But I couldn't be sure the DVD would be of any quality or indeed would even have Apocalypto content on the disk. And to be honest, I didn't want to encourage the vile trade. And it wasn't a vile trade in intelllectual property that concerned me, but the trafficking of humans.
The man selling the DVDs - he looked so sad and tired and weighed down. He had a look in his eyes that one rarely sees in the west these days (some of those 1930s photos of sharecroppers had it). He was almost certainly a slave, working to pay off passage to the first world.
I declined the DVDs. I looked him in the eyes as I did it. I hope I did it in a nice enough way.
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That's the kind of person you might consider making a donation to in the future. My current theme in reading is immigrant/immigaration for the poor and desparate. It is terribly depressing. VolMom
See I wasn't sure - if you give him money does he just have to hand it over...
I did make a donation at Christmas to the Salvation Army - one of the few leading charities doing work with trafficked people.
Hi - I'm a stranger here, stumbled on your blog via Bob Krumm. But your encounter is so poignant, I hope you don't mind me quoting you on my little blog...
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