Two teenage boys charged in US 'satanic' ritual murder

[Capt. Obvious]

Source: BBC

Two teenage boys have been charged in the US with the sexual assault and ritual murder of a 15-year-old girl.

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Prosecutors in Texas said the pair believed they were doing a deal with "the devil" when they killed the girl.

They are also accused of disfiguring the girl's body, including carving an upside down crucifix on her stomach.

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There was evidence of "devil worship and things of that nature" at the Reyes family home, he added.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/26150547

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I never believe the devil worship stuff.

[jollyreaper2112]

1. Organized

Organized ritual abuse is not real. Accusing random violent nuts of being satanists has happened. But other times the nuts do latch on to pop culture satanic imagery. Murders have been conducted in the name of the devil. They've also been done in the name of god. But these tend to be isolated nuts.

To be clear, what you don't really have are large, organized covens snatching babies and doing black magic to support politicians and business leaders.

[get the red out]

6. Yes

Sociopaths like to find ways of demonstrating their nastiness, murder in the name of the devil would fit nicely.

[bemildred]

8. This crap is continually brandished around in the media.

Sooner or later some goober is going to try it to see if it works.

[AngryAmish]

13. When I was a kid a girl that lived up the block was murdered by satanists

Actually a bunch of losers who thought they were worshipping satan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripper_Crew

Fun fact: leader of the bunch worked for John Gacy!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. One of them will be released in 2017

[pipoman]

2. You don't have to believe,

these murderers believed and the results were tragic.

[Nitram]

3. It's the same as any kind of...

...religious blind faith. I remember an anthropology professor discussing the origin of Satanic ritual as a parody of the Christian mass.

[DetlefK]

4. Off course they are!

The Bible is the only source on the devil. And there is very few info on him.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18757_5-things-you-wont-believe-arent-in-bible.html

The only guideline Satanists have is looking at stuff in the Bible and thinking "What would Satan do?".

[FSogol]

5. "What would Satan do"? Probably make a lot of money on Wall Street.

[Rowdyboy]

7. PR for the Koch brothers?

Or maybe a Teabagger congressman from Texas?

[yuiyoshida]

18. This..

sounds about right.

[Kelvin Mace]

9. Skeptical

It's is Texas, law enforcement LOVE "Satanic Panic" and there is an entire industry which feeds on this type of thing in the Fundysphere.

[AngryAmish]

10. Santa Muerte

It is an indigenous cult in Mexico, predating the conquistadores. Becoming very popular nowadays, heck I even saw a santa muerte bumper sticker here in Chicago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Muerte

It's goofy but real.

[snooper2]

11. Why wouldn't you believe the devil worship "stuff"? that doesn't make any sense

Billions of people believe in mythical god creatures that are oh so nice---


We actually should have more folks believing in the dark side LOL The numbers are REALLY fucked skewed.

[Capt. Obvious]

12. I've had enough moral panics for my lifetime

[L0oniX]

14. Source: BBC - US news: Nothing to see here.

[SansACause]

15. Were they listening to Metallica?

That's one reason why the West Memphis 3 were 'satanic'.

[Bigmack]

17. Let's see now..

Maybe... a couple of kids killed by "satanists".. or wannabees.

How many killed, maimed, abused, sexually abused, etc. by "Christians"?

Granted... more "Christians" than "satanists", but....