Goat detained over armed robbery

[OutHouse]

and here is why some countries will always be third world and poor....


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090123/od_nm/us_goat



LAGOS (Reuters) ? Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.

Vigilantes took the black and white beast to the police saying it was an armed robber who had used black magic to transform himself into a goat to escape arrest after trying to steal a Mazda 323.

"The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car. They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed told Reuters by telephone.

"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody. We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat," he said.

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. Residents came to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

:laugh:

 

[GroundedSailor]

Thieving son of a goat!!

 

[Robor]

Well, at least their penises are safe!

Edit -- (in reference to black magic)

 

[Arkaign]

wot

 

[Perknose]

This is an obvious example of fingering an "escape goat" for the crime. :|

 

[ayabe]

Hey let's not forget we recently had a VP candidate who received protection from witchcraft so to point at them and call them backwards is a little hypocritical don't you think?

Afterall, a significant portion of the US population believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, and someone turning into a goat wouldn't even make it into the top ten most ridiculous things in that book.

So really, who's backwards? We should know better, right?

 

[kylebisme]

Originally posted by: ayabe
Hey let's not forget we recently had a VP candidate who received protection from witchcraft so to point at them and call them backwards is a little hypocritical don't you think?

Afterall, a significant portion of the US population believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, and someone turning into a goat wouldn't even make it into the top ten most ridiculous things in that book.

If you just ignore such facts it makes vindicating the injustice we perpetrate against others much easier.

Ignorance is Strength!

 

[JSt0rm]

see these are the kinds of news articles we need here in P&N

 

[JohnnyGage]

I hope they don't goat the witness.

 

[Arkaign]

This really gets my goat!

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Perknose
This is an obvious example of fingering an "escape goat" for the crime. :|

OMGLOL :laugh:

 

[jonks]

half our country thinks the earth is 10,000 years old and ghosts are real and we somehow continue to function. People in 3rd world countries don't necessarily have dumber beliefs than us, they're just poorer. Ask the scientologists.

 

[smokeyjoe]

Originally posted by: Citrix
and here is why some countries will always be third world and poor....

Perhaps it is the result of being hopeless and impoverished

 

[Schadenfroh]

Put that Nigerian goat to work in prison sending scam spam (maybe use a scenario involving the inheritance of millions of $ worth of goats?).

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: jonks
half our country thinks the earth is 10,000 years old and ghosts are real and we somehow continue to function. People in 3rd world countries don't necessarily have dumber beliefs than us, they're just poorer. Ask the scientologists.

ROF:laugh:MAO

Unfortunately, I have to confess that my father falls into that first category. Unbelievable as that is in this day & age, but anyway...what can you do?

 

[kylebisme]

Speaking of superstitious crap, check out what many of our world leaders do every year:

The Cremation of Care ceremony was devised in 1893 by a member named Joseph D. Redding, a lawyer from New York.[11] It was originally scheduled to follow the serious "High Jinks" dramatic performance (later known as the Grove Play) on the first weekend of the summer encampment, and served as a catharsis for pent-up high spirits. In 1913, the ceremony was separated from the Grove Play and moved to the first night to become "an exorcising of the Demon to ensure the success of the ensuing two weeks". The Grove Play was moved to the last weekend of the encampment.[13]

The ceremony involves the poling of a small boat across a lake containing an effigy of Care (called "Dull Care"). Dark, hooded figures receive from the ferryman the effigy which is placed on an altar and at the end of the ceremony, is set on fire. This "cremation" symbolizes that members are banishing the "dull cares" of conscience.[2]

The ceremony takes place in front of a 45-foot (14 m) high hollow owl statue made of concrete over expanded metal framing and steel supports. The moss- and lichen-covered statue simulates a natural rock formation, yet holds electrical and audio equipment within it. During the ceremony, a recording of the voice of Walter Cronkite, a member of the Bohemian Club, is used as the voice of The Owl.[1] Music and pyrotechnics accompany the ritual for dramatic effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...Care#Cremation_of_Care

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Great story. I had to send this one to my mom, a retired judge.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Here is an article, complete with a pic of the goat. If any members here live in Nigeria and have personal knowledge of the suspicious animal, or have reason to believe it may have robbed you or eaten tin cans from your recycling bin, you are encouraged to contact your local authorities.

 

[smokeyjoe]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
Speaking of superstitious crap, check out what many of our world leaders do every year:

The Cremation of Care ceremony was devised in 1893 by a member named Joseph D. Redding, a lawyer from New York.[11] It was originally scheduled to follow the serious "High Jinks" dramatic performance (later known as the Grove Play) on the first weekend of the summer encampment, and served as a catharsis for pent-up high spirits. In 1913, the ceremony was separated from the Grove Play and moved to the first night to become "an exorcising of the Demon to ensure the success of the ensuing two weeks". The Grove Play was moved to the last weekend of the encampment.[13]

The ceremony involves the poling of a small boat across a lake containing an effigy of Care (called "Dull Care"). Dark, hooded figures receive from the ferryman the effigy which is placed on an altar and at the end of the ceremony, is set on fire. This "cremation" symbolizes that members are banishing the "dull cares" of conscience.[2]

The ceremony takes place in front of a 45-foot (14 m) high hollow owl statue made of concrete over expanded metal framing and steel supports. The moss- and lichen-covered statue simulates a natural rock formation, yet holds electrical and audio equipment within it. During the ceremony, a recording of the voice of Walter Cronkite, a member of the Bohemian Club, is used as the voice of The Owl.[1] Music and pyrotechnics accompany the ritual for dramatic effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...Care#Cremation_of_Care

The video is pretty good too.. though not the best quality

 

[GenHoth]

You should see the fights of the African cup. People are always trying to bury things on the field...

 

[Kadarin]

What if the guy REALLY DID use black magic to turn himself into a goat? I would think the baby Jesus would be a bit upset about that..

 

[compuwiz1]

Hmmm, has DrPizza gone missing lately?

 

[fallout man]

The instance I read the topic and summary, I thought to myself: "Oh, Africa..."

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
What if the guy REALLY DID use black magic to turn himself into a goat? I would think the baby Jesus would be a bit upset about that..

i personally find it strange that believers in one illogical religion based on superstition and fear of death would throw stones at another illogical religion based on superstition and fear of death



. . . has it been a month, already?