On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is not fundamental to Indians alone. And I don't think it has > anything to do with preserving dharma - real or imagined. I have seen > first-hand, and I am sure ashok has also witnessed, such summary mob > justice being meted out to pick pockets, glue sniffing street kids and > many other n'er do wells in Kenya. >
The rule in Kenya is : 1) If you are a black man, and you are pick-pocketed / or bag snatched, you keep mum and move on. 2) If you are white / brown / or a woman, and you are pick-pocketed, you shout "MWIZI !!!!" (THIEF !!!) and a crowd usually beats the pickpocket to death (a few years ago they used to put a tyre around the thief's neck and set it alight... but nowadays used tires are hard to come by). (The reason for (1) being, its hard to distinguish between the thief and the victim... i have seen one instance where both the thief and the victim were fleeing for their lives)
