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posted by martyb on Wednesday November 14 2018, @02:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the Wizard's-First-Rule dept.

Two innocent men have been burned alive by a massive lynch mob after WhatsApp rumours branded them child abductors.

A large crowd gathered outside the police station after rumours spread about the two men.

A mob dragged two men out of a police station, savagely beat them and then set them on fire, killing them, after a false rumour was spread on WhatsApp about the pair being child kidnappers.

The mother of one of the men made a desperate plea for the crowd to stop as she watched the lynching unfold on a Facebook livestream.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46145986


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday November 14 2018, @04:14PM (5 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday November 14 2018, @04:14PM (#761771) Homepage Journal

    Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Life and career are gone. This is a very important time in Mexico -- and in our Country. Due Process, Fairness and Common Sense are now on trial!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @05:18PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @05:18PM (#761799)

    This. In the West we tolerate it because the accused person didn't actually physically die, just their career died. Oh well shit happens , tough luck.

      Btw if this ever happens to you, move to another country and you can at least start over with a new 'reputation '

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @05:46PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @05:46PM (#761809)

      Just move to Thailand and start over as a pedo guy.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @08:53PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @08:53PM (#761901)

        Seems he prefers Russian teens peeing on him.

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Thexalon on Wednesday November 14 2018, @06:23PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Wednesday November 14 2018, @06:23PM (#761826)

    It may be true that there's no recovery for someone falsely accused. However, you, sir, have demonstrated again and again that there's always recovery for someone truthfully accused.

    --
    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @08:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 14 2018, @08:50PM (#761897)

    Yeah...you should know.