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Iduno
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/me....html?hpt=hp_c1

People wanting to be smuggled out of the country are bing sold as slaves or spare parts if they/their families can't pay. Surprisingly, the authorities know nothing of it.
CanRay
Of course not. In other news, the Minister of the Interior's Son was able to get a new heart after all and will live a good life now.
blackhawk1w
hell the rich have a plan to pray on the poor and they do it with other poor so all they have to do is look back at it and say "Who would have thought that anyone could have done such a thing"
Daylen
Gota love how moral Egyptian doctors are...
HunterHerne
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 3 2011, 01:12 PM) *
Gota love how moral Egyptian doctors are...


Egyptian? This kind of thing happens all over the world. There is even a well-hidden (mostly by us being high-and-mighty about it) slave trade across Canada. I've met someone who was almost taken in by it, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
CanRay
Hell, I know a couple of families that came to Canada as "Slaves". "Indentured Service", legal slavery. They were at least treated well, however. (They were an example of it being done right.).

Illegal Immigrants suffer the same thing in Canada and the US, with Organized Crime having their own "Indentured Service" that you can't get out of, and if you fail or don't follow through, they kill your family back home. frown.gif

And, yes, the other form of slavery happens in Canada as well. And, no, I'm not talking about the freaky clubs in Vancouver either. It does have to stay well-hidden indeed, however. A Slaver in Canada might be lucky to see a courtroom.
JonathanC
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 3 2011, 11:02 AM) *
Hell, I know a couple of families that came to Canada as "Slaves". "Indentured Service", legal slavery. They were at least treated well, however. (They were an example of it being done right.).

Illegal Immigrants suffer the same thing in Canada and the US, with Organized Crime having their own "Indentured Service" that you can't get out of, and if you fail or don't follow through, they kill your family back home. frown.gif

And, yes, the other form of slavery happens in Canada as well. And, no, I'm not talking about the freaky clubs in Vancouver either. It does have to stay well-hidden indeed, however. A Slaver in Canada might be lucky to see a courtroom.

Is there a lot of vigilante justice in Canada? I just can't picture it.
CanRay
No, there isn't. It takes a lot to get Canadians aggravated, forget angry. Slavery, however, is one of those issues.

It also still happens, however, even for other things. When I first moved to Winnipeg, one of the first newspaper reports I read was how a would-be car thief was beaten very severely by pedestrians who saw him trying to break into a car. Winnipeg has a far-too-high rate of car thefts, as well as violent crime. Which, the beating turned into as vigilante justice isn't supported in Canada either.

(Although, I think any officers that came across a Slaver Lynching would just shrug, pull off the badge, and provide the rope. "Don't let him drop too far, don't want to break the neck.").
Daylen
QUOTE (HunterHerne @ Nov 3 2011, 04:31 PM) *
Egyptian? This kind of thing happens all over the world. There is even a well-hidden (mostly by us being high-and-mighty about it) slave trade across Canada. I've met someone who was almost taken in by it, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.


I was referring to the organ trafficking. And yes I've heard of this sort of thing in the far east and eastern europe as well.
Daylen
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 3 2011, 06:08 PM) *
No, there isn't. It takes a lot to get Canadians aggravated, forget angry. Slavery, however, is one of those issues.

It also still happens, however, even for other things. When I first moved to Winnipeg, one of the first newspaper reports I read was how a would-be car thief was beaten very severely by pedestrians who saw him trying to break into a car. Winnipeg has a far-too-high rate of car thefts, as well as violent crime. Which, the beating turned into as vigilante justice isn't supported in Canada either.

(Although, I think any officers that came across a Slaver Lynching would just shrug, pull off the badge, and provide the rope. "Don't let him drop too far, don't want to break the neck.").


I'm sure they were just doing a citizens arrest and the perp was resisting.
blackhawk1w
Oh yea ever sicne bug city happen Canada has never been the same
JonathanC
This happens in Mexico and Central America from time to time. I remember hearing about a guy who got caught trying to snatch a girl in Guatemala and they beat the crap out of him, threw him into a pickup truck to drive him to the police station, and beat the crap out of him during the trip, too.

In Mexico, I heard a story a couple of years ago about a town where the people forced their way into a small garrison where some teens suspected of involvement with cartels were being held....the dragged the guys out, locked them in a truck, and set the truck on fire.
blackhawk1w
Mexico is all jacked up right now with the cartels. Hell it could be very bad almost an azaland kind of bad over the next 10 years.
HunterHerne
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 3 2011, 03:37 PM) *
Mexico is all jacked up right now with the cartels. Hell it could be very bad almost an azaland kind of bad over the next 10 years.


Except the cartels don't seem to be getting the upper hand anymore. At least one major cartel has been made extinct, by my reading.

