road Warrior' was so over the top," he said.
About 25 people participated in the convoy and more than twice that number were expected to attend the movie marathon, which was canceled after the arrests.
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Information from: San Antonio Express-News, http://www.mysanantonio.com
Humungous has spoken!
Word of advice - DO NOT TRY TO CATCH THE BOOMERANG!
"Warrior of the Wasteland and Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla" -- Ping List
I wish people who clog the entrance to movie theatres in anticipation of new Star Wars movies in Jedi garb smelling of marijuana and stale pretzels would be arrested for obstructing their own opportunity to get a life. =/
lemme see, yer gonna surround an tanker full of highly flammable stuff and wave "machine guns" around like lunatics.
ain't noobody gonna get upset here is there? No panic.
these idiots are lucky they didn't meet up with the US army and a couple stingers. then again perhape staring down the muzzle of an M1 Abrahms would cause them to try thinking for a change.
I think in just this one case they should stick to re-enacting the Rocky Horror Piture Show.
Morons Beyond the Thunderdome.
Actually, that's pretty cool, if stupid. I knew a guy in college who was obsessed with Mad Max.
Absolutely idiotic self-centered morons. "Hey, we're like having fun. Who cares if they panicked because they took us seriously, whadda we care?"
Throw the book at the frikkin' losers.
"Just walk away"
They could always join the Marines and play the Road Warrior for real on the Iraqi highways. Did I mention the guy I knew who was obsessed with Mad Max was also a former Marine? Close as you can get.
I wonder if Xena was in the convoy?
I re-enacted "Conan the Barbarian" the other day by donning a loin cloth and smashing my cubicle with a massive broadsword. Actually, I didn't, but I thought about it.
"There has been too much violence... too much pain. None here is without sin. But, I have an honorable compromise. Give me the gasoline and I'll spare your lives. Just walk away. I will give you safe passage in the wasteland ... Walk away and there will be an end to the horror ..."
I'm the local pirate. I fly a jolly roger on the raft.
Sometimes I tell the wife to come about and prepare to be boarded.
I wonder if Chris would think it was funny if I recreated 'Panic Room' at his house?
"Fake machine guns"? They're supposed to be cross-bows.
Now how'bout some Dinky-Dee?
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