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Dodge7
Joined: 21 Oct 2011
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:32 pm Post subject: People Are Resorting to Cannibalism in N. Korea |
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Didn't know it's gotten that bad up there. What disturbed me the most was when the father hacked up his children when the mother was at work and when she got home said, "We have meat."
http://www.examiner.com/article/korea-cannibalism-claims-famine-behind-north-korean-cannibals
..."While his wife was away on business he killed his eldest daughter and, because his son saw what he had done, he killed his son as well. When the wife came home, he offered her food, saying: 'We have meat.'... |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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"They can have my cake." - Marie Antoinette and me, too. |
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tanklor1
Joined: 13 Jun 2006
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sceptical about this. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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tanklor1 wrote: |
I'm sceptical about this. |
Yeah, Koreans are pretty willing to eat frogs, snakes, wild roots, etc. even when there isn't a food shortage. It's hard to believe they can't find any of these things are resorting to cannibalism. |
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falco
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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tanklor1 wrote: |
I'm sceptical about this. |
Well cannibalism become fairly widespread during the '95 - 98' famine in the north. That comes directly from defectors who survived that period. The economic situation there has barely improved much during the intervening period, so it should hardly come as a surprise that it may be happening (or is continuing to happen) again. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Gives a whole new meaning to 'I'd really like to meat you'. eh. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:26 am Post subject: |
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Do I believe the article? Not necessarily. How in the world would this story get out??
Do I believe that N. Korea has suffered a particularly harsh winter? Of course! If it's been this cold here in the south, how much colder/snowier has it been there?
Do I believe that N. Koreans resort to cannibalism? Of course! When you've been without food for long periods of time, wouldn't you at least consider it? |
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falco
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:06 am Post subject: |
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How in the world would this story get out?? |
From defectors....? |
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figshdg
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alwaysbeclosing100
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