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so my sister got mugged in ghana

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There was no violence and she's fine. Apparently, muggers are very anxious and scared of getting caught there because THEY CAN BE BURNED ALIVE.

We're whining about waterboarding terrorists.
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edit: I just bought a money belt for my own trip to a 3rd world country. Of course, I'll still cry if my luggage gets jacked.
 

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Originally Posted by GQgeek
There was no violence and she's fine. Apparently, muggers are very anxious and scared of getting caught there because THEY CAN BE BURNED ALIVE.

We're whining about waterboarding terrorists.
lol8[1].gif


edit: I just bought a money belt for my own trip to a 3rd world country. Of course, I'll still cry if my luggage gets jacked.


Is that true.

In Ghana they are subject to being burned alive if they are caught mugging?

That makes Saudi Arabia seem like a liberal bastion.
 

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Originally Posted by rnoldh
Is that true.

In Ghana they are subject to being burned alive if they are caught mugging?

That makes Saudi Arabia seem like a liberal bastion.


That's what the hotel manager that chased off the thief told her. I'm not sure if they do it in every case, but it does happen.
 

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According to Amnesty Int'l, there have been no executions in Ghana in recent years. Apparently, there have been talks of abolition of death penalty altogether for quite some time
 

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Originally Posted by gdl203
According to Amnesty Int'l, there have been no executions in Ghana in recent years. Apparently, there have been talks of abolition of death penalty altogether for quite some time

I didn't actually check. I'm just going off of what I was told by my sister and she's just relaying what the manager told her.
 

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I'm glad she's ok.



Just noticed your new sig.
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I think getting burned alive is much worse than getting your hands chopped off which is what happens in Saudi. They behead you if you kill someone.

However there is not much theft in Saudi or the thieves are very good at what they do.
 

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Originally Posted by rnoldh
Is that true.

In Ghana they are subject to being burned alive if they are caught mugging?

That makes Saudi Arabia seem like a liberal bastion.


It is true in Liberia, where vigilante justice (by children soldiers) rules
 

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Glad she was all right and wasn't otherwise disrespected.
 

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Originally Posted by gdl203
According to Amnesty Int'l, there have been no executions in Ghana in recent years. Apparently, there have been talks of abolition of death penalty altogether for quite some time

Originally Posted by riveroaks
It is true in Liberia, where vigilante justice (by children soldiers) rules

I did a quick google and this might be part of it. I don't really have much time to spend checking this stuff out though. I'm packing for my vacation now so that I can get back to studying for my last 2 finals and be ready to take off tuesday night.
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If I get mugged, I'd want the f*ckers burned alive, serve them right.
 

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Yeah muggers ought to be burned with those flaming tires around their necks.

Sorry to hear that GQGeek.
 

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I lived in West Africa for 3 years, traveled to Ghana for vacation several times. They don't burn thieves alive, but often, when people catch them, a mob will beat 'em up before the cops can get to them. Ghana is a fantastic country with some of the nicest people anywhere in the world. However, in West Africa, there's also a tendency for people to go extra hard after anyone who mugs 'guests.' There's a sense of shame when it happens to visitors and tourists. One of my fellow Peace Corps volunteers had a boy sneak into her house one night and steal some money and a few other random things. They ended up chasing the guy into a tree, then poking him with some crudely-made swords. By the time they got him to the local magistrate, they paraded him in front of my friend, who saw that he was about 13 and had had the **** beat out of him--swollen head, wounds, etc. Turns out he had stolen all of 7 bucks, but no one knew the worth of that. In most 3rd world countries, people really hate thieves. Oh, and BTW, I have a couple of good friends who live in Liberia. The information posted above is outdated and unnecessarily alarmist. Though things were difficult there for the past decade, in the past couple of years, since Ellen Sirleaf Johnson was elected president, the security situation is much improved. It's no longer nearly the lawless place it once was. In fact, my summer supervisor at my legal job is returning there (her family is Liberian) to help reform existing and institute new laws for corruption under the government. It is, however, somewhat akin to Nigeria in that it is generally less secure than many other West African countries, which are by and large very safe and hospitable places; certainly more than many big American cities. GQ, money belts are too unwieldy; best advice I ever got for traveling with money, esp. in the developing world, came from my Sikh friend's dad, who himself lived all over the world: when you arrive to the big town where you're going, head to a tailor, have him sew some cotton fabric into a hidden pocket that hangs off the inside of the waist of your pants, behind the belt area. I did this with several pairs of pants and it cost me about 10 bucks total. When walking around, carry a small amount of local currency, and keep the rest hidden in that pocket. Make it big enough for your passport and you have very little to worry about. It's also far easier to access and much cleaner than any money belt. Have a great trip; travel in the developing world is challenging and hard, but it can also be far more interesting, entertaining and fun than it is in developed countries: I'm envious. I highly encourage you to travel to smaller towns and villages, wherever you go. They're usually nicer than the big cities. Oh, and you may know this, but make several photo copies of your main passport pages. Leave one at home, take a couple with you, keeping them in separate places. It's a lot easier to replace a lost or stolen passport at a US embassy if you have this. Any specific questions, feel free to PM me.
 

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Have you been to Libya?

I would like to go to Libya. Also, I've heard that Ethiopia is interesting. During the brief Italian occupation, there are various elements of Italy there--architecture, restaurants, etc.
 

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