UM-Bot Posted December 23, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2018 A woman in Ontario was recently arrested for witchcraft two days before the archaic law was set to be scrubbed. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/324318/woman-charged-with-pretending-to-be-a-witch 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted December 23, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2018 You know i would place it under scamming, but pretending to be a witch? Who makes the final decision on the authenticity of a witch? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieChecker Posted December 23, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) You throw her in the water and if she floats, she's a witch. Unless you have a set of large scales, in which case you see if she weighs the same as a duck. Edited December 23, 2018 by DieChecker 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 23, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Quote "People proclaimed me a witch here and gave me a nickname, but I'm not a witch. I'm a psychic," she said. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/324318/woman-charged-with-pretending-to-be-a-witch Same scam when it comes to asking for money AND saying they can see the future. But as for the people who go to her in the first place, well, their gullibility is their own downfall. They want to waste their money, its down to them. Threats of bad upcoming events are all part and parcel of this kind of false practice. Jeeze, can nor believe some people are still mentally living in the middle ages. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 23, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, freetoroam said: Jeeze, can nor believe some people are still mentally living in the middle ages. Some individuals want others to tell them how to live. Indecisiveness can be a burden. Easier to have Joe or Jane Psychic tell you what to do. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted December 23, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 23, 2018 It sounds like a simple case of fraud. I'm not sure why they had to use this law unless it was just for publicity. What makes the law disturbing to me is the need for someone to prove themselves innocent, like proving Bigfoot doesn't exist. Also, Tiffany claims she's never even read for this woman. This could be a targeted attack. And before you scoff, this sort of thing happens everyday lately. I've been watching the pagan community tear itself apart in the last decade and one of the favorite methods is to report each other for fraud to either social services (if they're getting gov't assistance) or in this case, to the police. There has been such an explosion of younger pagans popping up and proclaiming themselves to be from this discipline or that (without much or any training) and putting themselves in harms way. They ignore elder's advice and caution about staying out of the line of fire. Witches make easy and convenient targets and looking at this young lady's Facebook page she has been putting on quite a show. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 23, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Now all she have to do is to prove herself a real witch ... I wonder if she has any ex boyfriends or husbands Uhmmm ... never mind ~ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted December 23, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 23, 2018 It ended well, luckily she was not the real witch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted December 23, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Extortion is a crime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 24, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 24, 2018 12 hours ago, XenoFish said: Some individuals want others to tell them how to live. Indecisiveness can be a burden. Easier to have Joe or Jane Psychic tell you what to do. Then they live in fear when told to pay extra for a curse to be lifted. A curse? these life seekers are the ones cursing themselves by believing in it. Superstition + insecurity + belief + reliance on these so called witches and psychics and witch doctors can result in a very dangerous mind bender. They can call themselves all different names, but the end result is the same, some one turns to them for 'guidance' and ends up getting drawn into the web of what is going to happen next and then 'next' can only happen if you do as advised, and when a fee is involved, well, they really have become the fly caught in the web. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveling_man Posted December 24, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 24, 2018 14 hours ago, XenoFish said: Some individuals want others to tell them how to live. Indecisiveness can be a burden. Easier to have Joe or Jane Psychic tell you what to do. There are yet others who would have the government or "experts" tell them how they should live and spend their money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveling_man Posted December 24, 2018 #12 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 hour ago, freetoroam said: Then they live in fear when told to pay extra for a curse to be lifted. A curse? these life seekers are the ones cursing themselves by believing in it. Superstition + insecurity + belief + reliance on these so called witches and psychics and witch doctors can result in a very dangerous mind bender. They can call themselves all different names, but the end result is the same, some one turns to them for 'guidance' and ends up getting drawn into the web of what is going to happen next and then 'next' can only happen if you do as advised, and when a fee is involved, well, they really have become the fly caught in the web. I agree that charlatanism combined with the credulity of people who want to believe makes for a bad situation. I also believe that fraud is a crime and should be punished, not just for their moral bankruptcy but also to protect potential victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveling_man Posted December 24, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 hour ago, freetoroam said: A curse? these life seekers are the ones cursing themselves by believing in it. @freetoroam I am a little curious about what you mean by saying "life seekers." Would you mind elucidating this for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveling_man Posted December 24, 2018 #14 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, traveling_man said: @freetoroam I am a little curious about what you mean by saying "life seekers." Would you mind elucidating this for me? Are you implying that they believe that with the help of a psychic or witch that they can make a life for themselves that they otherwise would not have? Edit: Sorry, I did not mean to quote myself. Edited December 24, 2018 by traveling_man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzo Posted December 24, 2018 #15 Share Posted December 24, 2018 The Human race is so entertaining. She professes that she is a psychic not a witch. She does not know who the person who called her a witch is. Well then given she is a psychic it should be easy for her to divine who the culprit is. LOL She must be a very very poor psychic. They should arrest her for fraud not witchcraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted December 24, 2018 #16 Share Posted December 24, 2018 20 hours ago, freetoroam said: Same scam when it comes to asking for money AND saying they can see the future. But as for the people who go to her in the first place, well, their gullibility is their own downfall. They want to waste their money, its down to them. Threats of bad upcoming events are all part and parcel of this kind of false practice. Jeeze, can nor believe some people are still mentally living in the middle ages. I mean, is it really a scam when someone is dumb enough to believe in psychics? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 24, 2018 #17 Share Posted December 24, 2018 58 minutes ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: I mean, is it really a scam when someone is dumb enough to believe in psychics? It's a scam if they pay. It's dumb either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 24, 2018 #18 Share Posted December 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, seanjo said: Being a Witch is a registered religion I believe (Wicca), we had a couple a few years back lived a few doors down from us, they were nice enough, didn't do any harm and kept their "beliefs" to themselves. I think most are like that. Except you have the few crazies who just do weird things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted December 24, 2018 #19 Share Posted December 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, XenoFish said: It's a scam if they pay. It's dumb either way. If they're dumb enough to pay a psychic, they deserve to be ripped off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 24, 2018 #20 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Just now, Imaginarynumber1 said: If they're dumb enough to pay a psychic, they deserve to be ripped off True. It's like getting a paid tarot reading. Nothing but guess work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveling_man Posted December 24, 2018 #21 Share Posted December 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: If they're dumb enough to pay a psychic, they deserve to be ripped off There are consumer protection laws for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 24, 2018 #22 Share Posted December 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: If they're dumb enough to pay a psychic, they deserve to be ripped off Not sure anyone deserves being ripped off, but as i said, their gullibility will be their downfall, emotionally and financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted December 24, 2018 #23 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 minute ago, freetoroam said: Not sure anyone deserves being ripped off, but as i said, their gullibility will be their downfall, emotionally and financially. Nah. They absolutely deserve to be ripped off. Maybe it will teach them to stop being so dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 24, 2018 #24 Share Posted December 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Imaginarynumber1 said: Maybe it will teach them to stop being so dumb. Doubt that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted December 24, 2018 #25 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, XenoFish said: Doubt that. Of course not. A fool and his money, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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