-10 US Baptists tried to take 33 children out of Haiti without permission
>”they knew what they were doing wrong”
>the Baptists say “G-d told them to”
>these people now must get tried in the US because the judicial system was ruined by the resent earthquake in Haiti
>the major question now is whether these people were acting in good faith (as they say) or as child traffickers
+the only cold fact known on this is that they had no paper work or permission, and they knew it
+however if they were indeed acting in good faith, then the courts may be more lenient
>members of the church group from Idaho are insisting they were “only trying to rescue child victims of the quake” although “few had any experience in international charity”
>they have yet to be charged
>one of their lawyers has stated that they are being treated very poorly
>the 33 children, ranging in age between 2 months and 12 years, were being sheltered in a temporary children’s home
+one nine year old girl (crying) said that she, as most of the other children, were not orphans, they were told they were going on vacation and their parents would visit them
>the government is estimating that the rise in celebrities adopting children from other countries (such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) has made the trafficking of children seem lawful, celebrated, and glamorous
>when asked a mother (44) of five said that many parents were giving some of their children away to foreigners to give them a better life. she said "I've been thinking how I will choose which one I may give." she also stated "My only fear is that they would forget me."
>due to the Haiti’s overwhelmed government they have halted all adoptions unless they were in process before the earthquake took place.
>the government stated that since the earthquake “Sex trafficking has been rampant in Haiti.” due to this the Prime Minister Max Bellerive's personal authorization is now required for the departure of any child.
>currently the kidnapped children are trying to be reunited with their family, so far only one child has