HunterHerne
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 3 2011, 03:13 PM) *
I was referring to the organ trafficking. And yes I've heard of this sort of thing in the far east and eastern europe as well.


I'm sure the organlegging stuff happens, too. After all, once the slaves are used up in other areas, or try to break free, you need to have some way to dispose of them if other incentives fail. (and if they kill the family, they might be able to make further use of the bodies then as a display)
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (HunterHerne @ Nov 3 2011, 01:54 PM) *
Except the cartels don't seem to be getting the upper hand anymore. At least one major cartel has been made extinct, by my reading.



1 Cartel down but as bad as things are you know that 2 or 3 just filled in. They have left them go for so long it will take a lot of time and money from both sides of the fence to dig them out.
HunterHerne
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 3 2011, 04:25 PM) *
1 Cartel down but as bad as things are you know that 2 or 3 just filled in. They have left them go for so long it will take a lot of time and money from both sides of the fence to dig them out.


Well, the Cartel splintered before hand, and one of those splinters is filling the vacuum somewhat. It was the smallest cartel that got decent area coverage on the Mexican map, so it's not a decisive victory, by any stretch.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (HunterHerne @ Nov 3 2011, 02:47 PM) *
Well, the Cartel splintered before hand, and one of those splinters is filling the vacuum somewhat. It was the smallest cartel that got decent area coverage on the Mexican map, so it's not a decisive victory, by any stretch.




Oh yea this is something they are going to have to keep working on and the sad part is we will see lots of lives lost. Was not till one of the groups took that boater along the boarder that really made the U.S. stop and start to look at what was going on. They have started cracking down on group here like MS 13 but that is only a start. there are to many people with lots of pull around here who are making lots of money. This country is all about making money.
CanRay
One of the Cartels kidnapped a member of Anonymous. Waiting to see what happens next.

Which makes me wonder what would happen if someone grabbed a member of the Dead Decker's Society...
Daylen
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 3 2011, 07:37 PM) *
Mexico is all jacked up right now with the cartels. Hell it could be very bad almost an azaland kind of bad over the next 10 years.


Could be? It is in all but name. Heck there are plenty of them invading across the boarder to occupy US soil.
CanRay
At least it's not to find sacrifices to their ancient, bloodthirsty gods.
Erik Baird
Meh. Give 'em awhile. The Mexicans have their own "noble savage," Aztec supremacy types. If things go anymore downhill, I'm sure someone will decide to resurrect the old religion.
CanRay
If things go anymore downhill, Texas will be invading Mexico. nyahnyah.gif
Daylen
QUOTE (Erik Baird @ Nov 4 2011, 02:52 AM) *
Meh. Give 'em awhile. The Mexicans have their own "noble savage," Aztec supremacy types. If things go anymore downhill, I'm sure someone will decide to resurrect the old religion.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_nationalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztl%C3%A1n

No such thing as a Aztec supremacy can exist right?
CanRay
Please, there's Canadian Supremists out there.
HunterHerne
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 4 2011, 12:58 PM) *
Please, there's Canadian Supremists out there.


Of course there are. The best people in the world are Canadians who keep their ancestral, and modern, heritage in their hearts.
CanRay
Damn, now I'm hungry for Pemmican.
Brazilian_Shinobi
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 4 2011, 12:58 PM) *
Please, there's Canadian Supremists out there.

So, how are they? They try to prove their Supremacy by being SUPREMELY nice to other people? rotfl.gif
CanRay
And apologizing for being so arrogant about it.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 3 2011, 10:56 PM) *
If things go anymore downhill, Texas will be invading Mexico. nyahnyah.gif



They did that already how do you think we got New Mexico, Arizona, & California
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 5 2011, 01:11 PM) *
And apologizing for being so arrogant about it.



I would like to say that there are militant groups in every country in the world. You just can not please all the people all the time, Which means that there will always organized crime out giving the people what was banned by the govt. i.e. Booze, Drugs, Women, and even Blue Jeans.
Daylen
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 6 2011, 08:35 PM) *
I would like to say that there are militant groups in every country in the world. You just can not please all the people all the time, Which means that there will always organized crime out giving the people what was banned by the govt. i.e. Booze, Drugs, Women, and even Blue Jeans.


Just because you would like to say something does not mean it is true. I would like to say that all Americans value liberty.

What do militant groups or organized crime have to do with booze, drugs, women and clothing?
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 04:17 PM) *
Just because you would like to say something does not mean it is true. I would like to say that all Americans value liberty.

What do militant groups or organized crime have to do with booze, drugs, women and clothing?




