WATCH: Would-be thief forced to eat raw meat
There should
obviously always be consequences for anyone who dares to commit a crime.
A man, who was caught red-handed while attempting to steal a goat, has been given an unusual punishment by members of his community.
They decided to punish the would-be thief by slaughtering the goat and feeding him the raw meat.
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He is seen in a video sitting on the ground - slowly chewing through the raw pieces of meat.
Here's the video below and have a look (note the man in picture is speaking Xhosa).
He stole the sheep 🐏 now he must eat it RAW 😭 pic.twitter.com/UyfT2jTpX4
— NAZEEM GROOTBOOM 🐂 (@NAZEEM_G8) November 10, 2022
A man can be heard from a distance shouting “Feed him the sheep!”
While not everyone has sympathy for the man , others believe the community shouldn't have taken the law into their own hands.
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Many believe the matter should rather have been handed to the police to resolve.
Other tweeps disagreed, saying any leniency shown by the community would deny the criminal an opportunity to learn from his mistakes.
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How should such cases be handled?
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