Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn?

Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn? by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Monday December 19, 2022 @02:15PM (#34056289)

IIRC, the Children’s Crusade never made it to the Holy Land. Instead they ended up a port in Europe where some “friendly” people offered to take them to the Holy Land on their ships for free. Turns out they were slavers and the children were taken to Northern Africa and sold as slaves.

This story sounds actually plausible as it may not be that far from where the children started to a port city.

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Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn? by shagmin on Monday December 19, 2022 @04:05PM (#34057707)

That's basically how I remember learning it.

The Wikipedia article mentions that also, but only after one of the children who apparently had visions from God and said the Mediterranean Sea would part into two and leave a path (sort of like the Red Sea for Moses) for them to march directly to the Holy Land...when that failed they settled on hitching a ride on ships from people who turned out to be slavers.

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Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn? by jmugan on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:12PM (#34061086)

Interesting. That's pretty much the plot of Pinocchio.

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