Top Five dumbest reasons why people got accused of witchcraft

           

 1.  Being sarcastic.

                     John Willard, was the man in charge for arresting people during the Salem witch trials. Having brought in so many obvious non-witches, he went mental about the whole thing and he threw his hands up and said sarcastically "Hang them all! They're all witches,". The town thought "That' s just what a witch would say." and poor John Willard was promptly executed                                                                                                                                                                                           

 2. Someone claimed to have seen a flock of birds land on your head one time.

                   A lot accusations during the Salem witch trials was based upon "spectral evidence" so I can not definently say if this accusation of Martha Corey was true or not, but sadly Martha Corey was hung.

 3. Your child said so

                  Sarah Goode was ratted out by her own four year old daughter that she was a witch. No one really knows why Sarah Goode's daughter did this. No offense but sometimes little kids can just be a little dumb.

 4. Lifting heavy things

                  Sometimes when you see someone lift something heavy you seem to think it was witch craft. That's exactly what the town thought when George Burroughs lifted a heavy musket. Maybe he should have thought twice before lifting that musket.

 5. You did not hear the question

                 Rebecca Nurse, at the ripe old age of 71 was one of the oldest people executed during the Salem witch trials. When they asked Rebecca Nurse if she was a witch or not, and the old lady slightly deafened did not hear the question and did not respond. Rebecca Nurse was executed.

               Hey guys report in the comments which one was the dumbest reason!