Woman Hanged For Witchcraft Gives Birth While Struggling In The Noose
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:11am |
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A Papua New Guinea woman gave birth prematurely as she struggled to free herself from a hangman's noose after villagers lynched her and her husband believing they were involved in sorcery, local media reported. Nolan Yekum and her husband Paul were lynched in Kilip village in the jungle-clad western highlands two weeks ago after villagers believed they used black magic to kill a neighbour. The villagers dragged the couple from their home and hung them from a tree and left them to die, Paul Yekum told The National newspaper on Wednesday. "We managed to loosen the noose to get our feet on the ground ... we were able to free ourselves," he said. "My wife, who was about seven months pregnant, delivered the baby while struggling to free herself. It was a painful experience for me and her." For the next two weeks the couple hid with friends in other villages, but eventually decided to seek medical help at the Mount Hagen Hospital. The couple, speaking from the hospital, said they did not practice sorcery and did not know why their neighbour died. Hospital staff said the couple's baby girl and her mother were doing fine after they were admitted last Saturday. Black magic is widespread in the South Pacific nation where most of the 5.1 million population live subsistence lives. Women suspected of being witches are often hanged or burnt to death. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:22am |
 Coolness: 93575 | cant have no witches in the house |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 2:15pm |
 Coolness: 178725 | woah, crazy story |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Wizdumb replied on Fri Feb 29, 2008 @ 8:20pm |
 Coolness: 122390 | this shit still happens?! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Fri Feb 29, 2008 @ 8:54pm |
| Coolness: 685670 | As long as there will be intolerant religions, this kind of shit will keep happening. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Wizdumb replied on Fri Feb 29, 2008 @ 9:05pm |
| Coolness: 122390 | Originally Posted By SCREWHEAD
As long as there are religions, this kind of shit will keep happening. fixed that for you. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Fri Feb 29, 2008 @ 9:37pm |
| Coolness: 685670 | yeah, I guess adding the "intolerant" part was fairly redundant. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Sat Mar 1, 2008 @ 1:41am |
| Coolness: 93575 | You guys are fucking crazy. What if that girl was a witch?? do you want witches walking around town? Do you really want to take the chance
This is exactly like WMDs in Iraq. THey didnt have a choice. Better save than sorry, thats what I say. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Sat Mar 1, 2008 @ 2:01am |
| Coolness: 685670 | I'd trust a witch before I would trust a priest. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Sun Mar 2, 2008 @ 10:59pm |
 Coolness: 266035 | O_O
WHAT THE FUCK *bangs head on desk repeatedly* |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DCRn replied on Mon Mar 3, 2008 @ 12:06pm |
 Coolness: 158315 | If they believed those two were witches BEFORE, imagine now. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Tue Mar 4, 2008 @ 8:15am |
 Coolness: 92345 | Wtf are you guys talking about? These people weren't hanged for following a religion of "withces", they were hanged by people who all believe in black magic and thus to them, the act of killing someone with black magic is just as legitimate as if one of us stabbed the other. Aka they tried to kill these people because they believed these poeple had killed others, in modern terms we call this the death sentence.
In Haiti it's the same thing. Everyone belive in the same "religion" almost unquestionably but if someone in the village is suspected of trying to harm another village member or even if they are the slightest bother they are severely punished and cast out from their society. When Roman and western society killed witches on the hand it was a whole other story, that was religiously motivated or well.. at least we can say many christians were made to believe that god wanted them to kill them, that they fucked the devil, etc etc in addition to being made to fear what they were capable of. That was religious descriminationm at it's worst but this is just a society punishing their citisens without a free trial. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Wizdumb replied on Tue Mar 4, 2008 @ 7:27pm |
| Coolness: 122390 | stupid nonetheless
*sorry ignorant |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Tue Mar 4, 2008 @ 10:39pm |
| Coolness: 266035 | Originally Posted By MOONDANCER
Wtf are you guys talking about? These people weren't hanged for following a religion of "withces", they were hanged by people who all believe in black magic and thus to them, the act of killing someone with black magic is just as legitimate as if one of us stabbed the other. Aka they tried to kill these people because they believed these poeple had killed others, in modern terms we call this the death sentence. In Haiti it's the same thing. Everyone belive in the same "religion" almost unquestionably but if someone in the village is suspected of trying to harm another village member or even if they are the slightest bother they are severely punished and cast out from their society. When Roman and western society killed witches on the hand it was a whole other story, that was religiously motivated or well.. at least we can say many christians were made to believe that god wanted them to kill them, that they fucked the devil, etc etc in addition to being made to fear what they were capable of. That was religious descriminationm at it's worst but this is just a society punishing their citisens without a free trial. Oh! Okay then, super. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 3:53am |
| Coolness: 93575 | How do you know they werent witches? I mean actually? FUck. She gave birth while on the noose. And then managed to free herself from the noose. And then she managed to get her and her baby to a "hospital" and now they are safe...
If that isnt witchcraftery, what is? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 3:57am |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 4:17am |
| Coolness: 93575 | BURNNNNNNNNNNNNNN HER.. Burn er. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer replied on Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 8:13am |
| Coolness: 92345 | Well for the record I don't agree with the way these villagers handled the situation, I was just pointing out that I don't think this behaviour is an influence of western society after seeing words like "still" and "preist". They're superstitious and to them maybe that's just reality. I dount it would be a news story if she hadn't given birth in the noose. I'm pretty sure this kind of stuff happens all the time. Er not the part about giving birth.
Haha the video's funny cause that's probably exactly how it happened! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 10:40am |
| Coolness: 178725 | screwhead, I was about to post this.... -__- |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 11:59am |
| Coolness: 685670 | best. movie. ever.  |
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