[ WP ] The newspaper headline the next day read : `` Freak spatula incident leave 12 dead , 6 hospitalized . ''

**Freak spatula incident leave 12 dead, 6 hospitalized** 
 
 Last night at 11:15pm a tragic series of events led to the death of 12 people with a further 6 in hospital. Police say the 6 are relegated to intensive care. It is first such incident, long heralded by doomsayers as the `` inevitable rise of the Spatula''. 
 
 Almost immediately following this calamity, several anti-spatula groups have come out demanding that something be done. John Green, Associate Director of Communications for Humans Against Sentient Spatulas ( HASS ) was the most vocal. He agreed to speak with us early this morning. 
 
 `` For some time now the technology to imbue spatulas with sentience has been heralded as the crowning achievement of technological advancement in the 21st century. HASS has been advocating for a slowdown in technological progression - let's study these capabilities before we take them too far. Imagine if this had been a sentient knife or gun?'' 
 
 Police continue to be closely guarded about details of the incident. With all eye witnesses either dead or currently in intensive care the only lead is the spatula itself ( currently at large ). 
 
 Several pro-spatual advocates have come out claiming that the incident itself is a cover up. The spatula shaped burn marks on the victim's bodies suggest a high temperature was applied before being pressed against their faces. They claim no sentient spatula would be capable of subjecting themselves to such heat. 
 
 `` Preposterous'' says HASS's John Green. `` Unlike biological beings, sentient inanimate objects have a much higher tolerance for heat. After all, the entire point of a spatula is to be used in high heat. It is clear that this *thing* was sick of serving food to people and went on a rampage. End this bizarre experiment before it goes too far.'' 
 
 
 *We would like to hear your say on the status of sentient inanimate objects. Have we gone too far with the spatula, or should we allow research to continue in spite of this tragedy? *
