Mob Kills Blasphemer

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20823531

Pakistani mob beats to death Muslim accused of blasphemy

A mob in Pakistan has stormed a police station and beaten to death a Muslim man accused of desecrating the Koran.

The victim's body was then set alight, according to witnesses.

The unnamed victim had earlier been handed over to the police after burnt pages of the Koran were found in a mosque in Dadu district, 330km (200 miles) north of Karachi, where he had been staying overnight.

Hours later a mob went to the police station, seized the man and killed him.

The district police chief, Usman Ghani, told the BBC the gruesome incident was filmed on mobile phones. He said the footage was being reviewed to identify culprits.


The case of Rimsha Masih, a young Christian, caused an outcry
Thirty people have so far been detained in connection with the attack.

The local police chief and five of his officers have been arrested for failing to protect the man.

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[Gawdzilla Sama]

Take the lowest IQ in a mob, divide it by the number of people in that mob. That's the aggregate IQ for the mob.

[Tyrannical]

It does take a special kind of dumb to go burning korans in Pakistan.

[Svartalf]

But less of it to frame somebody for it.

[FBM]

Just once I'd like to read where a blasphemer killed a mob. If you're going to burn a holy book, have the good sense to be carrying a Kalashnikov when you're doing it.

[klr]

It does take a special kind of dumb to go burning korans in Pakistan.

There's no guarantee he even did it. From the BBC article above:

Our correspondent in Karachi adds that the controversial laws are often misused to persecute minorities or settle scores.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It does take a special kind of dumb to go burning korans in Pakistan.

There's no guarantee he even did it. From the BBC article above:

Our correspondent in Karachi adds that the controversial laws are often misused to persecute minorities or settle scores.

It was ever the case.

[DaveDodo007]

But less of it to frame somebody for it.

Sounds more likely.

[rachelbean]

Worst part is it seems he died for another religion

[HomerJay]

A mob in Pakistan has stormed a police station and beaten to death a Muslim man accused of desecrating the Koran.

The victim's body was then set alight, according to witnesses.

I think they're going soft, in the good old days we'd use the fire to drive out the evil then beat the charred remains.