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Re: The persistence of slavery by Adam Starr 21 March 2002 20:33 UTC |
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Hello WSN World and Louis, When I lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, one of my neighbours had a restaurant that several of us young teachers (quasi-expats) would frequent because of the great Vietnamese food. One day, a group of young men (perhaps a triad gang) that she had borrowed money from to start her restaurant came to collect. She didn't have the $300.00 or what ever amount it was (I can't exactly remember). They attempted to take her ten year old daughter as payment. I still remember the screaming little girl. They probably would have sold her to a brothel. Needless to say, we immediately pooled our money together to pay the debt and get these men off her back and they left without incident. This is just one of thousands of stories that happen every day.... You have no idea how sheltered we are in the west to the shear brutality of absolute poverty existance within the Underdeveloped world. Adam ===== Adam T. Starr Undergraduate of Political Science, UVic 3009 Quadra Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8T 4G2 Canada (011) (250) 472-1223 adam@hornbyisland.com or reunitedhornby@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/
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