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Old 08-17-2010, 03:18 PM   #144
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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate View Post
If I were living in a place where there is "widespread occurrences of disappearances, mass murders and extortion", then I would be willing to sacrifice every last bit of my personal savings to get my family the hell out of there, even if it was paying the devil to do it. I don't think that makes me a horrible human being. And I don't see how it means I wouldn't be a law abiding citizen once I got to a peaceful nation.
If someone is willing to deal with criminals to get here, they could very well be willing to deal with criminals once they are here to get other family here or to protect themselves from the organized crime they were involved with to get here.

Many of the "boat people" from Vietnam during the 70s and 80s were in situations like that. Many people got pulled in to heroin trafficing to ensure their safety once they were here.
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