There is a darker world out there than the one we exist in. Three alleged members of an Indonesian child-trafficking syndicate who have been buying and selling babies have been arrested by police.
It is alleged the operation targetted poor families and offered to buy their babies for between 150 and 300 Australian dollars, they then sold the babies to another party for up to eight thousand dollars each. That party sold them to someone else for more money, then the "someone else" on sold them to a Singaporean citizen for more than double what they paid for them.
If convicted, the suspects could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of less than the amount the babies are bought for in Singapore.
This isn't a nice story, and there is no way of telling it that would make it anything but horrible, but if you're reading this blog on your smart phone or tablet or laptop or PC, chances are you're living a pretty good life. We all have problems and strains and worries, but stories like this make you realise that maybe your concerns aren't as bad as you thought.
As I read in a book some time ago, rain falls on the just and the unjust alike, but there comes a time when you just have to get over it and go and play in the puddles.
If convicted, the suspects could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of less than the amount the babies are bought for in Singapore.
This isn't a nice story, and there is no way of telling it that would make it anything but horrible, but if you're reading this blog on your smart phone or tablet or laptop or PC, chances are you're living a pretty good life. We all have problems and strains and worries, but stories like this make you realise that maybe your concerns aren't as bad as you thought.
As I read in a book some time ago, rain falls on the just and the unjust alike, but there comes a time when you just have to get over it and go and play in the puddles.
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