Romania considering getting even tougher on witches

Tabnabs

There's more bad news in the cards for Romania's beleaguered witches.

A month after Romanian authorities began taxing them for their trade, the country's soothsayers and fortune tellers are cursing a new bill that threatens fines or even prison if their predictions don't come true.

Witches argue they shouldn't be blamed for the failure of their tools.

"They can't condemn witches, they should condemn the cards," Queen witch Bratara Buzea told The Associated Press by telephone.

Superstition is a serious matter in the land of Dracula, and officials have turned to witches to help the recession-hit country collect more money and crack down on tax evasion.

In January, officials changed labour laws to officially recognize the centuries-old practice as a taxable profession, prompting angry witches to dump poisonous mandrake into the Danube in an attempt to put a hex on the government.

The new draft bill passed in the Senate last week. It still must be approved by a financial and labour committee and by Romania's Chamber of Deputies, the other house of Romania's parliament.

Bratara called the proposed bill overblown. "I will fight until my last breath for this not to be passed," she said.

Sometimes, she argued, people don't provide their real identities, dates of birth or other personal details, which could skew a seer's predictions.

"What about when the client gives false details about themselves? We can't be blamed for that," she said.

The bill would also require witches to have a permit, to provide their customers with receipts and bar them from practicing near schools and churches.

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Oh those crazy Romanian's! :pac:

Trog

Quelles?

Goldenegg

Sabrina better watch out!

Mr Benevolent

Goldenegg wrote: »

Sabrina better watch out!

So should Dana.

The Highwayman

Burn them, Burn the witches.....

Remember seein rural Romanian porn before.. Was weird.

thebigbiffo

i'm f'uckin telling ya, if any witches come near my family i'll be burning them alive. nothings to bad for those whores of satan...*

*and other such rabble

Marcus.Aurelius

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Remember seein rural Romanian porn before.. Was weird.

You're in the Phillipines, and watch rural Romanian porn?

:pac:

Deus Ex Machina

Great, and now that you mention it, can they slap a hefty prison sentence on this yoke?

smash

"the country's soothsayers and fortune tellers are cursing a new bill" Am I supposed to take that literally?

thebigbiffo

Deleted User wrote: »

Remember seein rural Romanian porn before.. Was weird.

pics or GTFO


standard?

AnonoBoy

"Feckin' Romanian Witches coming over here eating our children, stealing all the eyes from our newts"

Zadkiel

I'm surprised they didn't see this coming tbh...

bluecatmorgana

babum dum!

Sounds like they're trying to crack down on gypsies to me.

thebigbiffo

Rojomcdojo wrote: »

Sounds like they're trying to crack down on gypsies to me.

sounds good to me

TeddyTedson

All these witches and all these hos can't some here say....

Dave!

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

babum dum!

What the hell was that?

Sticky_Fingers

Sometimes, she argued, people don't provide their real identities, dates of birth or other personal details, which could skew a seer's predictions.

"What about when the client gives false details about themselves? We can't be blamed for that," she said.

Because peoples refusal to hand over sensitive personal information to a professional liar and confidence trickster is really to blame for their bogus predictions:P

JONJO THE MISER

About time for far too long these witches have been getting away with all sorts of trickery.

haydar

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