An 8-year-old Haitian boy is in federal custody after showing up for a scheduled immigration appointment earlier this week.

The incident was documented on video Wednesday by Karen Pohl, a volunteer immigration court observer with the group Detention Resistance. She said she’s never seen someone that young being detained before.

“It was just — I couldn't believe what I was seeing because I had never watched a child by himself get detained in that manner,” Pohl said.

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[–] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They are. Those that say evil doesn't exist are clearly naive. Good and evil are human constructs for dealing with human behavior. The idea that it comes from without is what evil humans do to hide theirs.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (1 child)

    I think a lot of people say that evil doesn't exist because evil is a fundamentally religious concept (or, at least, it is perceived by many to be so). Therefore, it's not good versus evil in the real world; it's good versus bad.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    I disagree. Evil is a decision to engage in actions that deliberately hurt others.

    Bad can be a negligent action that causes unintended hurt.

    There are plenty of lousy parents out in the world. Men and women that are fuck ups and do bad things, but often it's down to not knowing better. They're not evil, just stupid or shortsighted and unaware of consequences.

    Evil people DO know better and act regardless. Evil people don't care.

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