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Ireland's lost babies

gleee58 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:48:34 GMT

On the ABC.

How lucky we are times have changed so much. Please, let's not ever go back to those attitudes.

Re: Ireland's lost babies

azureline** — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:55:34 GMT

When you know better you do better

Re: Ireland's lost babies

gleee58 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:20:34 GMT

@azureline** wrote:
When you know better you do better

That's for sure. It was shocking the way those girls and their children were treated.

Re: Ireland's lost babies

polksaladallie — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:10:41 GMT

I have just watched this programme. Heartbreaking tragedy.

We did the same here of course.

Re: Ireland's lost babies

gleee58 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:41:50 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
I have just watched this programme. Heartbreaking tragedy.

We did the same here of course.

It was and Yes, we did.

Re: Ireland's lost babies

azureline** — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:49:54 GMT

It's not any kind of excuse but it was the way it was, in many places.

There are so many things we find heartbreaking and wouldn't tolerate today...................... slavery included.

Re: Ireland's lost babies

polksaladallie — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:13:30 GMT

Contemporary slavery, also known as modern slavery, refers to the institutions of slavery that continue to exist in the present day. Estimates of the number of slaves today range from 12 million to 29 million.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_slavery

Re: Ireland's lost babies

annies_fancy_dress — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:18:47 GMT

Lets hope in another 100 years they look back on our times with the same thoughts.

Forced prostitution.

Clergy abusing children.

Abuse rampant in many aboriginal communities.

Torture and horrors in the middle east.

Dictators and their crimes across Africa.

Just to name a few.

Re: Ireland's lost babies

polksaladallie — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:41:19 GMT

Human trafficking, including unborn babies, is of mammoth proportion

Human trafficking represents an estimated $31.6 billion of international trade per annum in 2010. Human trafficking is thought to be one of the fastest-growing activities of transnational criminal organizations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking