Monkey stoned and burned to death for being a witch

tiger55 · 31-05-2011 4:53pm #1

Children traumatised as animal welfare group blames 'dreadful superstition' fuelled by ignorance
A monkey was pelted with stones, shot at and burned to death in a South African township because residents believed it was linked to witchcraft, an animal welfare agency has said.
A mob chanted "Kill that witch!" as the vervet monkey was put in a bucket, doused with petrol and set on fire, according to witnesses. Children who witnessed the killing last week were said to be traumatised.

One resident, Tebogo Moswetsi, admitted he had captured the monkey as it sought refuge up a tree in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg.
"I was curious to see this monkey that people claimed could talk, and when I saw a group of people chasing after it, I joined them," he told South Africa's Star newspaper. "When it went up the tree, I climbed after it and brought it down because I was curious as I found it unbelievable that a monkey could talk.

http://www.u.tv/News/Township-mob-burns-talking-monkey-as-witch/34040e8e-bcca-4d71-9ae7-054572d4cd1f

Saila · 31-05-2011 4:55pm

best title evar!

bryaner · 31-05-2011 4:56pm

Monkey see, monkey do..

Chuck Stone · 31-05-2011 4:56pm

A scape-goat-monkey.

Poor thing

admiralofthefleet · 31-05-2011 4:57pm

as long as it wasnt spanked

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 31-05-2011 4:57pm

oh africa, never stop being you.

Dudess · 31-05-2011 4:59pm

In before walshb, whiteonion and old_aussie use it to justify racism...

cosmicfart · 31-05-2011 4:59pm

Shít happens deal with it these monkeys cant be trusted ive seen to many of them Stoned and hanging around the streets of dublin, burn them all i say

im invisible · 31-05-2011 4:59pm

see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

For Forks Sake · 31-05-2011 5:00pm

Dudess wrote: »

In before walshb, whiteonion and old_aussie use it to justify racism...

The monkey wan't contributing to society and deserved it [/whiteonion]

tan11ie · 31-05-2011 5:00pm

Nuts!!!!:eek:

CrazyRabbit · 31-05-2011 5:01pm

Obviously, the monkey had a higher IQ than the rest of them combined and they were jealous.

tiger55 · 31-05-2011 5:02pm

Dudess wrote: »

In before walshb, whiteonion and old_aussie use it to justify racism...

This attack on the monkey could have been carried out by a gang of whites you know...

Asphyxia · 31-05-2011 5:05pm

Poor thing

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 31-05-2011 5:05pm

tiger55 wrote: »

This attack on the monkey could have been carried out by a gang of white you know...

it could have been, but we all know it wasn't.

Saila · 31-05-2011 5:06pm

tan11ie wrote: »

Nuts!!!!:eek:

mmmmmm monkey nuts..

ejmaztec · 31-05-2011 5:07pm

tiger55 wrote: »

This attack on the monkey could have been carried out by a gang of white you know...

Tebogo Moswetsi

My name is URL · 31-05-2011 5:08pm

That's just bananas

For Forks Sake · 31-05-2011 5:09pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

Tebogo Moswetsi

Tebogo M. O'Swetsi. From Tipperary. Probably.

Saila · 31-05-2011 5:13pm

*tumbleweed* CCCCCCC>

Show Time · 31-05-2011 5:14pm

Well i never a talking monkey!!!!!

Richard tea · 31-05-2011 5:20pm

No such thing as a monkey witch
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPjFNFYcYXWiRDKz2g4HM6nfb921vr0bN9dhylF_FpyQaSEBq_

Although the witch in OZ had some monkey army

Dudess · 31-05-2011 5:22pm

tiger55 wrote: »

This attack on the monkey could have been carried out by a gang of whites you know...

I thought I made it clear I'm not the one who'll be using it to justify racism. Some... people feel it's ok to use this to look down on all black people unfortunately.

eilo1 · 31-05-2011 5:24pm

If the monkey could talk then he f**king deserved it!

Cant have a world with talking monkeys not can we!!!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 31-05-2011 5:27pm

Dudess wrote: »

I thought I made it clear I'm not the one who'll be using it to justify racism. Some... people feel it's ok to use this to look down on all black people unfortunately.

