Rehab in Serbia: pleasant conversation and beatings

[Shakermaker]

Serbia has found a new way to get let junkies kick their habit: "pleasant conversation" and beatings, because they need a "heavy hand".

Officials in Serbia are investigating a rehabilitation centre affiliated to the Orthodox Church where drug addicts have allegedly been filmed being beaten.

A video of one assault, published by Vreme magazine, shows a man appearing to assault a patient by hitting him with a shovel and punching his face.

That quite brutal video can be found here. Quite a horrific read as well:

A former patient said that sometimes they would be told to form a circle around a "bad one" and watch them being beaten by the priests and other staff.

"They would hit him with clubs, shovels, fists, bars, belts, whatever they got their hands on," he told Vreme.

Archpriest Peranovic, he said, "knows how to hit - his hands are often bloody".

"When he hits, using his arms and legs, his robe flies all over the place. He practises martial arts," the former patient added.

Kung fu priest is gonna kick your pipe hitting ass.

 

[Raziaar]

Wow. That's crazy.

God has touched you my son. Here's a towel for the bleeding.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

I'm feeling pessimistic given the amount of friends I've had that have gone straight from rehab to shooting up again, so I'll go ahead and say maybe there's more merit to this than our shitty system.

Kidding. Sort of.

 

[Remus]

Oh, this system works alright. They won't use drugs anymore, they'll just go from depression straight to suicide.

I think kung fu priest needs a dose of his own medicine.