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grandlexuz:
The roasting of humans by people who carry large Bibles on Sundays, dance in churches and shout "I receive" only goes to show the hypocrites we are as African Christians.

Eighteen years ago while returning home at around 8pm I heard a large shout of "thief , thief".. Apparently a pickpocket had snatched someone's purse in the dark of the hour taking advantage of no street light in the neighbourhood. People were running helter skelter. Not after the thief but to safety. Such miscreants often walked about with poisoned knives and anyone in their way was a candidate for blood spills.

Understandably I ran towards an area with lighting. When I got there and met a handful of people I decided to stop and take a rest. Panting and laughing in excitement at my run to safety.. Then suddenly one of the people around threw a " verbal bomb".. He said he had a feeling I was the thief. I explained I was in the path of the thief when the "thief thief" echoed and only ran to safety.. A few minutes later others joined him. It was a good residential area. A lady said the police should be called in, others said I should be beaten. Burning didn't look far off. Every explaination fell on deaf ears. What prevented an initial lynching was my composure, dressing and outlook. I was just 21 years old but the very responsible type on a first glance. Clean low cut, transparent glasses , good dress sense. That was what saved me. An elderly man looked at me carefully , listened to my explanation and asked me to go. Despite protest from the others I heard him say " That guy doesn't look , dress or talk like a pick pocket. He is worth the benefit of doubt. I learnt a very big lesson that day.
1) Our lives are in the hands of the creator..
2.) Dressing responsibly according to the norms would save you from prejudice.
3) Today I have three kids. Two sons.. I make sure their hair cut is low , uniform and clean with a responsible dress sense. It could come in handy someday..

Say no to jungle justice!!

grandlexuz:
The roasting of humans by people who carry large Bibles on Sundays, dance in churches and shout "I receive" only goes to show the hypocrites we are as African Christians.

Eighteen years ago while returning home at around 8pm I heard a large shout of "thief , thief".. Apparently a pickpocket had snatched someone's purse in the dark of the hour taking advantage of no street light in the neighbourhood. People were running helter skelter. Not after the thief but to safety. Such miscreants often walked about with poisoned knives and anyone in their way was a candidate for blood spills.

Understandably I ran towards an area with lighting. When I got there and met a handful of people I decided to stop and take a rest. Panting and laughing in excitement at my run to safety.. Then suddenly one of the people around threw a " verbal bomb".. He said he had a feeling I was the thief. I explained I was in the path of the thief when the "thief thief" echoed and only ran to safety.. A few minutes later others joined him. It was a good residential area. A lady said the police should be called in, others said I should be beaten. Burning didn't look far off. Every explaination fell on deaf ears. What prevented an initial lynching was my composure, dressing and outlook. I was just 21 years old but the very responsible type on a first glance. Clean low cut, transparent glasses , good dress sense. That was what saved me. An elderly man looked at me carefully , listened to my explanation and asked me to go. Despite protest from the others I heard him say " That guy doesn't look , dress or talk like a pick pocket. He is worth the benefit of doubt. I learnt a very big lesson that day.
1) Our lives are in the hands of the creator..
2.) Dressing responsibly according to the norms would save you from prejudice.
3) Today I have three kids. Two sons.. I make sure their hair cut is low , uniform and clean with a responsible dress sense. It could come in handy someday..

Say no to jungle justice!!

bighorlus:
Are you saying my ownership of the money justifies burning the person alive? My point is it's the society that's failed, because if we were structured and people know they will get justice from the law, then the sane thing to do would be to call the authorities.

grandlexuz:
The roasting of humans by people who carry large Bibles on Sundays, dance in churches and shout "I receive" only goes to show the hypocrites we are as African Christians.
Eighteen years ago while returning home at around 8pm I heard a large shout of "thief , thief".. Apparently a pickpocket had snatched someone's purse in the dark of the hour taking advantage of no street light in the neighbourhood. People were running helter skelter. Not after the thief but to safety. Such miscreants often walked about with poisoned knives and anyone in their way was a candidate for blood spills.

Understandably I ran towards an area with lighting. When I got there and met a handful of people I decided to stop and take a rest. Panting and laughing in excitement at my run to safety.. Then suddenly one of the people around threw a " verbal bomb".. He said he had a feeling I was the thief. I explained I was in the path of the thief when the "thief thief" echoed and only ran to safety.. A few minutes later others joined him. It was a good residential area. A lady said the police should be called in, others said I should be beaten. Burning didn't look far off. Every explaination fell on deaf ears. What prevented an initial lynching was my composure, dressing and outlook. I was just 21 years old but the very responsible type on a first glance. Clean low cut, transparent glasses , good dress sense. That was what saved me. An elderly man looked at me carefully , listened to my explanation and asked me to go. Despite protest from the others I heard him say " That guy doesn't look , dress or talk like a pick pocket. He is worth the benefit of doubt. I learnt a very big lesson that day.
1) Our lives are in the hands of the creator..
2.) Dressing responsibly according to the norms would save you from prejudice.
3) Today I have three kids. Two sons.. I make sure their hair cut is low , uniform and clean with a responsible dress sense. It could come in handy someday..

