Humanity

[catalina_francisco]

This is not BDSM, but as we have so many people who still care in this crazy world, I thought I would post it here anyway. It never ceases to amaze me how cruel people can be, and how reluctant others can be to get involved when help is sought.

Catalina

 

[HB1965]

The doctors it seemed did not want to take on what would become a police case. So 2 hospitals turned her away.

That really gets to me. HOW HOW could they respond that way? That's terrible.

OMG Stuff like this just breaks your heart

 

[catalina_francisco]

Does make you wonder...I guess from our reality it seems a non-issue, but perhaps it is dangerous for them there. Still, wonders why they became doctors if not to save lives.

Catalina

 

[A Desert Rose]

It's amazing to me what people will do in the name of religion or behind the guise of religious tenants.

 

[BiaTcHiNFiRe]

It aint my life so tell me why it means so much to me....

There was a man I knew, he was homeless, but still very nice guy. He used to stay infront of the shop i used to work in. In hot or frost, it didn't matter he was standing there whole days, sellin newpapers to have some cash for food.

He wasn't one of those homeless lazy fuck's who are drunk all the time and who don't wanna workl. Guess he was just very unlucky in his life, manytimes i was thinking how he become homeless. It's not that hard tbh.......

Eventho he stayed nice, was smiling on peeps, always saying hello nicely, he was very friendly. Maybe he smell and was dirty cuz he had no home, but for me he was still a nice person, I really liked him.

And still the doc's in my city didn't help him when he came to hospital in pain asking them for help. All they did was just let him escort from the hospital by the security guards cuz he was dirty and smelly. He was in pain and they just kick him out like a dog, he said he didn't eat for 10 days and they didn't give him even piece of food.

Fuck wish I knew!!! I gave him what I could now and then, guess he needed so much more.. Sometimes I was like I'll give him next time ya know.. and now he's gone. And I know I could have help him if I wasn't too busy with caring just about myself. Now i feel like shit everytime I see the place where he was standing and selling his newpapers... knowing i could save this man.

When they ecort him outta the hospital, he sat down on the ground infront of the Hospital and was waiting on his fate, in an hour he was death. Died right infront of the Hospital.

Story of this guy make me think how could be peeps like that, how could this world be like that?!?

I know so many peeps who think their life ain't worth of living, peeps who think this world ain't worth of living. I understand them so well, I was there too. I know how it feels like to see something funny and not be able to laff. I know pain and when you feel like the best what could happen to you is just die. I feel for this peeps and as long as I live I'll be helping them.

Usualy this peeps don't even need much, just to know theres someone who "does care" about them. And I do care, always did and always will.

What I wanted say is that if you know someone to who you could help anyhow, don't be too late, as me. There's peeps around us who does need our help. Who need maybe just a nice word or a bit of food. You don't have a clue how much that mean to people sometimes...

 

[Netzach]

It's amazing to me what people will do in the name of religion or behind the guise of religious tenants.

Far more amazing what people will do, as in this case, primarily over MONEY. Religion is a player here, but let's face it - this happened because her family would not be blackmailed into giving immense amounts of cash over.

And to say they had no idea this could happen if they did NOT is also bogus - any Indian family has to know. They want to save her now, but they didn't want to pay the price then.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Far more amazing what people will do, as in this case, primarily over MONEY. Religion is a player here, but let's face it - this happened because her family would not be blackmailed into giving immense amounts of cash over.

And to say they had no idea this could happen if they did NOT is also bogus - any Indian family has to know. They want to save her now, but they didn't want to pay the price then.

More excellent point than mine.

 

[Chicklet]

Not that I don't believe it, but it's not actually journalism. There are quite a few typos in that, which always hurt the credibility to me. It almost seems like anti-muslim propaganda. I don't disbelieve that the story is true, but I do dislike the way it was put across.

 

[HB1965]

Not that I don't believe it, but it's not actually journalism. There are quite a few typos in that, which always hurt the credibility to me. It almost seems like anti-muslim propaganda. I don't disbelieve that the story is true, but I do dislike the way it was put across.

