I think it's some sort of social prank that's gone viral. Always be prepared...purge or no purge IMO.

Here's more on the topic (with links):

Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff responds to “The Purge” Social Media Threats

Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford caught wind of the concerns and put out a statement Wednesday evening. Rutherford said there is “no credible information to indicate that this is a legitimate threat to the city of Jacksonville.” His full statement reads:
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office takes all threats (or perceived threats) including those posted on social media, seriously. We are aware of The Purge posting (based on the fiction contained in a movie) and are looking into this. Obviously, we will not discuss tactics, but as with any perceived threat, we appreciate the assistance of the public in passing that along to us. READ MORE: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/jso-the-purge-social-media/14023457/

Cleveland- “Dangerous & Disturbing Social Media Trend
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -
Cleveland Police are investigating social media postings that are encouraging a “purge” later this month. A Purge is a period of 12 hours of total lawlessness.. The postings appear to be inspired by the movie, “The Purge: Anarchy.” In it, anything goes during the purge, even murder, with no legal repercussions. The postings we’ve seen warn of trouble on Ohio streets. Included is a warning to be prepared and an indication this is no game.
One posting making the rounds includes a 19 Action News logo. Of course, 19 Action News is in no way endorsing or organizing any kind of unrest. READ MORE: http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26264201/dangerous-disturbing-social-media-trend

“The Purge” in Louisville, Kentucky...Could a Real Life “Purge” Happen in Louisville, KY This Weekend?

Residents in Louisville, Kentucky are being warned that a real life “Purge” could be planned for this weekend, and police say they are ready. As reported by WLKY, Louisville Metropolitan Police report that posters and fliers have sprung up advertising that a ‘Purge’ crime spree would be in effect on Friday from 8:30 pm to Saturday at 6:30 am for residents in Kentucky’s largest city. Louisville MPD released a statement on the posters and fliers assuring residents that the department will be ready if there are any sort of mass disturbances. READ MORE: http://www.inquisitr.com/1410580/co...uld-a-real-life-purge-happen-in-louisville-ky-this-weekend/#Om4idklqlUhgVpIh.99

 

i have the popcorn ready.i am hoping lots of looters are shot. will make the rest think, or not. im happy either way

 

I first heard about it via Twitter...I'm sure it's just some BS from punk ass kids. If the national media picks it up, I can't see some trouble happening in certain areas (maybe)...right now I think it's nothing more than fear porn that got some social play and local media coverage.

 

guess that means open season on the punks and gang members, door swings both ways, self defense right?

 

If some flash mob or "purge" group decides to hit the wrong house there will end up with like 20 deaths when some dude breaks out his Ak or AR that actually knows how to use it.

 

First it was "Polar Bear Hunting", then "Flash mobs", then "the knockout game"....now Purging is being hinted at...anyone see a theme here?

 

Theres a REASON for REAL "high cap" mags.

Like a couple 75 round drums.
A pair of those given a semi accurate mag dump would stop most groups of idiots to my thinking.

 

ready, waiting, hoping they are smart enough to not do it. This neighborhood I am in won't stand for that nonsense.

 

"Purge" near my house and see what happens.

I'm agnostic and have no significant nostalgic value associated with human life in general.




...just sayin'

 

Anyone get the feeeling that some people would simply love for this to be true, if only to be used to further muddy the waters?

Preaching to the choir, but make sure that if you have to shoot in defense, its clear cut in the legal sense. The gun control mob would simply love another high profile excuse to attack gun rights. And as we are seeing in MO, they won't wait for the facts before rioting.

 

And load mags with gloves.

Just because.

 

I hope that it is BS but there are some idiots that will believe it and all it takes a small trigger event to start a massive blow up.

Despite my sincere dobuts that anything will happen I will be making sure that my magazines are loaded and the rifle is close at hand when night falls the day of the "planned purge" May stay up late and surf the web and listen to the local scanner to see if anything stupid starts up. If it does then move closer to Defcon 1 and make sure that my kids are in the "Secret fort/safe room"

 

Good time to have a hushpuppy.

 

Never heard of that round...wow!

.416 Hushpuppy pushed a 450 gr bullet to 200 yards. How does it not have a significant drop at that far?

 

I have suppressors for my rifles, but in this case I think a nice loud boom of a .308 would make sure the neighbors around me would hear it and know what is going on. Not to mention the Red Mist factor spreading over the thugs behind my first target

 

They didn't pay much attention to the movie .
The purge didn't work to kill enough people off people got smart , so the government got in the act and began killing on their own.
kinda like what they already do .

