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    9 months ago

    @Deceptichum I had never heard of those people and had to google them. I… really don’t want to deep dive into true crime right now so I don’t hold an opinion on whether they can be sucessfuly rehabbed but the point I made elsewhere about child soldiers applies in general - it’s a difficult area to deal with, but Western countries need to step up.

    My guiding principle here is that I believe human rights are inalienable.

    I’m arguing against the idea that there is anything a 15 year old can do that strips them of their human rights.

    And it’s ironic that if she’d just been trafficked to Rotherford or something half the people deriving enjoyment from her current status would have had a different response.