Tuesday, February 2, 2010

"I am not an orphan"

Apropos of this post on the meaning of 'orphan,' this poignant quote from one of the child victims in the Case of the Bungling Baptist Baby-Snatchers in Haiti:

"One (9-year-old) girl was crying, and saying, 'I am not an orphan. I still have my parents.' And she thought she was going on a summer camp or a boarding school or something like that," said George Willeit, a spokesman for the SOS Children's Village.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2010 at 8:33 AM

    They can now tack on FALSE IMPRISONMENT AND KIDNAPPING to the child trafficking charges.

    They want us to pray for them? I pray they grow brains and use them in the future.

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  2. Jeff and MadelineFebruary 2, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    So sad. Expected as there is always someone who is waiting to cash in or find a way to go around the law, but so sad.

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