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pnwmom

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25. The 2 cases in Ireland are different than the 2 cases in Greece.

Reply to Egnever (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 03:47 PM

Oct 2013

The parents' stories in Greece were suspicious from the start, and they didn't claim to be the biological parents.

In Ireland the parents insisted they were the biological parents. Suspicious neighbors reported them.

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Another Greek couple arrested for abducting a baby [View all] pnwmom Oct 2013 OP

This is starting to smell like racism Egnever Oct 2013 #1

Do you think the "parents'" story sounds believable? pnwmom Oct 2013 #3

Nope Egnever Oct 2013 #4

I saw that the 2 year old boy was returned. Which of the other pnwmom Oct 2013 #6

The girl from yesterdays post Egnever Oct 2013 #7

Yeah, I missed the title -- which I hope is true. pnwmom Oct 2013 #8

Me as well Egnever Oct 2013 #9

It's definite about the Irish cases. Here's more. pnwmom Oct 2013 #10

I notice they haven't said anything about the coloring of this boy. moriah Oct 2013 #12

I agree that whatever methods they use, they should apply uniformly. pnwmom Oct 2013 #17

Is the family in Ireland Roma or Travelers? REP Oct 2013 #31

i believe they are rom, or at least one parent is. loli phabay Oct 2013 #36

uh. no. not racism. Roma people may have been persecuted....but these people Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #13

In Greece, maybe. I'd say most of the rest of the world needs to take a deep breath. moriah Oct 2013 #15

that part I agree with. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #16

According to the link in my post not so much Egnever Oct 2013 #18

two were in Ireland, a country that had people overreacting to news from Greece Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #19

My mistake Egnever Oct 2013 #23

It's two of four -- the two in Ireland have been identified. pnwmom Oct 2013 #22

Yup I was confusing the cases Egnever Oct 2013 #24

The problem with leaving the children with the Greek families pnwmom Oct 2013 #26

Well Egnever Oct 2013 #30

If these children were "routinely" passed around, pnwmom Oct 2013 #32

Looks like the child was passed around Egnever Oct 2013 #34

Smells like ? dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #14

I am starting to believe that Egnever Oct 2013 #20

The 2 cases in Ireland are different than the 2 cases in Greece. pnwmom Oct 2013 #25

Ok Egnever Oct 2013 #28

Have you seen anything indicating that the "parents" of the baby pnwmom Oct 2013 #29

pretty much is, people are looking for scapegoats to attack. loli phabay Oct 2013 #27

Weird get the red out Oct 2013 #2

Yes, Greece has formal adoption laws designed to protect children. pnwmom Oct 2013 #5

I am not familiar with the Greek system for surrendering children but IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #11

they originally claimed it was theirs then backed off that story and said they Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #21

I'm more interested in making sure these children weren't abducted Quantess Oct 2013 #33

yes. what's with the whole cultural exceptionalism on trafficking babies? Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #35