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Drug Dealer Tarred and Feathered
CrazyRedHead
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8-29-2007 10:36 AM
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A makeshift placard hung around his neck with a piece of string announces the reason for his treatment. <P> </P><P> </P><P> It is a very public humiliation, and a medieval one. Almost ten years since Northern Ireland's Troubles officially ended, this remains the crude face of justice on the streets of south Belfast.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478310&in_page_id=1770&ICO=NEWS&ICL=TOPART"><P>Locals had accused the victim, who is in his thirties, of being a drug dealer. 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