Oh look, Dudess is about to go APE sh*t

Mike 1972 · 31-05-2011 5:29pm

[rabble rabble]Well the monkey didnt do it again [/rabble rabble]

Nodin · 31-05-2011 5:30pm

Mike 1972 wrote: »

[rabble rabble]Well the monkey didnt do it again [/rabble rabble]

.....Why wasn't the monkey at work, thats what I want to know....

Show Time · 31-05-2011 5:33pm

eilo1 wrote: »

If the monkey could talk then he f**king deserved it!

Cant have a world with talking monkeys not can we!!!

Ahhh you have seen Planet Of The Apes as well.

YFlyer · 31-05-2011 5:33pm

In Hartlepool they hung a monkey because they though the monkey was a French spy.

http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/history/thehartlepoolmonkey.asp

Mickeroo · 31-05-2011 5:33pm

I knew when i saw the thread title it was either going to be South Africa or Cork.

Fratton Fred · 31-05-2011 5:37pm

YFlyer wrote: »

In Hartlepool they hung a monkey because they though the monkey was a French spy.

http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/history/thehartlepoolmonkey.asp

Damn, beat me to it.

That's why Hartlepool people are known as monkey hangers (although I thought they believed it was a devil).

Mike 1972 · 31-05-2011 5:38pm

YFlyer wrote: »

In Hartlepool they hung a monkey because they though the monkey was a French spy.

I refer the honourable member to my previous post

YFlyer · 31-05-2011 5:50pm

Mike 1972 wrote: »

I refer the honourable member to my previous post

I'm lost. Was the rambling referring to the Harlepool incident?

RoundyMooney · 31-05-2011 6:00pm

YFlyer wrote: »

I'm lost. Was the rambling referring to the Harlepool incident?

Must be, a local legend (that may well sadly refer to a child crew member rather than a primate) from England at the time of Napoleon is obviously on a par with some group with bones in their noses burning a monkey to death, last week.

walshb · 31-05-2011 6:05pm

Dudess wrote: »

In before walshb, whiteonion and old_aussie use it to justify racism...

Niall Mellon must be baffled. All those houses he and Paddy built for the poor black people, and this is how they behave. Tut tut. Next he'll be building houses for monkeys to save them.

And, what is with your racism jibe?

From all the posts, you are the only one mentioning racism. Insecure, are we?

Fratton Fred · 31-05-2011 6:07pm

In fairness though, getting the chap stoned first was pretty decent.

Nodin · 31-05-2011 6:19pm

RoundyMooney wrote: »

Must be, a local legend (that may well sadly refer to a child crew member rather than a primate) from England at the time of Napoleon is obviously on a par with some group with bones in their noses burning a monkey to death, last week.

Though parts of Africa may still lie in relative 'darkness', they at least have the excuse of poverty, lack of education, isolation etc. Your ignorance, however, doesn't have such caveats attached.

Walshb wrote:

Niall Mellon must be baffled. All those houses he and Paddy built for the poor black people, and this is how they behave..

I realise that for some reason you woke up today with a need to get a dig in at some charity and Mellons name was on the calendar, but chucking it in here is a bit off - even for you.

Tar.Aldarion · 31-05-2011 6:21pm

Oh, i thought it was a velvet monkey :-|

Dudess · 31-05-2011 6:23pm

walshb wrote: »

Niall Mellon must be baffled. All those houses he and Paddy built for the poor black people, and this is how they behave. Tut tut. Next he'll be building houses for monkeys to save them.

And, what is with your racism jibe?

From all the posts, you are the only one mentioning racism. Insecure, are we?

Why would it be "insecurity"? How is that even relevant? I reckoned you'd use this to look down on black people in general - and I was right. No biggie. Christ, you even implicate people whom you've no idea were involved or not. You've more than proven my point.

suicide_circus · 31-05-2011 6:24pm

Dudess wrote: »

I thought I made it clear I'm not the one who'll be using it to justify racism. Some... people feel it's ok to use this to look down on all black people unfortunately.

