Halloween decorations carry haunting message of forced labor

[ragnor144]

The letter came in a box of Halloween decorations purchased at Kmart, but for a year Julie Keith never knew. It gathered dust in her storage, a haunting plea for help hidden among artificial skeletons, tombstones and spider webs

Comments

[biting_moopie]

Agreed on all counts.

[tabaqui]

It is horrifying and disgusting to know that gulags, forced labor, and slavery are still going strong. Seems like we've barely climbed up a rung in the ladder of empathy and compassion, and descended a couple in paranoia and cruelty.

I hope this person wasn't found out, or that anyone suffered worse punishment when this went public. I wish I could stop buying products all but soaked in this kind of misery and despair - I wish my country as a whole could stop being so greedy and cheap that we could refuse this nationwide.

[lamardeuse]

Welcome to the system that makes the cheapass products you buy at KMart, WalMart et al possible.

[cellared]

holy fuck

[idemandjustice]

That is horrifying and heart-breaking.