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06.27.08, 19:46 PM General Topics
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Did you read about that couple who enslaved their housekeeperes ? Maybe it got more play in the NE, but I'm shocked and amazed... [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.27.08, 07:46 PM Flag
 

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what ethnicity were they? when i lived in hong kong, heard constant stories about filipina housekeepers who had to sleep on the kitchen floor, their passports were confiscated by their employers, etc...practically normal conditions there, unthinkable here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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I do not know. They are not caucasian or African-American, but I couldn't say. The women they kept as virtual slaves were Indonesian and the stuff is just greusome. I cannot imagine how you get to a point where that is OK to do to another person. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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NP: They were Indian [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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did they come here from India, or were they Ameicans of Indian descent ? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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I'm not sure. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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They are of Indian descent. They're wealthy, live on the North Shore of Long Island, Brookville or Syosset I believe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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Muttontown [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:02 PM Flag
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there's really a place called muttontown ? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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Yes, very wealthy, McMansions. serious bucks there [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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they should all petition for a new town name ! ick [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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Like Great Neck. I don't want to live in a town that is named after a clam. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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I didn't know it was a clam ! I always thought it was referring to some goegraphical thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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little neck and great neck are types of clams [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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little neck I got, but great neck is new to me. I feel just a wee bit smarter right now ! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:13 PM Flag
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Yup - and you can't get into that ill-named town for less than a couple of million. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:08 PM Flag
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i think there's afamily looking for a housekeeper or two. No benefits and crappy hours. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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I have a friend who lives there and he said that he thinks this media is giving the town a bad name because they all don't treat their slaves poorly. (might have to know his sense of humor to think this is funny) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:14 PM Flag
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from india, they are naturalized u.s. citizens. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:41 PM Flag
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I saw this all the time in Saudi Arabia. Some families beat their maids, made them work while injured, then turned them out when they were too hurt to continue working (broken arms, broken ribs, etc). It was awful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 10:06 PM Flag
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really shocking (and it definitely made national news) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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I heard she got 11 years and I am very happy... She should do some cleaning and cooking and answering to others for a while. The nerve of them ! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:02 PM Flag
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really. despicable treating others like this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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