Children 'smuggled for petty crime'

[WhiteTara]

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article621780.ece
A Bulgarian network that bought children from poor families and made them work as criminals in western Europe has been smashed with the simultaneous arrest of 41 Bulgarians in Italy, Bulgaria, Germany and Austria.
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Mr Grasso said: "Whoever exploits children puts out the light of the world. To exploit children is a crime against humanity."

Gabriele Passarotto, a carabinieri officer, said: "The gang took advantage of the fact that a child under 14 cannot be arrested in Italy." He said the children were "reduced to the status of mere objects", after their families had done a deal with the gang. They either sold their children for cash, or "rented" them, obtaining a share of the profits.

There are said to be 12.3 million victims of forced labour in the world, and more than two million men, women and children are trafficked across national borders every yea

[Leber tsohG]

1. my god that's horrible...

the people who are behind these type of crimes should be executed.

how the hell can people do shit like this?

[Erika]

2. Bush is studying this carefully for possibilities

In fact, he's considering a tax break for such entrepreneurs. This could raise corporate profits significantly.

Capitalism can only succeed if there is a group to be exploited.