North Carolina cemetery has shut down its scary movie night, but elsewhere it's a routine fright

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A North Carolina cemetery has cancelled plans to run a scary movie night, citing the concerns of relatives whose loved ones are buried there, according to Raleigh News and Observer.

But those who have loved ones buried in Lafayette Memorial Park protested, saying that the notion of doing such a thing is disrespectful to the memory of their dead.

"We have a wonderful green space with plenty of room to hold such an event without infringing on any burial spaces," said the cemetery's Facebook post."We have utilized it in the past with no objections." But Bosher added that, taking into the concerns of citizens like Simpson and"surprised" by the outcry, the event would be cancelled in spite of the positive feedback they had received for it.

"We're voicing our opinion because it was never asked. She didn't give us the option to vote on it," Monica said, adding that they're prefer the movie night money be shifted toward maintaining the cemetery.

 

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