Never bring witchcraft to a soccer match...

[Jackhowitzer]

As the old saying goes..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/congo_soccer_riot

KINSHASA, Congo - Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday.
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Most of the victims were between the ages of 11 and 16, Radio Okapi said. They were suffocated as panicked crowds ran for the exits during the mayhem Sunday in Butembo in eastern Congo's North Kivu province.

Radio Okapi said police tried to control the violence at Matokeo stadium by firing into the air to protect their commander, who was hit in the head and wounded by fans.

The two local clubs involved were Socozaki and Nyuki System, the radio said.

Dozens of teenagers marched through Butembo's dirt streets Monday in protest, and the regional governor, Julien Mpaluku, paid a visit to the hospital.

Mpaluku said the government was investigating.

He made no mention of witchcraft, but confirmed that soldiers had fired into the air to calm angry crowds. The shooting prompted panic instead, which became fatal "when the crowds all tried to leave at the same time."

"Most of the dead were children, only two or three were adults," Mpaluku said.

North Kivu has been the epicenter of violence between Congo's army and rebels over the last year which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

[Teutates]

Hahahahaha....Congo
We should've kept them as our colony for their own good.

[Dazarthas]

In America, "wiccans" are just weird people, but in the Congo? THEY FUCKIN' SCARY

[Tamako_Luth]

gman did it

[Jackhowitzer]

gman did it

HE SPAKES!

[Someone]

Ahhh good old Congo. They always deliver when you're looking for witch-hunting. I bet that's still something you can do for a living there, hunting out witches who steal mens penises on the busses, well atleast if by living you only want the food and water needed to stay alive. I do wonder if they will stop blaming witches at some point? Probably, but I forsee many a decade of continued witch persucation.

[Spinewire]

Nothing like the old trick of firing into the air to calm people down....

Has this ever worked.... once? Ever?

[Someone]

Nothing like the old trick of firing into the air to calm people down....

Has this ever worked.... once? Ever?

I think it worked once when they fired into the air to kill the snake that was eating the sun. The effect wore off though once the bullets started coming down and killing a few in a crowd that wanted to watch the eclipse.

[Damwa]

It is funny how we can all laugh at the silly "primitives" whilst Anthony Robbins, Scientology and loose40poundsinoneweekbyonlyeatinghummus andvanillaicecream-dietitians are making a killing in our own markets...

Funny world, init?

[skatenike]

ummm what a dumb news reporter
cleary the officers werent trying to calm the crowd by firing into the sky that would never work.....they were obviously firing at the witches who were flying overhead

[Unahim]

In America, "wiccans" are just weird people, but in the Congo? THEY FUCKIN' SCARY

Just to be nittpicky: Every wiccan may be a witch, but not every witch is a wiccan.
So while I see how you made the connection to the article there, there's really no reason to think any Wiccan was involved in this.

I agree that it gets quite weird(Wicca I mean) once they start bringing up spells and rituals and all, but most of it is just psychological and the "real" ones know it.
Have a small ritual to increase confidence and you -will- be more confident, because you believed it might help, as to speak.


But I wish the article did have some more info about or a video of the "ensorcerelled" goal :p

[Temet nosce]

More pitiful than amusing. It needs a video or some other form of demonstrations of these people as it occurred.

[Barbarossa]

Oh noes, soccer never promotes violence among it's fans or players.:rolleyes:

[losinglife]

He made no mention of witchcraft, but confirmed that soldiers had fired into the air to calm angry crowds. The shooting prompted panic instead, which became fatal "when the crowds all tried to leave at the same time."


Most important part of the article. Govt/police forces tend to create self-fullfilling prophecies.

[Hecubis]

So was the game called on account of witchcraft?

[Cidius]

It's the penis shrinking and stealing witchcraft!

[Fro]

Its football you bastard, F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L.

[Jackhowitzer]

Its football you bastard, F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L.

Don't you mean FUTBALL? :P Well here in Ameureka we call it SOCCAR S-O-C-C-A-R.

[Mr.LichTwitch]

SWM VLCWL looking for SBF VLCWL. PM me for details.

[Thorpeyrox]

Don't you mean FUTBALL? :P Well here in Ameureka we call it SOCCAR S-O-C-C-A-R.

No.. it should be football and you damn Americans should call it by it's real name.

[Zwarp]

Have their penises shrunk? That's the only thing I'm interested in, really.

[Jackhowitzer]

That's just.. UNAMARICAN! :P

[Jackhowitzer]

Have their penises shrunk? That's the only thing I'm interested in, really.

Not if they used the traditional congo attire of penis horns to promote fertility and healthiness.

[batman409]

BURN THE NONBELIEVER!!!

lol great option