welcome to the real world - child prostitution in Cambodia

[floatingleaf]

I accidentally stumbled upon this article while doing some research at work. It is the most horrifying true story I have ever read. Stories like that make me reconsider my pacifist, anti-death-penalty attitude. Because yes, anyone capable of doing these things to a child totally deserves to die. I don't believe any amount of poverty or ignorance justifies it. If you can rape a seven year old, or torture her in imaginative ways because she refuses to cooperate, then you are not a human being, and I would have no qualms about blowing your brains out.

http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/news/international/diary-escaped-sex-slave?click=pp

Sorry. I just CAN'T STOMACH that kind of stuff. It fills me with such rage I just want to decimate the male population. *shakes uncontrollably*

No silly mundane blabber can be posted after that, I'm afraid. Also, read at your own risk. I don't suppose any biblical descriptions of hell and eternal torment compare to this. You may not have gotten the memo, dear religious fanatics, but hell is right here, on this earth, and we humans need no God to help us create it. And it's not always the sinners who go there. No, the sinners make money out of it. Where's the thunder and lightning when we need it?

The more I read about the 'real world', the less I like it. "Ignorance is bliss" takes on new meanings for me every day. And if just the KNOWLEDGE of such atrocities seems damaging, I can't even begin to imagine how damaging it must have been to live through them. It boggles the mind. Perhaps the fact that this girl - woman - is now still alive, and apparently sane, is the most unbelievable thing of all.

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[chaosmanor.livejournal.com]

If you're interested, there's a grassroots, hands-on charity called River Kids that helps children in desperate circumstances in Cambodia. I do most of my gift shopping through the River Kids online store.

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[(Anonymous)]

Although I knew those things exist it's good to be reminded of from time to time and at least donate some money to organisations which help. I have a 9-year old daughter myself and only thinking of it made me cry. Thank you for posting this article.

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

Knowing about the phenomenon itself and reading someone's unique personal story are two different things. I was too shocked to cry. It made me feel ashamed I ever dared complain about my childhood...

[willys-digs.livejournal.com]

It's terrible, and news like this is unavoidable. Makes me angry...

hugs

Jo

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

It's a scary world we live in. I'm a very non-violent person, but things like this just make me want to bash someone's head in... *clenches fists*