It's not a news article. It was posted by a user over there at that board.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Not that I don't believe it, but it's not actually journalism. There are quite a few typos in that, which always hurt the credibility to me. It almost seems like anti-muslim propaganda. I don't disbelieve that the story is true, but I do dislike the way it was put across.

It is a Flickr group, '50 Million Missing (Indian Women) - an international campaign', aimed at highlighting the issue of Indian women being abused and murdered in India on a daily basis. Many of the administrators and moderators of the group are Indian women living in India of whom many are highly educated (biologists, journalists, anthropologists etc.), others are travellers and professionals who visit Asia and India regularly and see this as a huge humanitarian cause which needs more support and help to stop the disappearances and deaths of innocent victims. The reason the language is not perfect english is because they are Indian and English is not their mother tongue. They do not go out of their way to present a pretty picture as it is not a pretty picture and they need support, not perfect pictures of happy people living in a perfect world...their world is far from perfect, and deadly, and they are trying to highlight this for those of us more fortunate who may be able to help if only in spreading the word and encouraging them to find solutions and provide safe havens for these women.

As to anti Muslim propaganda, it just happens that the offending family in this particular case is Muslim, not that Muslims are being targetted. Personally I live in a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood/city and am happy I do as I find them a lot more open and accepting than most white and/or Christian groups, so you won't find me promoting anti Muslim behaviour. It is a real world issue and doesn't require much research to verify the problem is very serious and being swept under the carpet to avoid the difficult cultural issues involved in actively addressing it, not to mention the huge financial limitations also on doing just that.

Catalina

 

[graceanne]

It seems to me that if it was anti-muslim propoganda it would have put more emphasis on the inlaws being muslim, but that was only mentioned to explain why her parents objected to her marrying him - that and they wanted her to finish her education.

It horrifies me that these things happen.

 

[ir0nma1d3n]

I'm speechless..

 

[LadyAria]

Poor, poor child.

 

[Luvkitty33]

As many stories as I hear about the horrific things happening to women.....GIRLS.....around the world, like what happened to this poor girl, it never ceases to amaze me how incredibly cruel, heartless, and just plain EVIL people can be!!! My heart was breaking for what this poor girl endured, and it literally brought tears to my eyes. It just makes me feel even more blessed that I was given the gift of my family and that I was born and raised where things like what happened to her are not the norm.

Thank you, Cat, for posting the link to this girl's story. I think that it is crucial that women are allowed to have a voice and a place to tell their tragic and horrific experiences. It's the first step in fighting for things to change so that women everywhere will never have to endure the cruel, painful, inhumane treatment that this poor girl was forced to live through.

 

[graceanne]

I used to chat with a Korean girl. When she was 12 her father sold her to pay off some of his debts. When she was 15 she got pregnant, and was forced to have an abortion. It nearly killed her. Her aunt, who lives in the states, found out what was going on and came up with the money to pay off her 'owner' and bring her to the states, where she got her the health care she needed to live.

But this story has a good ending - she was told she could never have children. Last we talked she was hugely pregnant with her second child. Her pregnancies are very difficult - she goes on bed rest almost immediately, but she's happily married and with children.

 

[Luvkitty33]

I used to chat with a Korean girl. When she was 12 her father sold her to pay off some of his debts. When she was 15 she got pregnant, and was forced to have an abortion. It nearly killed her. Her aunt, who lives in the states, found out what was going on and came up with the money to pay off her 'owner' and bring her to the states, where she got her the health care she needed to live.

But this story has a good ending - she was told she could never have children. Last we talked she was hugely pregnant with her second child. Her pregnancies are very difficult - she goes on bed rest almost immediately, but she's happily married and with children.

It's really sad when a family feels they have no alternative but to sell their own child. If I had a child, I can't even imagine ever being in a situation that would be bad enough to force me to sell my own baby. I would rather die than do that! Part of me hates to judge what those parents did because I wasn't in their shoes, but another part of me, a MUCH bigger part of me, wants to lash out at them for what they did to their own daughter!

Anyway, I'm really glad to hear that there was a happy ending to this story. We definitely need to have more of those!!