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Brothers Johnny Mullet and Lester Mullet arrested over Amish beard attacks
10.13.2011
02:02 pm
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These two were arrested in Millersburg, Ohio in connection with a series of break-ins.

But these weren’t just any break-ins. Nope, these events involved some Amish beard scalping! . As reported in my hometown newspaper The Wheeling News Register and Intelligncer:

[Sheriff’s Timothy] Zimmerly has said men entered a home Oct. 3 and used scissors and battery-powered clippers to cut the beards of the 74-year-old bishop of a mainstream Amish community and his son.

Zimmerly said the men told them, “We’re here for Sam Mullet to get revenge,” and held them down. He said the men then went to a nearby county, where a similar attack happened.

The Amish, known for their simple, modest lifestyle, are a deeply religious group, and their beards carry spiritual significance. Amish men typically grow beards as adults and stop trimming them when they marry. The beards, and women’s long hair, are held in high esteem.

Sam Mullet has said beard-cuttings are in response to criticism from other Amish religious leaders about his leadership practices. He denies ordering beard-cuttings but says he wouldn’t stop them.

Hair-cutting attacks against several people have occurred in recent weeks in the area.

 
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Amish Mugshots

(via J-Walk Blog)

Posted by Richard Metzger
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10.13.2011
02:02 pm
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