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madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 07:53 PM Apr 2012

3 brazilian citizens are arrested for murder and cannibilism.

Sao Paolo, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazilian police have arrested three people suspected of killing at least two women, eating parts of their bodies and using their remains to make stuffed meat pies sold in the northeastern town of Garanhuns.

The three suspects, 51-year-old Jorge Beltrao Negroponte, his wife and his mistress were arrested Wednesday and have confessed to the crimes, police told national television. The female suspects were not identified.

Interviewed behind bars, Negroponte told SBT Television that he followed the instructions of voices in his head.

"I did certain things for purification, to protect people and deliver them to God," he told SBT on Sunday.

Read more, if you are interested: http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/15/world/americas/brazil-cannibalism/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

How many is that???

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3 brazilian citizens are arrested for murder and cannibilism. (Original Post) madinmaryland Apr 2012 OP
That's a lot of people arrested! Ishoutandscream2 Apr 2012 #1
Thank you htuttle Apr 2012 #6
If there were no religion.... Lisa0825 Apr 2012 #2
Aliens? Government experiments? Drugs? Bad mojo? provis99 Apr 2012 #7
Well, everybody's been wanting food with "real meat" jberryhill Apr 2012 #3
Just for that, I think I'm going to... pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #36
3 taterguy Apr 2012 #4
No I think they were asking how many Quantess Apr 2012 #5
OMG. I just blew hot tea out of my nose. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #9
And jury is back. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #10
Juror #5 is dead wrong. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #11
I know, right? Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #12
No doubt! NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #13
...or share a cigarette. ...nt TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #14
That too. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #15
RUBY ! ! ! TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #17
OK, look, it's been a long day, I'm a little tired, and was trying to recite the rule from memory. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #20
"Huh?" ---Talmudic scholars WERE Generalists! NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #26
I was #1. joshcryer Apr 2012 #16
#6 here. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #18
#3 here... NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #19
Wow. Maybe someone really is out to get me. taterguy Apr 2012 #22
It wasn't me. Quantess Apr 2012 #23
Point of disorder: The Exception was created by scarletwoman taterguy Apr 2012 #24
Here you go: scarletwoman Apr 2012 #28
Juror #6 obviously has not heard about... madinmaryland Apr 2012 #25
And yet another dimension raises. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #27
Whoa - you mean you didn't get that until now? scarletwoman Apr 2012 #29
Yes. Been years since I heard it. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #32
Ah. For whatever reason, that joke stuck with me over all these years, scarletwoman Apr 2012 #33
That doesn't make sense. Dr. Strange Apr 2012 #34
Since when have any of MIM's posts made sense? taterguy Apr 2012 #38
Your post makes a lot of sense. Dr. Strange Apr 2012 #43
I was going to say that, but I waited a day or so Bake Apr 2012 #42
Were any of the victems shepherds ? Monk06 Apr 2012 #8
Everyone on this thread sounds wasted marlakay Apr 2012 #21
Were any of them rich? meow2u3 Apr 2012 #30
damn guitar man Apr 2012 #31
Wow, the Brazilian Sweeney Todd! backscatter712 Apr 2012 #35
I feel a musical coming on flamingdem Apr 2012 #37
But were there prostitutes involved? Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #39
2 bodies fed 3 Brazilian cannibals? baldguy Apr 2012 #40
No his name was Zeus hootinholler Apr 2012 #41
I was going more for a "loaves & fishes" reference. baldguy Apr 2012 #44
Well I'm still waiting for hootinholler Apr 2012 #45
Jesus was from Brazil??? madinmaryland Apr 2012 #46
The real danger of God. obxhead Apr 2012 #47
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. Well, everybody's been wanting food with "real meat"
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 08:18 PM
Apr 2012

Long pig tends to be a little on the sweet side, and should be well done.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
5. No I think they were asking how many
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 09:52 PM
Apr 2012

missing brazilians were used to make the meat pies. For someone who has never made huge batches of meat pies with human flesh filling, it's hard to say how many.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
10. And jury is back.
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 12:32 AM
Apr 2012

I would like to thank the alerter for calling my attention to this. Still laughing.


ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

Personal attack.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Apr 16, 2012, 12:29 AM, and the Jury voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: It was funny.

Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given

Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: NYC_SKP says, FFS, this is not a violation. Taterguy is talking about the cannibals, not the poster or anyone who is protected. No violation, Leave It Alone. Hi DU, how ya doin? Hi other Jurors!!! Wasn't that fun????

Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given

Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I will refer the good alerter back to DU Rule #347, Page 72, Section 87C, Sub-Section 'H', Paragraph Number 67, Line 10, To Wit: Taterguy is a dumbass.

Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Personal attack? By answering OP's question "how many was that?" after both the thread title and article said 3 were arrested - with the answer 3? Get a grip. I am nominating this for a DUzy.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
20. OK, look, it's been a long day, I'm a little tired, and was trying to recite the rule from memory.
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:45 AM
Apr 2012

Who do you have to bribe around here to catch a freakin' break?

You guys make Talmudic scholars look like Generalists.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
23. It wasn't me.
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 06:52 AM
Apr 2012

I am aware of your particular brand of humor, and your self-appointed "taterguy exception".

taterguy

(29,582 posts)
24. Point of disorder: The Exception was created by scarletwoman
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 07:28 AM
Apr 2012

In a thread I'm too lazy to look up about whether or not juries should consider context.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
25. Juror #6 obviously has not heard about...
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 07:42 AM
Apr 2012

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"


scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
29. Whoa - you mean you didn't get that until now?
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:19 PM
Apr 2012

That old bush joke was what immediately came to mind when I read the closing line of the OP: "How many is that???"

I sort of figured it was the whole reason maid posted that particular news story in the first place - so he could use that punch line.

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
33. Ah. For whatever reason, that joke stuck with me over all these years,
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 10:07 PM
Apr 2012

and I've been joking about "a brazillion this" and "a brazillion that" (yes, with two 'el's) ever since. Hardly anyone else ever gets it, of course, but that doesn't stop me - it cracks me up. I'm easy to please.

That's why I got such a kick out of the OP - someone else remembered the joke! I actually saw it yesterday, just after it first got posted. But the first reply had already acknowledged the joke, and I couldn't think of anything witty to add at the time, so I just moved on until I saw your pm. Quite the all-star jury! Yay for the good guys!

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
35. Wow, the Brazilian Sweeney Todd!
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 12:14 AM
Apr 2012

I don't suppose one of them worked as a barber?

I'll bet that when Hollywood picks up the rights to do the dramatization of this crime, it'll be starring Johnny Depp and have some kick-ass music!

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
45. Well I'm still waiting for
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 07:31 PM
Apr 2012

Samuel L. Jackson to play Jesus in a movie.

I guess that's why your joke went over my head. Thinking about it, it is pretty motherfucking funny.

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