"Witches" lynched in Kenya....irrational fear and common practices

[kokonut]

BBC NEWS | Africa | Horror of Kenya's 'witch' lynchings

Sad story that's evolving and is barely getting heard where "horrific practice which appears to be on the increase in Kenya - the lynching of people accused of being witches." When you have a backward country who believe in these things, imagine them getting a hold of a nuclear device. Irrationality is their rationality. Utterly unreal. Modern day lynchings over nothing.

 

[C.C.Sinned]

in this day and age, lynching is

 

[VamPyroX]

I agree.

When you're dealing with a group of people who are like that, it's not a good idea to introduce advanced technology.

This reminds me of Clark's Third Law... "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." In other words, any advanced technology that is misunderstood can be perceived as magic.

 

[dreama]

That is really sad.