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lauraanne_gilmanstolen shamelessly from Joe Haldeman's sff.net newsgroup:
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A Tanzanian man has cut off his genitals in an
attempt to win sympathy from creditors after squandering their money on
prostitutes and alcohol, a newspaper reports.
The 24-year-old reached the decision after realising he could not pay back
millions of shillings lent to him by friends and relatives with the intention
he would invest it in a business venture.
The Guardian newspaper said the man's condition was improving after he
received treatment at his local hospital in the east African country's northern
Manyara region.
The report said it was the second such incident in the area in two months.
Another man slashed off his genitals upon failing to settle a 300,000 shilling
(170 pounds) debt.
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Joe's comment:
One can only imagine what this would do to the gene pool if it caught on.
Making the world more fiscally responsible through amateur surgery.
suri's comment: hrmmmm... but then some lawyer would convince the perp to sue his creditors for loss and mental suffering, and it gets ugly again. But it was a nice thought while it lasted.
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A Tanzanian man has cut off his genitals in an
attempt to win sympathy from creditors after squandering their money on
prostitutes and alcohol, a newspaper reports.
The 24-year-old reached the decision after realising he could not pay back
millions of shillings lent to him by friends and relatives with the intention
he would invest it in a business venture.
The Guardian newspaper said the man's condition was improving after he
received treatment at his local hospital in the east African country's northern
Manyara region.
The report said it was the second such incident in the area in two months.
Another man slashed off his genitals upon failing to settle a 300,000 shilling
(170 pounds) debt.
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Joe's comment:
One can only imagine what this would do to the gene pool if it caught on.
Making the world more fiscally responsible through amateur surgery.
suri's comment: hrmmmm... but then some lawyer would convince the perp to sue his creditors for loss and mental suffering, and it gets ugly again. But it was a nice thought while it lasted.
