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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:11 PM Original message |
Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US |
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MikeNearMcChord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Punishment for these bastards. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And you would rather that the children starve to death in Africa instead? Or have the females |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Yes, because those are the only two possible options that exist. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
37. OK so when your choice is " Watch your children starve or sell them into service" I am sure they |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:08 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Well, I'll ask it again. In this case the girl was sold to buy medical treatment |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. As I recall this happened in Egypt. In the USA we are supposed to be above this. We will see if they |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Did you read the article at all? An Egyptian family imported her into the US. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Did you read the article at all? She is living better than the richest person in her village. Judge |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. "Judge not lest ye be judged"? |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. That is my response to a child being sold into service in Egypt to pay for medical treatment |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. No one has anything to say about what goes on in Egypt or Haiti, or anywhere else. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. Do you macaca too? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You need to consider the source |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I am very very surprised to hear this justification coming from you |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. You failed to understand my post |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Your post has a lot more in it than just "Consider how poor these people are" |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. And you still fail to understand it. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I understand what you are saying, I just can't agree |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. The crushing poverty of the home country isn't the root cause. The willingness of the "posh |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Wrong. Children have a right to education, health care, no labor in this country. |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Thank you! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. Warpy? Is that really you? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. I am shocked to read this on DU...... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Punishment |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Punishment deters others from doing the same. Don't be an apologist for child exploitation. (nt) |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Did it deter you? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I don't support state sanctioned murder. Punishments ARE deterents. |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Wealthy folks in the suburbs are well aware of our laws. I say punish away. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. What do you suggest? |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. They should adopt them, and then they can call it "doing chores." |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. That's been known to happen |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. Disgusting |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. For the sake of their children, I suggest let them stay but have Child Protective Services follow |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. What about school, what about healthcare? |
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Joe the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wow she's hot...... |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is disgusting... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. For every one excusing the couple.. |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. They are lucky if they don't end up in the sex trade nt |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. The laws need to be *enforced* in America. The wealthy should not be allowed to break laws because |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. Anyone in the US, and I mean ANYONE... |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. Maybe we should ask her if she wanted to be in a poor egyptian community |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. So where in Egypt did you grow up and gain the experience we all lack? |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Never said I did? |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. But you can somehow guarantee that the life of slavery is better than the life of poverty |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Well then, guess you could argue that there are plenty of poor, abused American children. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
44. yes, good idea. american child slave labor over imported! |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Lame excuse |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Do you honestly think they |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-28-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. She was sleeping in a garage with no AC in Southern California. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
43. 20 hours workday? & sure, ALL poor Egyptian women get married at 10 & |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. wow..................... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
42. Seems it's always the rich folk using undocumented labor, slaves, & children. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-29-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. Renumerators should be watching for these kids. |
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