It's made my day to learn (via the Volokh Conspiracy) that there are still some slayers out there:

MAROTINU DE SUS, Romania- ...Toma Petre's relatives pulled his body from the grave, ripped out his heart, burned it to ashes, mixed it with water and drank it...

Villagers here aren't up in arms about the undead - they're pretty common - but they are outraged that the police are involved in a simple vampire slaying. After all, vampire slaying is an accepted, though hidden, bit of national heritage, even if illegal.

It's certainly a little eccentric, but the Romanians seem to be slaying in good, well-meaning earnest. I'm glad they are. And indeed, why should the Romanian police, of all people, be trusted to make such calls?

"If they're right, he was already dead. If we're right, we killed a vampire and saved three lives. ... Is that so wrong?"