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Oh No You Didn't Just Try To Rob THAT Village

By John Mesirow

Criminals don't always make the best decisions. Here's an excellent example, as reported by the South Asian Post:

Angry villagers in eastern India [Jharkhand] burned eight robbers and beat four others to death, police said. About 20 robbers raided a remote village in Jharkhand state, but were surrounded by hundreds of villagers, who began chasing them, the police said. ?Four were beaten to death, while eight took shelter in a house, which was set on fire by the villagers,? Mohamed Nehal, a senior police officer, said. Armed villagers stood guard to ensure none of the robbers escaped.

Yikes. Some vigilante justice, a lot of deterrence ...

Full post as published by Legal Juice on March 31, 2009 (boomark / email).