One of the very saddest aspects of the tsunami disaster has been the fact that some people are taking advantage of the tragic circumstances.
A website asking for donations in the name of the Red Cross has been shut down. It was asking people to send money to an address in Hobart and was not affiliated with the Red Cross or the relief effort. How evil would you need to be to try to profit from the death of thousands of people?
I know that there will be many others looking to make money or indulge their sick desires through the misery of others.
This story from NEWS.com.au tells of the possible kidnapping of a 12 year old boy.
A 12-year-old Swedish boy injured in the tsunami which struck South-East Asia may have been kidnapped from a hospital in Thailand, a Swedish newspaper reported.
The fear is that he has been taken by a pedophile.
The report comes a day after the Swedish branch of non-governmental organisation Save the Children, Raedda Barnen, warned that children who ended up alone after the natural disaster were potential targets for sexual abuse by pedophiles.
“The experience from other catastrophes is that children are particularly vulnerable,” Raedda Barnen managing director Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, said. There were already “indications” that surviving children had been sexually abused in Sri Lanka, one of the countries suffering worst from the tsunami, Ms Petri Gornitzka said.
It is hard to imagine that people can be so evil. Thankfully many more millions are getting behind efforts to help those who have suffered through the recent events. It’s been great to see many pictures of aid helping those in need. There is still a big job to be done but the world’s people seem to have the will to make a difference and to help repair shattered lives.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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