O/T ITV now (10:35pm Mon) Doc. re Cockle Picker tragedy

[Keith]

Just starting.

[Plain Peter]

Overkill.
Murderers.
Should have hung the gangmasters.
No comparison to what happens all over the world day in , day out.
Time for bed

[Plain Peter]

...and how much coverage would a few visa overstaying Brits meeting their nasty demise in China get?
If they weren't there, then it wouldn't have happened
Sad, but true.

[Keith]

When I was in China, a group of Brits who were quarantined because one of them had suspected Bird Flu got plenty of coverage in their media so I'm pretty sure deaths in this number would get coverage.

No comparison to what happens all over the world day in , day out.

What, 20 odd people die in single work related incidents day in-day out? And we never hear about it?

If they weren't there, then it wouldn't have happened
Sad, but true.

If they weren't poor, they wouldn't have been there
If they weren't exploited, they wouldn't have been there

[Sammy h]

...and how much coverage would a few visa overstaying Brits meeting their nasty demise in China get?
If they weren't there, then it wouldn't have happened
Sad, but true.

Probably a lot.

[wijit]

It's ridiculus that we are even still discussing this. We have issues with immigration, we all know this. But what we have to do is to approach the problem properly. We have to offer protection to these people before we either accept them or send them packing. The only difference (and I accept it is a big difference) between this and hundreds of other problems with working illegals is that we know the outcome for these unfortunate individuals.

[Plain Peter]

The only difference (and I accept it is a big difference) between this and hundreds of other problems with working illegals is that we know the outcome for these unfortunate individuals.

Very good point.

[Seasider9601]

Watched this documentary last night.

The recording they played of the desperate Cockle Picker phoning the police from his mobile pleading for help was particularly harrowing to listen to. All the poor chap could (try) and say was, "sinking water, sinking water" over and over again, and you could literally hear on the audio the sound of the waves engulfing him. Very distressing.

[Plain Peter]

Very distressing.

Just what you need for a good night's sleep