This is the 21st century, right?

And not the stone age or dark ages? This story just scares the hell out of me . . .

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Hundreds of albinos are thought to have been killed for black magic purposes in Tanzania and albino girls are being raped because of a belief they offer a cure for AIDS, a Canadian rights group said on Thursday.

At least 63 albinos, including children, are known to have been killed, mostly in the remote northwest of the country.

How can there be such backwards areas in the world today? This is why I am thankful to live where I do with the family, friends, and colleagues that I have.

Even more horrifying --

Albino hunters kill their victims and harvest their blood, hair, genitals and other body parts for potions that witchdoctors say bring luck in love, life and business.

"(It is believed) a person with albinism is a curse. They are from the devil, they are not human, they do not die, they simply disappear," said Ash.

I am sorry but real life accounts like this put the lie to why people should find stories like "The Lottery," "Like a Winding Sheet," and The Crucible shocking.