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Re:When I lost my hands making flatscreens I can't afford, n... by Lawtonfogle on Friday June 12, 2015 @01:18PM (#9707248)
>that is morally as reprehensible as if that person held the knife. I think it should be treated as an assault.

Are you guilty for buying a cheaper produce when child labor was used to produce it? Does your knowledge of the abuse going into making it cheaper matter?

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Re:When I lost my hands making flatscreens I can't afford, n... by task_queue on Friday June 12, 2015 @02:01PM (#9707530)
You are knowingly and directly allowing a child slave driver to profit from your purchase.

Where exactly do you absolve yourself of guilt in that transaction?

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Re:When I lost my hands making flatscreens I can't afford, n... by gohrt on Friday June 12, 2015 @01:24PM (#9707290)
Absolutely.
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