Well lets see Organized crime has a militant group in it as enforcers, the booze drugs women are among many things that these group make money on which are only just a piece of the pie. Crime is crime, when it goes against a law of a country. During prohibition the Italian mobsters gain much of the power they have used over that last 100 years, in fact the booze is what put them on top because there was a lot of money to make. The gangs of today make much of their money from drugs and much of that money finds it way in militant groups all over the world, I read not long ago that one of the Mexican gangs had ties to Australian group. I am not saying anything that has not been researched Crime happens everywhere, was not to long ago that a human trafficking group was shut down that was in Buf up thru Canada to Europe. Is there something else you think I have missed? Just because you would like to hope life is all nice and beautiful does not make it true.















Daylen
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 6 2011, 09:39 PM) *
Well lets see Organized crime has a militant group in it as enforcers, the booze drugs women are among many things that these group make money on which are only just a piece of the pie. Crime is crime, when it goes against a law of a country. During prohibition the Italian mobsters gain much of the power they have used over that last 100 years, in fact the booze is what put them on top because there was a lot of money to make. The gangs of today make much of their money from drugs and much of that money finds it way in militant groups all over the world, I read not long ago that one of the Mexican gangs had ties to Australian group. I am not saying anything that has not been researched Crime happens everywhere, was not to long ago that a human trafficking group was shut down that was in Buf up thru Canada to Europe. Is there something else you think I have missed? Just because you would like to hope life is all nice and beautiful does not make it true.


Just because something is illegal it is not necessarily a crime. Laws can be illegal as well; if a law is unjust people have no responsibility to follow it. Though it seems I misunderstood you on "women". I thought you were refereing to women selling pleasure; now it seems you were referring to human trafficking. I'll agree human trafficking is a crime.
CanRay
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 6 2011, 03:35 PM) *
I would like to say that there are militant groups in every country in the world. You just can not please all the people all the time, Which means that there will always organized crime out giving the people what was banned by the govt. i.e. Booze, Drugs, Women, and even Blue Jeans.
FLQ, Alberta, and Nutbars in BC. There's a few in Northern Ontario as well, but not many.
HunterHerne
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 06:50 PM) *
Just because something is illegal it is not necessarily a crime. Laws can be illegal as well; if a law is unjust people have no responsibility to follow it. Though it seems I misunderstood you on "women". I thought you were refereing to women selling pleasure; now it seems you were referring to human trafficking. I'll agree human trafficking is a crime.


In many places, especially southern US and the middle east, women selling pleasure is a crime. In Cuba, it's been a crime to accept anything more then what you are paid for your services, be that tips at a restaurant, or free will clothing, for a long time. "Unjust" laws are only unjust if someone has the power to stand up and say they are, and can back it up. Most nations across history have passed "unjust" laws to keep the common people down, and they are allowed to pass freely for a time. If you disagree, look at the Jim Crow Laws of the US in the 50's and 60's, and earlier.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 05:50 PM) *
Just because something is illegal it is not necessarily a crime. Laws can be illegal as well; if a law is unjust people have no responsibility to follow it. Though it seems I misunderstood you on "women". I thought you were refereing to women selling pleasure; now it seems you were referring to human trafficking. I'll agree human trafficking is a crime.



Laws are laws you can not apply your morels to another country and say it is unjust. Your country has different customs, you live a different way. You do not have to like it nor do you have to abide by it as long as you are not in that country. When there if you go against that unjust law than you become a criminal, I had friends when I was in high school who went to the USSR and gave away the extra Jeans they had in their suitcases, even though it was against the law had they been caught who knows what would have happen. Many laws here in the U.S. I do not like but if I get caught smoking a joint than I go to jail, if I have a high level of alcohol than I can not drive a car, if I have a gun with out the right paper work I can go to jail. You can try to change said rules but until they are changed than you you are a criminal if you break it. As long as these laws are in place than you will find an underground along the way who with use this to make money.
Daylen
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 6 2011, 11:47 PM) *
Laws are laws you can not apply your morels to another country and say it is unjust. Your country has different customs, you live a different way. You do not have to like it nor do you have to abide by it as long as you are not in that country. When there if you go against that unjust law than you become a criminal, I had friends when I was in high school who went to the USSR and gave away the extra Jeans they had in their suitcases, even though it was against the law had they been caught who knows what would have happen. Many laws here in the U.S. I do not like but if I get caught smoking a joint than I go to jail, if I have a high level of alcohol than I can not drive a car, if I have a gun with out the right paper work I can go to jail. You can try to change said rules but until they are changed than you you are a criminal if you break it. As long as these laws are in place than you will find an underground along the way who with use this to make money.


I can judge anything I darn well feel like judging and apply my morals to anything I choose. The idea of crime is that an action harms another, when a law has nothing to do with this concept it is unjust.
CanRay
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 6 2011, 06:47 PM) *
Laws are laws you can not apply your morels to another country and say it is unjust.
Damn straight, that'd be like flying jets into towers, or invading countries to oust hostile dictators, or...

