And the British ended the Hindu practice of suttee (immolating a widow on the husband’s funeral pyre) among the Indians of Asia.
One of the British governors, Charles Napier, had this to say when the Indians pushed back on laws ending this sacred custom.
“Be it so. This burning of widows is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them, and confiscate all their property. My carpenters shall therefore erect gibbets on which to hang all concerned when the widow is consumed. Let us all act according to national customs!”
Hum, imposing their culture on the peaceful indians! Bad Brits, Bad Christians!