In the coastal area, there was a lot of looting which the police were unable to prevent or deal with. One timber-yard owner announced he would be pronouncing a curse on anyone who hadn't returned the goods. There was a rush to return items as news got around that one person had a heart-attack while carrying off a TV. Others claimed not to have been able to go to the toilet for several days, or other ailments. Some hired handcarts to get the stuff back, others said they knew they'd be a laughing stock but they couldn't risk the curse. People in the Muslim areas seemed to take this very seriously.
Less seriously, a newspaper columnist argued that this should be used to combat mobile phone thefts, instead of the expensive high-tech solutions that don't seem to work.
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