19 year old Franz Schopenhauer of Jacksonville, Florida was sentenced today to five years of federal imprisonment for hacking into a construction sign on Hwy 17 and displaying the message, "Caution: Zombie crossing ahead". While departing the courtroom, he was heard to proclaim, " If you want a safe compass to guide you through life, and to banish all doubt as to the right way of looking at it, you cannot do better than accustom yourself to regard this world as a penitentiary!"
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
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