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Vigilantes took the animal to police, claiming it had been a person trying to steal a Mazda 323.

"The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed said.

"They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat.

"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody."

He went on: "We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat."

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation.

People have been flocking to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.

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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Nigeria-Police-Arrest-A-Goat-Over-Attempted-Armed-Robbery/Article/200901415210650?lpos=World_News_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__8&lid=ARTICLE_15210650_Nigeria_Police_Arrest_A_Goat_Over_Attempted_Armed_Robbery

DragonChaser said:

Source?

I've seen plenty of studies that indicate blacks in America consistently score lower on IQ tests and standardized tests than Caucasians, Asians, and Hispanics.
People say its socioeconomic, but I've also seen studies comparing the performance of different social classes, and on average, black children from high-earning black families still score lower than Caucasian children from families below the poverty level, so I have to assume its not socioeconomic.

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While that is true (though I would try bringing it up to a black person) surly you must realize that the difference in fluid intelligence is very minor, and only relevant across a very broad spectrum. The average white person, or the average American for that matter being raised under identical circumstances would be just as capable of such an absurd conclusion. After all just look at fundamentalist Christians.

theMERRYiguana said:

Vigilantes took the animal to police, claiming it had been a person trying to steal a Mazda 323.

"The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed said.

"They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat.

"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody."

He went on: "We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat."

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation.

People have been flocking to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.

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DragonChaser said:

You have successfully evaded your captors.

+1 to magickal ability, +1 to intelligence, +1 to evade.

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blewmeanie said:

While that is true (though I would try bringing it up to a black person) surly you must realize that the difference in fluid intelligence is very minor, and only relevant across a very broad spectrum. The average white person, or the average American for that matter being raised under identical circumstances would be just as capable of such an absurd conclusion. After all just look at fundamentalist Christians.

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meams said:

THis was up here a few days ago.

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DragonChaser said:

Have you seen news reports of the Penis Panic that sweeps Africa?

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That one is pretty funny.