Comments on: What do you do for a living, boy?

By: SC

SC — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:29:00 +0000

Hatem, what i was trying to say is that their families would’nt have pushed them to the streets if they weren’t in need of money, its not like their parents could afford schools yet forced them into the streets out of greed.

By: Abu Sinan

Abu Sinan — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:02:00 +0000

Sad story. When I see things like this it makes me say “Alhamdulillah” and reach deeper next time I give to charity.

By: salam

salam — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:14:00 +0000

thanks,Tololy,I have actually been reading your posts..and enjoying them..keep up the good work!

By: Tololy

Tololy — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:50:00 +0000

I value your input greatly, Salam, and I would like to welcome you to Tololy’s Box, in hopes you would drop by again.

I must say this give-and-take of thoughts and suggestions is truly amazing. I agree with Firas that the kids on the streets are mainly victims, of what, I do not think I can put my finger on the cause directly, but there is something going on that does not “work”.

By: salam

salam — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:12:00 +0000

You know Firas,I decided to speak up at one point and I did ask someone I trust in Greater Amman Municipality he asked me to get him details but then I realized that she is not around any more and the story just went by ..yes I should have done that earlier.And Lulu I agree it is a devastating thing to be happening..The heartbreaking thing is that it was obviously well studied ,the plan,I mean.At one point they cut her hair to make her look like a boy,which attracts less attention,then they made her wear a 7jab !!!really disturbing!

By: lulu

lulu — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:58:00 +0000

Salam, your comment about what you saw regarding the 13 year old girl devastated me. Although I know this stuff happens, just the image of it in my head is haunting and gives me chills to think that in other circumstances, that may have been someone I know, or me!
Tololy, I have the same thoughts as you did. What if I were born of those circumstances? Would I be doing the exact same thing?
I don’t care so much to place blame on anyone in particular as I do to try and figure out what can be done about it. I think the government needs to establish stronger programs for social services, which focus on these children who are victims of poverty and exploitation.
Question: Since we have representatives in the government, do we have a way to communicate with them and make demands? I think this is something we need to learn from other countries that petition their leaders to make their voices heard between the walls of parliament and congress!

By: Hatem Abunimeh

Hatem Abunimeh — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:24:00 +0000

I don’t think that it is so much about pasting the blame on somebody, at this point in time it has become a way of life for some people in the society and it isn’t going to be that easy to break the highly organized nexus.

By: Firas

Firas — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:01:00 +0000

Well Tololy, thanks for bringing this up!

I think we should all agree that these kids are victims!

Now, you have to realize that out there, you have people who make love (usually it’s an alpha male, thinking it’s his right to be doing it 24/7 no matter what the Hurma says) and end up with kids…they’ll unleash them, so this explains why u got kids wondering around at 1am from one place to another with “Jarna Abu Rebhi” and so on!It’s not like ur mom, who made sure that u had a bath every night, ironed your shirt before going to school,prepared your lunch box,gave you a hug in the morning,etc etc…

Now, I’ve once saw something disturbing…a bunch of 20 something students were gathered around the poor kid,they knew him by name, they were doing inappropriate things (I won’t describe what was going on, but they were tossing him from one guy to another while kissing him, and more)

Salam you should always speak up!Call the police, they won’t bother you anymore! I mean they’ll invistigate the matter for sure!We really got many faithful officers.If it was nothing, no harm is done…the police won’t even get you involved in anything.

By: Tololy

Tololy — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:34:00 +0000

My question is: If those kids are on the streets to make money, regardless of one’s approval or disapproval of this method of making a living, who’s fault is it?

When I think about it, I often ask myself “What makes me so different?”, and usually the answer is illogical. It’s chance, fate, call it what you may, but anyone could be born in such devastating conditions. Who’s fault is it that this goes on?

By: Hatem Abunimeh

Hatem Abunimeh — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:58:00 +0000

SC,
If you don’t like the word ‘Forced’ then rest assured that they are reluctantly coerced into becoming peripatetic vendors.