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| Africa Subsaharan |
| The witch-trials of Angola: Mass ritual killing as 50 are poisoned to death after being forced to drink mysterious herbal potion to prove they were not sorcerers |
| 2024-03-15 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 ^ Not in West Africa, anyhow. Survivors are presumed to be innocent. |
| Posted by: James 2024-03-15 18:58 |
| #6 The old double-bind condundrum: "Drink this. If you survive unharmed, that's because you're a sorcerer. We kill all sorcerers. If the drink does kill you, that means you were not a sorcerer" Decisions, decisions. |
| Posted by: Gromble Dribble4342 2024-03-15 16:09 |
| #5 /\ Amen and amen. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-15 11:31 |
| #4 Bottom line: Stay out of Africa. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-03-15 10:02 |
| #3 Tip: If you're forced to take a sasswood test, chug the drink as fast as you can. If you throw up, you're innocent. Word was that the judges would quietly adjust the dosage if they thought you were guilty. I don't know what brew they use in Angola. |
| Posted by: James 2024-03-15 09:59 |
| #2 "They changed me into a newt." "Well, you're not a newt right now." "I got better..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-03-15 08:39 |
| #1 Typical Witch Trial. The elders needed an Escape Goat for issues they could not, would not, or failed to handle. Any one of the 50 should have simply said. "He is w/o Evil should take the 1st drink." Then challenge the accusers to the 1st drink to prove they are not the actual witches/evil do'ers. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-03-15 08:25 |