So you might be asking yourself at this point, “how could these RUF soldiers do such horrific things to their own people?” The answer is complicated. The leaders of the RUF use fear, lonliness, power, money, food, and drugs to make kids as young as 12 commit savage crimes. Find out more by watching Part 4 of Bling.
Now that you’ve seen the workers that dig for diamonds, you might be wondering who gets all the money? The answer is the “Rebels” who have been fighting a war in Sierra Leone for almost 10 years. They use this diamond money to terrorize men, women, and children so that they can control them with fear. So, when we buy their diamonds, we are supporting them. Look at what the Rebels did to women in Sierra Leone. Click HERE to see Part 2 of Bling (ask for password).
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Please return to your bubbl.us and add what you’ve learned.
