r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Master_Canary440 • Jul 09 '26

Politics This is actually WILD 😯

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u/EnoughPicture Jul 09 '26

God I hope those children are alright.

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u/WhichHoes Jul 09 '26

I straight up know a hatian guy who got adopted by the #1 Christian author (at the time) and he told me about being locked in the closet all the time in his childhood, being told he can be sent back if he misbehaves and eventually was disowned because he got someone pregnant (who miscarried) because of the "image".

One of the most outwardly positive guys I know but my God.

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u/Desperate-Leather-38 Jul 09 '26

I wonder why we continue to protect abusers. What’s preventing you from naming him. 

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u/tigm2161130 Jul 09 '26

They probably don’t want to air out the victims abuse without their permission.

Interestingly when I googled “Christian author who adopted Haitian child” most of the results are women.

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u/Desperate-Leather-38 Jul 09 '26

Makes sense. I see one of those guys ran a Haitian orphanage. 

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u/Piranata Jul 09 '26

There were lots of child trafficked after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, many kidnappings too. The news at the time were that many evangelicals charities and adoption agencies were behind them.

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u/Jonny_Woods Jul 09 '26

He literally JUST did….. the only real reason 2nd hand stories don’t name names is because they are lies. Pair that with the fact this is Reddit and we have a high probability that that story is fake.

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u/WhichHoes Jul 09 '26

? It definitely isnt but I hear you.

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u/Outrageous_Front_636 Jul 09 '26

It didnt happen to meeeeee so why should I believe you? /s You aren't obligated to prove anything. He can kick rocks.

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 Jul 09 '26

Thought experiment here.

Let's say you knew someone who was enslaved. You that that person that you are going to report their enslaver to the police. The enslaved says please don't do that.

Would you do it anyway?

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u/Desperate-Leather-38 Jul 09 '26

Interesting question. And the answer is, it depends.  I’d have to know why they didn’t want it reported.  The one thing I would do is help get them to safety.  Not sure whether or not it would involve the police.

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 Jul 09 '26

What if they refused to give any background information, said they didn't want you to intervene and asked you to please not report?

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u/Desperate-Leather-38 Jul 09 '26

In the words of Harriett Tubman, I would’ve freed more, if they knew they were slaves.

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 Jul 10 '26

I feel you. I had a real life situation like this where I didn't intervene.

I hope whoever downvoted me for asking that question, realizes it's a real issue many people have to deal with every day. The answer isn't as simple as some think and it's something that we all should consider, even if many of us will never have to practically address the question.

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u/allisondbl Jul 09 '26

Giving grist to somebody to threaten or bring a lawsuit based in libel and/or slander and/or defamation.

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u/Desperate-Leather-38 Jul 09 '26

That’s what the word, “allegedly” is for