Say no to jungle justice!!

melaninpop:
Hmmmm....that same guy can stab you in the neck for a bag that contains 2k. Pray to never experience it, my dear.

hahn:
Nigeria is arguably on the most religious countries in the world.

Despite serving "loving gods" we will not hesitate to burn people for stealing a bag whose content is probably not up to N100,000 but will hail political leaders when they are "blessed" by our religious leaders(imams and pastors)

grandlexuz:
The roasting of humans by people who carry large Bibles on Sundays, dance in churches and shout "I receive" only goes to show the hypocrites we are as African Christians.

Eighteen years ago while returning home at around 8pm I heard a large shout of "thief , thief".. Apparently a pickpocket had snatched someone's purse in the dark of the hour taking advantage of no street light in the neighbourhood. People were running helter skelter. Not after the thief but to safety. Such miscreants often walked about with poisoned knives and anyone in their way was a candidate for blood spills.

Understandably I ran towards an area with lighting. When I got there and met a handful of people I decided to stop and take a rest. Panting and laughing in excitement at my run to safety.. Then suddenly one of the people around threw a " verbal bomb".. He said he had a feeling I was the thief. I explained I was in the path of the thief when the "thief thief" echoed and only ran to safety.. A few minutes later others joined him. It was a good residential area. A lady said the police should be called in, others said I should be beaten. Burning didn't look far off. Every explaination fell on deaf ears. What prevented an initial lynching was my composure, dressing and outlook. I was just 21 years old but the very responsible type on a first glance. Clean low cut, transparent glasses , good dress sense. That was what saved me. An elderly man looked at me carefully , listened to my explanation and asked me to go. Despite protest from the others I heard him say " That guy doesn't look , dress or talk like a pick pocket. He is worth the benefit of doubt. I learnt a very big lesson that day.
1) Our lives are in the hands of the creator..
2.) Dressing responsibly according to the norms would save you from prejudice.
3) Today I have three kids. Two sons.. I make sure their hair cut is low , uniform and clean with a responsible dress sense. It could come in handy someday..

Say no to jungle justice!!

Oblitz:
No to jungle justice.

grandlexuz:
The roasting of humans by people who carry large Bibles on Sundays, dance in churches and shout "I receive" only goes to show the hypocrites we are as African Christians.

Eighteen years ago while returning home at around 8pm I heard a large shout of "thief , thief".. Apparently a pickpocket had snatched someone's purse in the dark of the hour taking advantage of no street light in the neighbourhood. People were running helter skelter. Not after the thief but to safety. Such miscreants often walked about with poisoned knives and anyone in their way was a candidate for blood spills.

Understandably I ran towards an area with lighting. When I got there and met a handful of people I decided to stop and take a rest. Panting and laughing in excitement at my run to safety.. Then suddenly one of the people around threw a " verbal bomb".. He said he had a feeling I was the thief. I explained I was in the path of the thief when the "thief thief" echoed and only ran to safety.. A few minutes later others joined him. It was a good residential area. A lady said the police should be called in, others said I should be beaten. Burning didn't look far off. Every explaination fell on deaf ears. What prevented an initial lynching was my composure, dressing and outlook. I was just 21 years old but the very responsible type on a first glance. Clean low cut, transparent glasses , good dress sense. That was what saved me. An elderly man looked at me carefully , listened to my explanation and asked me to go. Despite protest from the others I heard him say " That guy doesn't look , dress or talk like a pick pocket. He is worth the benefit of doubt. I learnt a very big lesson that day.
1) Our lives are in the hands of the creator..
2.) Dressing responsibly according to the norms would save you from prejudice.
3) Today I have three kids. Two sons.. I make sure their hair cut is low , uniform and clean with a responsible dress sense. It could come in handy someday..

Say no to jungle justice!!

articulate078:
Na hatred 4 Christians and church go kill u one day nt even jungle justice.

Zionista:
Physical appearance and mien matters a lot. I thank God that things didn't get awry for you. In some cases, victims of jungle justice are usually innocent.

A good dress sense opens doors too. I have attended an interview with 50 other interviewees. About 20 candidates were eminently qualified for the role but the clincher for me a suave dress style.

It pays to pay attention to appearance and details.

nerorex01:
Thank God for your life bro. Just imagining how bad it would have been killing a future educated writer as you. They would have simply reduced the number of good and exposed thinkers.

In a nutshell, this goes to Nigerians @large. DO NOT TAKE LAWS INTO YOUR HANDS.

hemlock0:
Mind if I share this

grandlexuz:
Thank you. By the way I am a Cameroonian and the incident occurred in Yaoundé the capital of Cameroon. Both Nigeria and Cameroon are known for jungle justice. Very sad.. I did smile on the writing credit and compliment. I use to write short stories while in secondary school. My friends called me "The famous publisher".. Hahaha.. Despite the advice from any to pursue a career in the arts I chosed the sciences..

grandlexuz:
You can say that again..By the way I am a Cameroonian and live in Cameroon..The incident occurred in Yaounde..