The worship of Holy Thugs in Venezuela

I was astonished to hear, on BBC World Service, a programme about the worship of the spirits of criminals who had been killed in police shootouts. These Santos Malandros, or Holy Thugs, are said to have learnt, at the time of their death, of the destructiveness of their conduct and work with great dedication to prevent young people from committing crimes whilst protecting the general public from crime.

This is so amazing, I invite you to check it out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ccrrb