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Osem	11-09-2011 13:03

'Slaves' freed from gypsy camp

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Twenty-four men suspected of being held against their will have been found during a raid at a travellers' site....

....The men, who are English, Polish and Romanian, were found in "filthy and cramped" conditions, police said. Detectives believe some may have been there for up to 15 years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-14871318

Quite shocking!

Escapee

12-09-2011 17:59

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35298888)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-14871318

Quite shocking!

Even more shocking is 227 views and no replies, oh well I guess it's a matter of turning a blind eye and pretending it doesn't happen.:rolleyes:

Chris

12-09-2011 18:03

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More shocking still is:

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Originally Posted by Polis

"But in fact some people did leave and told us what was going on and when we looked back since 2008 we were aware of 28 people who had made similar accusations."

28 reports in under 3 years ... and nothing done.

Osem	12-09-2011 18:10

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35299392)

More shocking still is:

28 reports in under 3 years ... and nothing done.

At face value, all too reminiscent of the catalogue of reports of harrassment made to the police by Fiona Pilkington (the mother of the disabled girl who was eventually driven to suicide/infanticide). I can't help feeling that whilst the police have become ultra sensitive to hate crimes directed at certain groups (e.g. ethnic, religious), others such as the disabled, vulnerable and disadvantaged often get a very raw deal.

devilincarnate

12-09-2011 18:17

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No I think that this is shocking part of this?

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Nine British and eastern European men also found at Greenacre caravan park near Leighton Buzzard on Sunday have refused to help the police inquiry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-14878624

Or do they fear the reprisals?

Ramrod

12-09-2011 18:48

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Travellers getting into mass BDSM :confused:

devilincarnate

12-09-2011 18:52

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35299406)

I think a can of worms is being opened here.

Very very true

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Originally Posted by Ramrod (Post 35299407)

Travellers getting into mass BDSM :confused:

What the driving school?:confused:

Oh that is BSM ( Sorry ):erm:

Osem	13-09-2011 09:53

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35299406)

Or maybe this isn't what it appears to be. There are people about who actually like being slaves. Google BDSM. Apparently they were working openly with every opportunity to escape but chose not to.I think a can of worms is being opened here.

That's why there needs to be a full police investigation of the circumstances to establish the facts. The fact that 28 other people have, over the years, apparently made complaints to the police that they were held against their will does seem to indicate that some people have been held against their will however. As I understand it some of the people involved are 'vulnerable' adults and may be in no position to appreciate what may have been done to them. Others may be too frightened to try to escape or even speak out honestly due to threats etc. That's been known to happen in people trafficking cases involving illegal immigrants and sex trade workers. These people may not have been chained up but that doesn't mean they weren't being cynically exploited and abused like so many others have and will continue to be.

Osem	02-02-2012 08:40

UK 'slaves' transported overseas

Seems like this sort of thing is not only happening here:

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Criminal elements of the British and Irish travelling community have been transporting vulnerable British men abroad to work as virtual slaves.

An investigation by the BBC Ten O'Clock News and Radio 5 Live Breakfast has uncovered at least 32 victims.

The European Commission describes it as modern slavery and says this is the tip of the iceberg.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16836065

Maggy

02-02-2012 09:44

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I'm wondering how far this has spread and how long it may have been taking place.

Osem	02-02-2012 11:48

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Me too. Heard an 'expert' being interviewed on BBC radio this morning who claimed thet HMG's action with regard to slavery were fixated on migrants within the UK as opposed to vulnerable UK citizens outside it. It seems the authorities aren't really on the lookout for this sort of thing.

Tim Deegan

02-02-2012 12:32

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This is actually old news. The report came out last September

Osem	02-02-2012 14:48

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The original post on this thread was also last September. The BBC's investigation about UK citizens being trafficked overseas has only just come out AFAIK.

Osem	11-07-2012 16:02

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Four members of a traveller family have been found guilty of forcing destitute men into servitude.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-18644539

Osem	07-05-2013 18:17

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A father and son have been jailed for keeping vulnerable men captive and forcing them to work.

Tommy Connors Sr, 53, was jailed for eight years and his son Patrick, 21, for five years at Luton Crown Court.

Both men, from Bedfordshire, had been found guilty in July 2012 of servitude, compulsory labour and assault charges.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-22433982

Good!

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