 

Interesting world we now live in.

Demoralized humans pretty much function just on risk vs reward. The rule of law tries to increase the risk side of the equation in an attempt to control human behavior. This is known as coercive force. Our different government's favorite mechanism to control human behavior has usually been coercive force (consequences) so in effect they practice their own "purge" 24/7/365 days a year. They've publicly trashed the rule of law in their daily dealings with the world. As leaders, they've set the example and made coercive force mainstream. Our "leaders" are actually responsible for demoralizing the world and showing people that ignoring the rule of law and ignoring morality is acceptable if it gets you what you want.

"No" no longer means no. "Shall not be infringed" doesn't really mean "shall not be infringed".

Immoral behavior begets immoral behavior. It the "everybody is doing it" rationalization. When your leadership leads, people will follow if it gets them what they want.

Violence is the only idea that humans clearly understand. This is the world that we now live in.
:-(

 

Horrifying, depressing, and intelligently written.

 

What is a "Purge"? I know what it means in the classical sense, but for urban terminology?

 

It's an idea made popular by Hollywood in this movie and it's sequel:

 

'Risk vs. reward' is how those on the fringe have always operated. It's no different from how poorly parented children act: they test limits and get away with what they can. You get what you put up with. The problem is that any lack of effective response from authority encourages the behavior.
I think these 'purge' postings are mostly prank at this point, but there will eventually be some wanna-be zombies who will try it either for attention or because of brain damage. Like the knockout game, whether it spreads will depend on how it works and what kind of media coverage it gets. Best case would be dead zombies with lots of media coverage, though that would be a lot to ask from the liberal media.

 

'Risk vs. reward' is how those on the fringe have always operated. It's no different from how poorly parented children act: they test limits and get away with what they can. You get what you put up with. The problem is that any lack of effective response from authority encourages the behavior.

Testing limits and conspiring to get away with whatever criminal behavior that they can... Well, that can be applied to this nations leadership and the people in government as well. They are not the fringe. We see examples of govt. crimes against others every day in the media. It starts all the way at the top. Just like in the Purge movie, the acts of coercive force are rationalized by the argument "the greater good". Sometimes their "purge" behavior is rationalized by the reality that no one can stop them or bring them to justice. They even write laws to protect their bad behaviors from prosecution.

When the leadership of a people set the example to follow; bad behavior is gonna trickle down all the way to the bottom of the food chain.

 

The purge already exists. We already have the various wilding nights, hell nights, devils nights, mischief night.

This is the real terror, that these things and more are already occurring, while the pockets of upper class society watch The Purge on Netflix and get a thrill for the night, thinking it's all sci fi.

That enormous freaking house the movie's family is living in is proof how divorced any one facet of our culture is from another.

 

It wldnt surprise me if a few people didn't act on this in all cities. They can always claim.police brutality and tie in with the Ferguson MO folks.

 

Well, that's one way to maintain population control. LOL

 

Any "purgers" around my house will be considered terrorists and dealt with as such.

 

Today (the 15th) is one of the days listed as the Purge date...other reports site August 31st. Since anything ever posted with some sort of date, never comes true, I'll think we'll all be fine.

 

I've seen numerous members here posting supportive comments about a "purge". Mind you the purge in question would start in DC and spread from there watering every parched liberty tree along the way!! I say encourage the "purge"!! Just direct it at what's wrong with the world today...not the quick stop or best buy.

 

I have a better game, robber on fire challenge.

 

If I lived in Louisville I might get to finally use some of the many loaded and ready 30 round mags I have on intruders taking part in this nonsense. If this actually does happen, it will definitely be interesting, and very sad of course since I am sure there would be many needless deaths. Scary and Sad world we live in.

 

it is assumed to be a bunch of teens and preteens that have got this thing hyped up but the fear is that some serious criminals will use the distraction of 100's of little punks to rape, rob, and set ablaze. everyone i know is laughing it off but i will say that some people i know that live in bad parts of town are on edge.

 

Apparently there are "purge" reports coming in.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2620376/pg1

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2619256/pg1

There are several places to listen to police radio via the web.
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/13853/web Is one.

For anyone in the area, stay sharp.

 

Just had two reports come in of a kid driving a car around waving a gun out the window, and another call of a group of people in a k-mart parking lot lighting cars on fire. Stuff might be heating up.