Oh, wait...

Things aren't black-and-white. And Laws have their place, but people often forget that Laws are supposed to be a method to better organize Justice.
Fabe
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 6 2011, 07:47 PM) *
Damn straight, that'd be like flying jets into towers, or invading countries to oust hostile dictators, or...

Oh, wait...

Things aren't black-and-white. And Laws have their place, but people often forget that Laws are supposed to be a method to better organize Justice.


And ever then,the idea of "Justice" varies from person to person, nation to nation.
HunterHerne
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 6 2011, 08:47 PM) *
Damn straight, that'd be like flying jets into towers, or invading countries to oust hostile dictators, or...

Oh, wait...

Things aren't black-and-white. And Laws have their place, but people often forget that Laws are supposed to be a method to better organize Justice.


Emphasis on better organize. Not necessarily without hurting anyone.
Daylen
QUOTE (Fabe @ Nov 7 2011, 12:51 AM) *
And ever then,the idea of "Justice" varies from person to person, nation to nation.


Like anything else if studied well and from a natural philosophy prospective one can realize justice that fits everywhere; its just been a while since this has REALLY been done. Many people worry less about justice (dealing with someone being wronged) and more about making people conform to silliness or prohibiting an activity that you don't like. Why can't I walk naked down the street? not because it is unjust, but because douchbags don't like it. Why can't others smoke dope, because douchebags don't like it.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 08:54 PM) *
Like anything else if studied well and from a natural philosophy prospective one can realize justice that fits everywhere; its just been a while since this has REALLY been done. Many people worry less about justice (dealing with someone being wronged) and more about making people conform to silliness or prohibiting an activity that you don't like. Why can't I walk naked down the street? not because it is unjust, but because douchbags don't like it. Why can't others smoke dope, because douchebags don't like it.



If you dont like it than change it, make a difference, but you can not get mad at me when the laws you want I dont like. Seems like you are not happy living here but no place you will go will please you all the time unless you are the king in a monarchy. Keep in mind though you can do what ever you want but if you get caught than you have deal with it. GL on what ever you plan on doing in life I for one enjoy mine.


BTW the idea of crime is a breach of a rule or law of an governing body not just harm coming to a person
Daylen
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 7 2011, 03:27 AM) *
If you dont like it than change it, make a difference, but you can not get mad at me when the laws you want I dont like. Seems like you are not happy living here but no place you will go will please you all the time unless you are the king in a monarchy. Keep in mind though you can do what ever you want but if you get caught than you have deal with it. GL on what ever you plan on doing in life I for one enjoy mine.


BTW the idea of crime is a breach of a rule or law of an governing body not just harm coming to a person


I'm not getting mad at you, just having a discussion.

Victimless "crimes" are the fruit of unjust laws. Any other conclusion comes not from natural law, but from tyranny and excuses for it. If I didn't enjoy life I wouldn't eat.
CanRay
OK, I think me in a bad mood has probably directed us towards something that's probably against the ToS, and I apologize to the Mods.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 10:34 PM) *
I'm not getting mad at you, just having a discussion.

Victimless "crimes" are the fruit of unjust laws. Any other conclusion comes not from natural law, but from tyranny and excuses for it. If I didn't enjoy life I wouldn't eat.



Good point LOL still we have a set of laws that yea I agree with sucks in fact the just made all my nudey bars here in MO close. Which I just dont see the point if we have high unemployment with are we forcing more out of work.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 6 2011, 10:42 PM) *
OK, I think me in a bad mood has probably directed us towards something that's probably against the ToS, and I apologize to the Mods.



Oh yea man its all you fault this never happens around here LOL grinbig.gif rotate.gif wobble.gif


Dont forget we are getting close to the awakening think it happen on or around X-Mas this year I dont have my books around me.
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 10:34 PM) *
I'm not getting mad at you, just having a discussion.

Victimless "crimes" are the fruit of unjust laws. Any other conclusion comes not from natural law, but from tyranny and excuses for it. If I didn't enjoy life I wouldn't eat.




And this is the one reason I hate talking like this I never know how to take some of this.
Daylen
QUOTE (blackhawk1w @ Nov 7 2011, 03:20 AM) *
Good point LOL still we have a set of laws that yea I agree with sucks in fact the just made all my nudey bars here in MO close. Which I just dont see the point if we have high unemployment with are we forcing more out of work.


Not the NUDYshacks! Next they'll be after Stuffershacks that give out toys with some meals. "It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so."
blackhawk1w
QUOTE (Daylen @ Nov 6 2011, 11:30 PM) *
Not the NUDYshacks! Next they'll be after Stuffershacks that give out toys with some meals. "It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so."




So I take you saw what San Fran banned 1st part of this year than
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