A Ritual Gone Fatally Wrong Puts Light on Masonic Secrecy

Suitable Defence for a Masonic Ritual Slaughter?

It reads like a grand case of secret society ritual gone awry but in fact it is a simple tragedy. It was indeed a sad moment in the passing of moments in the long life of accused guntotting Southside Masonic lodge member, 76 year old Albert Eid who "accidentally" shot and killed fellow lodger the 47 year old William James.

Weird spooky initiation rites and rituals the ultimate in secrecy seem all that is left for the public in any attempt to understand modern masonic organizations. Too much secrecy and soon even the more etablished membership are trying out new undocumented secret rituals, secret even from the rest of the entire membership, but perhaps writtein by a lowly scribe seven hundreds of years ago and privy only to a handful of senior initiates.

The man had a loaded gun in his trouser pocket most of the time, so was at any time a threat to anybody in his vicinity. The man was not accused of reckless behaviour, but second-degree manslaughter. Carrying a loaded gun in one's trouser is socially acceptable, in America, of course.