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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:30 am Post subject: Parents Kill Own Children Amid Economic Hardship |
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Parents Kill Own Children Amid Economic Hardship
Human rights abuse has been on the rise amid the prolonged economic slowdown. Some parents suffering from destitution have turned to the last resort to kill their own children before ending their own lives.
by Chung Ah-young
Korea Times (November 18, 2004)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200411/kt2004111817093810440.htm |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:35 am Post subject: |
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"You are my sunshine my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You'll never know dear how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away"
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turtlepi1
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:59 am Post subject: |
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Does anybody know whose sock RR is?
So much useless information every time.
Oh wait!!! Did I mean useful...
Um no... |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:18 am Post subject: |
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People are animals..not that different to many species of gull, which sometimes kill their own young, and even eat them.
Whenever I say "gull", think, Koreans.
"During times of drought when food is scarce, the less successful breeding pairs in the colony often abandon the attempt to raise young. Instead they may often kill their nestlings or those from nearby nests, and then eat them to nourish themselves.
Another extreme circumstance to prompt this behavior in the colony is when the population becomes too overcrowded.. in which time some family groups may kill their own young or travel in search of better living conditions".
As a naturalist, the more I understand about the natural world and animal behavior, the more I see purpose behind seemingly strange human behavior..even if it is only a distant, remnant characteristic.. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| Totally disgusting... |
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matthewwoodford
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
People are animals..not that different to many species of gull, which sometimes kill their own young, and even eat them.
As a naturalist, the more I understand about the natural world and animal behavior, the more I see purpose behind seemingly strange human behavior..even if it is only a distant, remnant characteristic.. |
Very deep, except that they aren't killing their children for food. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| matthewwoodford wrote: |
| rapier wrote: |
People are animals..not that different to many species of gull, which sometimes kill their own young, and even eat them.
As a naturalist, the more I understand about the natural world and animal behavior, the more I see purpose behind seemingly strange human behavior..even if it is only a distant, remnant characteristic.. |
Very deep, except that they aren't killing their children for food. |
They killed their children due to pressures arisng from poverty, a lack of resources, an inability to provide for them.
The only difference is that gulls do not suffer from loss of face. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
| matthewwoodford wrote: |
| rapier wrote: |
People are animals..not that different to many species of gull, which sometimes kill their own young, and even eat them.
As a naturalist, the more I understand about the natural world and animal behavior, the more I see purpose behind seemingly strange human behavior..even if it is only a distant, remnant characteristic.. |
Very deep, except that they aren't killing their children for food. |
They killed their children due to pressures arisng from poverty, a lack of resources, an inability to provide for them.
The only difference is that gulls do not suffer from loss of face. |
I once knew a gull that both died from fan death and lost his face.
Both things happened just after he stuck his head into an electric fan that was on high speed.
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:41 am Post subject: |
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They are talking about a peak of 17 children. This is hardly a mass killing spree.  |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
| rapier wrote: |
| matthewwoodford wrote: |
| rapier wrote: |
People are animals..not that different to many species of gull, which sometimes kill their own young, and even eat them.
As a naturalist, the more I understand about the natural world and animal behavior, the more I see purpose behind seemingly strange human behavior..even if it is only a distant, remnant characteristic.. |
Very deep, except that they aren't killing their children for food. |
They killed their children due to pressures arisng from poverty, a lack of resources, an inability to provide for them.
The only difference is that gulls do not suffer from loss of face. |
I once knew a gull that both died from fan death and lost his face.
Both things happened just after he stuck his head into an electric fan that was on high speed.
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Okay, you got me. You made me laugh, you silly rooster. Please extend my condolences to the family. |
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turtlepi1
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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And besides....
Killing a baby because it is suffering from starvation is a much bigger crime than because you want to hump your boyfriend's leg like that american chick... |
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