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moriah

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34. Yeah, that was the point in the documentary, that'd they'd make the money back.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #29)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:52 AM

Oct 2013

That was a very high dowry amount, apparently, in comparison to the average.

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Looks like Maria will be back in the loving arms of her family soon [View all] Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2013 OP

"Barely stopped drinking" what? The soup? jberryhill Oct 2013 #1

Good point. Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2013 #2

Wait for the follow up story... jberryhill Oct 2013 #3

That made me .... Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2013 #4

We're gonna need more of that potato soup! jberryhill Oct 2013 #5

Certainly they are both very fertile. That soup must work wonders. LisaL Oct 2013 #10

Or as it's more commonly known in the region... pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #17

I really suspect she was better off with the family who took her in. moriah Oct 2013 #12

yes. child trafficking is great. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #28

One report said she was being groomed to be a 12 year old bride for some wealthy pervert. MADem Oct 2013 #36

I had a feeling the "stage" was set there, yes. moriah Oct 2013 #37

Sorry--you're losing me. Forcing 12 year olds to marry is not culture, it's child abuse, MADem Oct 2013 #39

A handful of "Romani kings" for well over a million Roma.... moriah Oct 2013 #41

Not just the kings, the "players." The pimps and the exploiters. MADem Oct 2013 #50

I've seen it. Take 5 minutes and watch these two videos. moriah Oct 2013 #51

booze aint that expensive, you can get cheap vodka or rotgut easily loli phabay Oct 2013 #14

Yea, but got mutliple children and they all supposedly just eat soup because they can't afford LisaL Oct 2013 #27

you know that booze is real cheap, pennies for liters, you know people all over the world buy loli phabay Oct 2013 #31

Maybe it's cheaper in Bulgaria. Cleita Oct 2013 #52

so it wasnt some nefarious kidnapping plot Egnever Oct 2013 #6

No, it appears to be a simple child trafficking case. pnwmom Oct 2013 #7

Hardly it looks like situation normal for the Roma. Egnever Oct 2013 #8

You're right, it's up to Greece and Bulgaria. pnwmom Oct 2013 #9

From all accounts, though, she stayed with this family for years. moriah Oct 2013 #15

But she's not too old to be sold for a child bride, which is the other pnwmom Oct 2013 #22

And now that gets into some cultural issues. moriah Oct 2013 #26

If the girl is a "good thief" then she brings in profit every day. LisaL Oct 2013 #29

Yeah, that was the point in the documentary, that'd they'd make the money back. moriah Oct 2013 #34

it's bizarre how much you are defending these Roma folks and their sale of children Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #30

I find missing person's cases fascinating, to the point I volunteer to help out with the cause. moriah Oct 2013 #32

Not if they bought her to make a profit by selling her as a bride, pnwmom Oct 2013 #33

As I said, dowries irritate me as a feminist. moriah Oct 2013 #35

Aw, look; you brought the dailymail here as a Cerridwen Oct 2013 #11

Yeah, I posted a Mirror article in GD instead of LBR because of that -- look at the source. moriah Oct 2013 #13

Yes, interesting. Newsworthy? Cerridwen Oct 2013 #16

The article is absolute trash on their tone, for sure. moriah Oct 2013 #19

Here's CNN, quoting the Greek government news agency: pnwmom Oct 2013 #23

Here, the same information is carried by the BBC. There's not a lot of interpretation going on when MADem Oct 2013 #40

Poor kid WolverineDG Oct 2013 #18

She wasn't missing. LisaL Oct 2013 #21

Still only alleged. The alleged bio mom also says she doesn't remember pnwmom Oct 2013 #24

Here's hoping the Bulgarian authorities can help this little girl get a better life SoCalDem Oct 2013 #38

All the people involved are Roma, both the parents who "gave" pnwmom Oct 2013 #25

Thirty five years old and ten children! That is sad in so many ways :( patricia92243 Oct 2013 #20

Agreed. An article with video: moriah Oct 2013 #42

The Roma have been a much maligned group... a la izquierda Oct 2013 #43

This whole thread is tragic... whttevrr Oct 2013 #44

Yes. Crunchy Frog Oct 2013 #47

{:o( whttevrr Oct 2013 #48

A friend of mine adopted a Roma baby. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #45

I'm trying to find some good info on the Roma in Europe. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #46

This: " We need to do more in this country. There is child slavery here, too. " whttevrr Oct 2013 #49

Ever heard of the Travellers? Cleita Oct 2013 #53

The Roma are an anthropologist's dream come true. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #55

good gopiscrap Oct 2013 #54