I never said anything about them deserving a death sentence. I was just pointing out that the blame was being placed everywhere but on the people who made the actual decision to use illegal methods to enter the country.
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What war-torn country were they from? The article states that no nationalities were known. Considering the truck was in San Antonio, I'd probably be pretty safe in assuming the truck traveled into the country from Mexico. Mexico, while dangerous, is not a war torn country. There are even part of Mexico that are not under constant siege from drug lords that could have moved to. They made a conscious decision to work with criminals to illegally transport them into another country. That decision is on them regardless of whatever motivations they may have had. Perhaps it was a gamble that they thought was worth the danger, but it is still their responsibility.
Get out with that privileged argument -- it's horribly disjointed to reality. It's a problem of First World Country, skin color has nothing to do with that. In fact, that's quite racist of you to assume that somehow, if your skin is not fair, you're more likely to become a slave.
You're not born as a slave.
These people were smuggled in from Mexico. If you're a Mexican, you're more likely to become a slave. You're more likely to be involved in the drug cartel. You're more likely to have worse life conditions than those living in a first world country. Color is irrelevant. In fact, to even think that it's relevant is an act of racism in itself.
I did not consider that the sex industry was part of the slave culture, but you're right. It's also why so many pushes it to become legalized, much like Marijuana. It reduces by a large margin the freedom of the dealers' and, of course, the bottom line of the illegal market.
When they're smuggled in illegally in the first place and turned as slaves, I have to say I'm unsure how to react. We can't just throw these people out, even more so if they were smuggled illegally. We can't imprison them either. What do you do?
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Please, read carefully next time.
In other words: I'm aware slavery exist, I just can't wrap my head around the fact that it still does. In first world countries.I can't believe slavery is still an issue.
How the hell can this level of inhumanity still happen in first world countries?
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These don't sound like Mexicans to me. A Mexican would have repaired the refrigerator, chilled some cervases, and had a Quinceniera out of the back of that trailer by the end of day one.
Another article on it from the SA newspaper.
http://m.mysanantonio.com/news/local...n-11308288.php
It states another trailer was found with 72 people a few weeks ago in the same part of town. I guess police got to that one before anyone died.
Of course, this sort of shit wouldn't happen if you just build the wall.