Myanmar fisherman goes home after 22 years as a slave

[joeybee12]

Tual, Indonesia (AP) — All he did was ask to go home.

The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being gone eight years and forced to work on a boat in faraway Indonesia, Myint Naing was willing to risk everything to see his mother again.

So he threw himself on the ground and begged for freedom. Instead, the captain vowed to kill him for trying to jump ship, and chained him for three days without food or water.

He was afraid he would disappear. And that his mother would have no idea where to look

http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-fisherman-goes-home-22-years-slave-054429865.html#

Disgusting what we humans do to each other...glad he had a happy ending, wonder how many others didn't.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. the picture...

[joeybee12]

2. It breaks your heart...

[hollysmom]

3. I have talked to people at Shoprite and at Costco and they assure me their fish does not come from s

I don't believe them. I really don't believe corporate types when it comes to cheap supplies.
I can't believe how people support slavery, but they do.
No more fish unless it is local or maybe from Iceland.

[renate]

4. that story really is worth a read

It is horrendous what people have to endure just because they're born into poverty.

I can't tell whether that's a happy ending or a sad one. All those years, utterly wasted and lost... but at least his mother and sister are still alive.

[malaise]

5. Human beings disgust me

We are a despicable species.