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| Fugitive leader of Haiti’s ’Cannibal Army’ found shot to death |
| 2003-09-24 |
| Police fired tear gas at crowds who burned tires and blocked streets on Tuesday to protest the killing of Amiot Metayer, a prison escapee whose bullet-riddled body was found on a sidestreet. Metayer, 39, a longtime supporter of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and leader of the so-called "Cannibal Army," was found Monday night. He was shot once in each eye and once through the heart, said Daniel Jean-Charles, the central government’s representative. Making sure he won’t get better, it is Haiti, after all. Coming back from the dead is a local tradition. Some viewed Metayer as a hoodlum, whose gang allegedly terrorized government opponents and rivals. But others viewed him as a Robin Hood of sorts, who lavished slumdwellers with gifts. He’d have fit right in with Bob, Chuck, Hugo, etc... Metayer was arrested on arson charges on May 21, 2002, in connection with an alleged attack on a rival gang in Gonaives. He broke out of prison in August 2002 with help from supporters. Within days, he was allegedly back in Gonaives terrorizing Aristide opponents and others. "He is better off dead," said opposition leader and former Sen. Paul Denis. "The government he worked for had no interest in having him appear before a court of justice to answer for his crimes." Too many questions that he might have answered. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 Making sure he won’t get better, it is Haiti, after all. Coming back from the dead is a local tradition. OMFG Steve too funny ROFLMAO |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2003-9-24 11:56:29 PM |
| #4 TU - every other blue-moon Sunday that falls in November. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-24 11:28:25 PM |
| #3 You mean there's times when there's not strange stuff going on in Haiti? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-24 10:35:41 PM |
| #2 It is Haiti, after all, where everybody believes in - and practices - voodoo. Thus the shots to the eyes, so even his corpse can't put the evil eye on his detractors. The bullet in the heart was just to stop him. I'd bet a bag full of nickels there were several small wooden and paper figures around the body, and a dozen red gris-gris bags somewhere. I'd also bet that one bag was soaked in his heart's blood and burned. They not only want him dead in the material world, but also dead in the spiritual world. Watch the next new moon - some strange stuff will be going on in Haiti. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-24 4:38:11 PM |
| #1 I didn't see anywhere in here that this is all America's fault. That's a misprint, right? And doesn't the good father Aristide have some interesting supporters... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-24 2:16:26 PM |