Tanzania, Africa has a rather extreme enthusiasm for punishing computer thieves:
http://dailynews.habarileo.co.tz/home/index.php?id=4691 * Mob kills 2 computer thieves o MARY GWERA Daily News; Tuesday,May 20, 2008 @00:02 + Angry mob killed two suspected thieves who were caught stealing computers from AULOLA Company Limited at Makumbusho in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. The Kinondoni Regional Police Commander, (RPC), Mr Jamal Rwambow, told reporters yesterday that the incident occurred at around 9 am. He said the suspects whose names could not be established immediately were caught ready handed by Mr Erick Mutalemwa (28) as they were stealing the computers valued at 3,500 US dollars (3.6m/-) from his company premises. RPC Rwambow said Mr Mutalemwa raised an alarm which attracted a group of people who caught the suspects and beat them to death. He said the suspects, who were using a Toyota Sprinter with registration number T 450 ACF, had allegedly conspired with a security guard of the company identified by a single name as Hamidu to steal the computers. Mr Rwambow said the duo was among three people killed in the district at the weekend. He said the other person, Rashid Omary (41), a resident of Magomeni Mapipa, was knocked to death by an unidentified vehicle along the Morogoro Road on Sunday night. His body, he said was preserved at the Muhimbili National Hospital. It's a different world out there... Richard P. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
