Bangladeshi man beheaded to redden bricks

[The_Dude 1,142]

Bangladeshi man beheaded to redden bricks

A Bangladeshi man was beheaded by labourers who burnt his head in a kiln in the belief this would redden their bricks, police said on Sunday.

Published: 5:02PM GMT 21 Mar 2010

Four suspects were arrested for murdering the 26-year-old bricklayer in a remote town in northern Bangladesh on the instructions of the brick-field's owners, said Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan, a local police chief.

"They said the owners were unhappy as the brick-field was not producing reddish bricks despite enough heating. A fortune teller then suggested that the brick-field needed a human sacrifice," he said.

Police were searching for the owners and the fortune teller, he added.

Red bricks are in huge demand in Bangladesh's countryside as the colour is seen as proof the bricks have been baked properly.

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[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Tragic.

But FWIW.. this is not "the norm" in Bangladesh.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Tragic.

But FWIW.. this is not "the norm" in Bangladesh.

Sure it is. They're brown people, so they must be savages.

[mawilson 2,133]

Tragic.

I disagree. The brick needed a human sacrifice.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Tragic.

But FWIW.. this is not "the norm" in Bangladesh.

I wouldn't think it was the norm. There are bizarre killings for insane reasons throughout the world. Unfortunately, for this man, that day it was Bangladesh turn.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I disagree. The brick needed a human sacrifice.

The brick is a metaphor for the American federal government.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

The brick is a metaphor for the American federal government.

For the next few days, no thread shall be safe from the impotent rage of the wingnuts.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

For the next few days, no thread shall be safe from the impotent rage of the wingnuts.

No, the rage of the impotent liberal leftist wingnuts in soon to come.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Tragic.

But FWIW.. this is not "the norm" in Bangladesh.

You mean the bricks actually turn red after a sacrifice?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

You mean the bricks actually turn red after a sacrifice?

They're vampire bricks. Another American governmental metaphor.

[The_Dude 1,142]

No, the rage of the impotent liberal leftist wingnuts in soon to come.

Failed hyperbole

[Calypso 464]

Most old folks in the Philippines say that for a building, a house, or a bridge to last long and strong, human and animal blood must be spilled before and during construction. According to them, even some modern people follow that. The practice must have begun during Spanish occupation in the country.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Wow.