Sewage runs, garbage piles up at Haiti quake camps

Reuters ^ | 21 Jan 10 | Catherine Bremer

[cherry]

we're like you....donating but not sure it will help....

they need strong leadership which they don't have, a solid police force, which they don't have,and an ambitious population, which they don't have...

we would be remiss if we didn't help, but its going to be a massive human disaster there....much, much worse before it gets any better.

[AuntB]

“She’s 12 years old, you “moron.” While she might pick up the garbage, things are so out of control, where’s she going to put it? What power does she have? How on god’s green earth is she going to bury a body? Your kid bury any bodies lately?”

I missed the 12 year old part, and apologize. I will tell you this, my kids would help bury a body and help others before they’d stand around complaining about being bored.

In times of emergency, war/natural disasters, plenty of ‘kids’ had to do this work. Check out the civil war for some reality. Haitian kids can help too, if they weren’t so indoctrinated in the idea that someone else should do it all for them.

[verity]

Catherine Bremmer is suffering from culture shock which has been exacerbated by a natural disaster.