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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (5829)	6/13/1999 9:54:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 15132

Expecting that the same options and conditions that exist in the United States are equally available to all children globally is just not a reasonable belief. Ignoring the consequences on others of one's own behaviour is not an optimal choice for these children neither. Did it ever occur to you that removing the Benetton jobs from these children without doing anything whatsoever to provide some form of safety net just might not have been in those children's best interests? If you find the above so totally repugnant, then we're at diametrically opposite ends of the spectrum. ... with there being no point whatsoever in further communication on this subject.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (5829)	6/14/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

<<So US Labor law is to blame for the presence of prostitution worldwide??...If you call demanding minimum standards in the way children are treated "righteous indignation", so be it.>> Which is more important, finding out who is to blame, or actually solving the problem?. There's a big difference between making demands and doing something that actually does some good. If we accept that the facts are as Ian described in the Benetton case, then all we have done is make us feel good about ourselves, with tragic consequences for the people we are trying to protect. In this case, the problem appears to have been a symptom of a larger problem, i.e., lack of a means of support for the children involved. By dealing with the symptom rather than the cause, things were made much worse for those children. If we're going to make demands, then we should demand that our politicians look more carefully at the real world effects of their policies, and take the time to find measures that will actually benefit the people they are trying to help, instead of pandering to whatever they think will make them look good in the public's eyes. Knee-jerk reactions help no one. Our government's policies need to be more carefully thought through.