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Offline Miss Mia

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King of fighting crickets arrested
« on: November 01, 2008, 02:04:43 PM »
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King of fighting crickets arrested

SHANGHAI police have smashed a professional cricket fighting ring in a raid that snared the city's most notorious handler of the insects, state media reported today.

Police arrested 66 people and seized 520,000 yuan ($107,857) at an illegal cricket fight yesterday night, a police spokeswoman said, confirming state media reports.

The blood sport, which dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), is flourishing in China's financial hub particularly among middle-aged unemployed men who bet tens of thousands of yuan on bouts, the Shanghai Daily cited investigating officers as saying.

In a cricket fight, handlers prod two insects with sticks until they are angry and then set them loose on each other in a box for a fight to the death.

Gambling on these bouts is illegal in China.

Winning crickets can become famous and funerals have been known to be held for them when they are defeated.

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Re: King of fighting crickets arrested
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2008, 02:17:20 PM »
....OH MY GOD...NOOOOOO!!!!!!.....I probably have killed at least 3 world champions during my fishing lifetime.
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Re: King of fighting crickets arrested
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2008, 07:43:00 PM »
That news article is beyond ridiculous. Seriously, what f'n harm is it to fight insects ??
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Re: King of fighting crickets arrested
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2008, 08:00:25 PM »
Do they put the bowlers against the keepers?
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