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Suspected Penis Snatcher Beaten to Death
Reuters ^
| Oct. 10, 2003
| unknown staff
Posted on 10/11/2003 7:59:34 AM PDT by wildbill
Suspected Penis Snatcher Beaten to Death Fri October 10, 2003 10:53 AM ET BANJUL (Reuters) - A 28-year-old man accused of stealing a man's penis through sorcery was beaten to death in the West African country of Gambia on Thursday, police said. A police spokesman told Reuters that Baba Jallow was killed by about 10 people in the town of Serekunda, nine miles from the capital Banjul.
Reports of penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, with purported victims claiming that alleged sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear in order to extort cash in the promise of a cure.
The police spokesman said many men in Serekunda were now afraid to shake hands, and he urged people not to believe reports of "vanishing" genitals. Belief in sorcery is widespread in West Africa.
Seven alleged penis snatchers were beaten to death by angry mobs in Ghana in 1997.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: africa; aids; culturaldiversity; hiv; penissnatcher; snatcher; washhandsafter
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To: Squantos; harpseal; Travis McGee; sneakypete; Chapita
OK.
Time for a joke.
In 1993, the American Government funded a study to see why the head of a man's penis was larger than the shaft. After one year and $1,000,000 they decided that it was to give the man more pleasure during sex. The Germans disagreed, and after $2,500,000 and 3 years of research, they concluded that the reason was to give the woman more pleasure during sex. But when the Australians conducted a similar study, after 2 weeks and a cost of around $80 for beer, they concluded that it was to stop the man's hand flying off when he had a wank-off.
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posted on
10/11/2003 7:14:37 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Confession may be good for my soul, but it sure plays hell with my reputation.)
To: razorback-bert; Byron_the_Aussie; Travis McGee; wardaddy
Roll on the floor laughing my butt off !........Copied before deleted .......:o)
Awesome Burt !......Stay Safe !
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posted on
10/11/2003 7:19:21 PM PDT
by
Squantos
("Ubi non accusator, ibi non judex.")
To: Squantos
lol...
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posted on
10/11/2003 8:49:53 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(I'm thinking.....)
To: IronJack
"How would the planet be any the worse if these sub-humans were simply eradicated?"If this keeps up, another generation and they will be gone.
France has a similar problem. Their balls keep dissappearing.
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posted on
07/11/2004 9:43:48 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: GeronL; The Scourge of Yazid
Where was this guy when 'The Ugly Man of Yamba' needed him?
Eh?
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posted on
07/11/2004 9:49:42 AM PDT
by
Happygal
(Le gách dea ghuí)
To: dagnabbit
I have always thought that Muslims elevators did not go to the top floor. This picture proves it.
To: wildbill
with purported victims claiming that alleged sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear in order to extort cash in the promise of a cure.Ok, so now what? They killed the only guy that can help the poor man get his penis back!
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posted on
07/11/2004 9:55:59 AM PDT
by
abner
(FREE THE MIRANDA MEMOS! http://www.intelmemo.com or http://www.wintersoldier.com)
To: Dustbunny
Haven't you heard? All cultures are equal. Off to sensitivity camp with you.
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:00:01 AM PDT
by
dagnabbit
(Islamic Immigration is the West's Suicide)
To: wildbill
Wow. That brings new meaning to the expression "getting beaten off".
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:00:12 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...if you felt unclean reading that, imagine how unclean I felt writing it...)
To: river rat
In tomorrows' N.Y. Times... Penis snatching at Abu Greib!
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:04:00 AM PDT
by
ditto h
To: RichInOC
I'm thinking maybe the witchdoctor isn't to blame. Anybody know where Lorena Bobbit is these days?
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:04:10 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: wildbill
Don't ya just HATE it when that happens.
Must be dat ole black magic.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:08:16 AM PDT
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: razorback-bert
Time for a joke...But when the Australians conducted a similar study, after 2 weeks and a cost of around $80 for beer, they concluded that it was to stop the man's hand flying off when he had a wank-off.very funny joke...routed to this thread reading "the demons attacking village" thread, I don't usaully hunt for these kinds of threads...thats my excuse for now. :))
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:13:09 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :)
To: wildbill
It figures. Somebody HAD to go and take that old childhood game "Got Your Nose" to a conclusion never envisioned by the inventor.
To: DannyTN
Why was there a need to resurrect a year-old thread?
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:15:22 AM PDT
by
Quick1
To: wildbill
I guess the suspect put some ice on it.
Trajan88
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:18:13 AM PDT
by
Trajan88
(www.bullittclub.com)
To: Quick1
Sorry, I didn't realize it was a year old.
Someone posted a link to it in the following current thread on demon possession.
Demons
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:23:33 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: wildbill
"Reports of penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, with purported victims claiming that alleged sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear in order to extort cash in the promise of a cure."
No wonder nobody wanted a byline for this article. This is what comes from the press's concept of "objective writing". They can present the most ludicrous statement as if it were credible.
They can also with the use of words like alleged, purportedly, seemingly and use them in a such a way that a killer dripping with blood, the knife in their hand and a gnawed on heart hanging from their mouths looks like a saint.
After the lawyers are hung, next in line should be the journalists.
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:26:55 AM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
( Kerry/Edwards......Lame-o and Blame-o)
To: Bon mots
Have you ever seen a photo of the Iranian "Fountain of Blood" that they used to have in Teheran?
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posted on
07/11/2004 10:27:47 AM PDT
by
kanawa
To: wildbill
"Perp was beaten to death. Quite rightly, say I. Probably too good for the little bugger."
Why is it I can hear Jacko in the background singing "Beat It"?
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posted on
07/11/2004 1:14:46 PM PDT
by
RipSawyer
("Embed" Michael Moore with the 82nd airborne.)
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