- Reaction score
- 2,623
- Points
- 1,160
Source:
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070717/K071704AU.html
Shared with the usual disclaimer
"Police combed the alleys of the Hindu holy city Varanasi in northern India on Tuesday to search for a monkey accused of stealing reading glasses from a South Korean tourist."
...
Singh said he would be at a loss if his officers caught the culprit because there are no laws under which a wild monkey can be charged.
Problems with monkeys harassing tourists in the city were common, Singh said.
"But we can't do anything. We cannot shoot them or beat them as Hindus worship monkeys," he said."
(Emphasis added)
I contemplated putting this in Radio Chatter, but this IS a real news story (international news, at that). Feel free to move/delete this as appropriate. That or add a forum for "odd news stories" (not for stuff from The Onion, but real stories that are, well, "out there")
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070717/K071704AU.html
Shared with the usual disclaimer
"Police combed the alleys of the Hindu holy city Varanasi in northern India on Tuesday to search for a monkey accused of stealing reading glasses from a South Korean tourist."
...
Singh said he would be at a loss if his officers caught the culprit because there are no laws under which a wild monkey can be charged.
Problems with monkeys harassing tourists in the city were common, Singh said.
"But we can't do anything. We cannot shoot them or beat them as Hindus worship monkeys," he said."
(Emphasis added)
I contemplated putting this in Radio Chatter, but this IS a real news story (international news, at that). Feel free to move/delete this as appropriate. That or add a forum for "odd news stories" (not for stuff from The Onion, but real stories that are, well, "out there")
