Title: Accused witch's severed head set for museum?
Iowahorse - April 24, 2008 04:18 PM (GMT)
Accused witch's severed head set for museum?
Police in eastern India believe grisly display would be crime deterrent
updated 5:54 a.m. CT, Wed., April. 23, 2008
PATNA, India - Indian police want a museum to display the head of a woman decapitated after she was accused of practicing witchcraft, hoping it will be a lesson for those who persecute innocent women.
A villager in the country's eastern Jharkhand state attacked the woman and chopped off her head at the weekend, apparently because he suspected her of being to blame for deaths in the family, police said. He then walked into the nearest police station holding the severed head.
"I think displaying this head in a museum will create a sensation in society and could be helpful in preventing people from taking to such heinous crimes," Sunit Kumar, a senior police officer, said from Jharkhand on Wednesday.
In rural India, villagers often accuse women of being witches and blame them for natural disasters or for an illness, death or theft.
Hundreds of them are killed every year and police say incidents often take a long time to come to light.
Police in eastern India believe grisly display would be crime deterrent
updated 5:54 a.m. CT, Wed., April. 23, 2008
PATNA, India - Indian police want a museum to display the head of a woman decapitated after she was accused of practicing witchcraft, hoping it will be a lesson for those who persecute innocent women.
A villager in the country's eastern Jharkhand state attacked the woman and chopped off her head at the weekend, apparently because he suspected her of being to blame for deaths in the family, police said. He then walked into the nearest police station holding the severed head.
"I think displaying this head in a museum will create a sensation in society and could be helpful in preventing people from taking to such heinous crimes," Sunit Kumar, a senior police officer, said from Jharkhand on Wednesday.
In rural India, villagers often accuse women of being witches and blame them for natural disasters or for an illness, death or theft.
Hundreds of them are killed every year and police say incidents often take a long time to come to light.
Iowahorse - April 24, 2008 04:22 PM (GMT)
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| "I think displaying this head in a museum will create a sensation in society and could be helpful in preventing people from taking to such heinous crimes," Sunit Kumar, a senior police officer, said from Jharkhand on Wednesday. |
WTF????
:o
falconfoozball - April 24, 2008 05:10 PM (GMT)
And this is the country we pick to send all of our IT jobs... <_<
JDaveG - April 24, 2008 05:53 PM (GMT)
That's just stupid.
They should have weighed her against a duck.....
They should have weighed her against a duck.....
etifan - May 5, 2008 07:41 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (JDaveG @ Apr 24 2008, 12:53 PM) |
| That's just stupid. They should have weighed her against a duck..... |
ROFL! I'm setting up a paypal account for all of the stained shirts I need replaced. You're on the contributor list for that one.