While this incident dosnt make me look down on all black people, it does make me look down on the black people involved.

walshb · 31-05-2011 6:28pm

Nodin wrote: »

I realise that for some reason you woke up today with a need to get a dig in at some charity and Mellons name was on the calendar, but chucking it in here is a bit off - even for you.

No, I think it's quite apt. Considering it did occur in the "housing estates"
that he and Paddy built. Love to know what he thinks of it. And, I wonder how the renting of the houses is going?

walshb · 31-05-2011 6:31pm

Dudess wrote: »

Why would it be "insecurity"? How is that even relevant? I reckoned you'd use this to look down on black people in general - and I was right. No biggie. Christ, you even implicate people whom you've no idea were involved or not. You've more than proven my point.

Hmm, implicated whom? Black people? Eh, it did happen in the townships, didn't it? So, I am guessing it was black people who were involved.

So, care to explain the racism accusation? Is the word black a racist word or something?

Nodin · 31-05-2011 6:31pm

walshb wrote: »

No, I think it's quite apt. Considering it did occur in the "housing estates"......

I had no idea that life in a housing estate produced a certain standard of education and behaviour. Evidently the denizens of Darndale, St Marys and Moyross are dwelling in straw and mud huts. We should send Mr Mellon down there next, with his wondrous domiciles.

walshb · 31-05-2011 6:33pm

Nodin wrote: »

I had no idea that life in a housing estate produced a certain standard of education and behaviour. Evidently the denizens of Darndale, St Marys and Moyross are dwelling in straw and mud huts. We should send Mr Mellon down there next, with his wondrous domiciles.

Why would he do that, sure they are Irish, he'd hardly be giving freebies to his own, would he?

Nodin · 31-05-2011 6:34pm

walshb wrote: »

Why would he do that, sure they are Irish, he'd hardly be giving freebies to his own, would he?

Can't miss an excuse to trot out the same oul whinge, can ye?

You still haven't explained this magical link between housing and education/behaviour.

RoundyMooney · 31-05-2011 6:34pm

Nodin wrote: »

Though parts of Africa may still lie in relative 'darkness', they at least have the excuse of poverty, lack of education, isolation etc. Your ignorance, however, doesn't have such caveats attached.

What's ignorant about apportioning blame based on behaviour rather than skin colour?

People were queuing up (well, I think three did) to scoff at an 18th century folk tale, just because it involved supposed animal abuse, and the protaganists were white, using it as a parallel with these poor misguided souls and their monkey burning shenanigans.

Speaking of education, I gather South Africa, downhill and all as it has gone in the last couple of decades, is still one of the more affluent African countries. Which isn't saying a lot, but even so...

Personally, I don't care what colour your skin is, but if you act like a primitive twat, that's pretty much the inference I'll draw.

And if every story I read from a particular part of the world throws up similiar savagery of one form or another, then I'll tend to draw a pattern, and lose the initial surprise when yet another such story appears.

I can still treat people as I find them, though, and tend not to indulge in over compensation. In either direction.

walshb · 31-05-2011 6:36pm

Nodin wrote: »

Can't miss an excuse to trot out the same oul whinge, can ye?

You still haven't explained this magical link between housing and education/behaviour.

Just answering your query, or, your same old query!

Nodin · 31-05-2011 6:37pm

walshb wrote: »

Just answering your query, ..........

You didn't.

Nodin · 31-05-2011 6:39pm

RoundyMooney wrote: »

...............

Personally, I don't care what colour your skin is, but if you act like a primitive twat, that's pretty much the inference I'll draw.

.............

?

I might add that story from hartlepool was a perfect parallel given the lack of socio-economic development of large parts of SA society.

Creature · 31-05-2011 6:39pm

Poor monkey. Though probably better to be sure. Monkey witches possess all the dangers of regular witches plus they spread parasites as well.

RoundyMooney · 31-05-2011 6:41pm

Nodin wrote: »

?

I might add that story from hartlepool was a perfect parallel given the lack of socio-economic development of large parts of SA society.

Not you, Nodin, for fecks sake. Don't be obtuse.

The Hartlepool story is unproven, of course the locals love it, because it's a colourful tale.

Oops, there I go again.

Monkey stoned and burned to death for being a witch

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