2008/5/12 Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Twice in Bombay and before the age of 16, I had witnessed death at > first hand come and grab it's victims. In one of the incidents I was > an actor in a minor role. I am not talking of facing > death.............................The fists went out > and the knives came in. The Muslims used big butcher knives and the > Hindus swords. Riots would flare up suddenly............ ...walking on the kerb I saw a group of about 4 men chasing a lone runner > who was yelling "bachao, bachao" (save me, save me). Without a thought > with the fearlessness of a 15 year old I dashed between the hunted and > the hunters. I did not know what I could achieve besides slowing down > the chasing men. They swiped at me with a brute force and I was rolled > out of the way. A few meters ahead one of them caught up with the > runner and stabbed him in the stomach. It was not just a stab. It was a > large vertical cut with a deft pulling out of the knife that brought > out the entire contents of the stomach out. The man held his spilt > guts and still tried to run. No one came to help him and I too was by > now utterly scared. He collapsed and died on the path. Not before I > could see him writhing in his death throes.................
> Roland Francis > 416-453-3371 COMMENT: I was 16 and by Pa belted me for my indiscretions; an indicdent like what you experienced, my ma would have joined in! -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
