Mother demands justice in son's murder in China (he was a teacher)

[babylonsister]

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5829590

An anguished quest
Mother demands justice in son's death in China
BY BRENT HOPKINS, Staff Writer


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The Russells tried to get their son to the airport or the American Consulate, where they planned to fly in to rescue him. He called to plead for their help. Within hours, he was dead.

The truth

Now, Maxine Russell believes the autopsy results give her the ammunition she needs to force an investigation.

"Before, it was the word of a grieving mother," she said. "Now that I have the information, it's a whole different case."

Her congressman, Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, agrees. He was one of the few who was receptive to her calls for an investigation, assigning a caseworker in 2005 and personally contacting State Department officials.

With the added weight of the autopsy, Waxman now plans to bring the case before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, perhaps as a prelude to an investigation of human rights violations.

"I believe Mrs. Russell deserves answers to her questions," he said in a statement. "The preliminary report received by Mrs. Russell raises these questions anew, and I hope that the State Department and others will review this information carefully."

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[Divine Discontent]

1. wow..

could you IMAGINE... how sad. he really did it for the kids.. will they ever know their funny American teacher died like that trying to be there in the country to help them... I can imagine out of 1.2 billion people, there's nearly a hundred million young men who hate America and would beat him or kill for fun, property, animosity at their 3rd world living conditions knowing he must have a decent life in the states to be able to come there... so sad... God bless his fam.

[Cerridwen]

2. K & R

Just one of many reasons I despise the idea of "globalization" and I am not convinced it is of benefit to "We, the People".

We have our own human rights issues we don't address and are "incapable" of repairing. How do we then hold another country accountable for theirs or tell them how they should "fix" their problems?

edit to change wording

[BuelahWitch]

3. A good friend of mine taught in China for a bit

He's going back next month to stay for at least a year. But his school is not the one mentioned in the article and he seems to have a good rapport with his "boss" over there...

[babylonsister]

4. I think I'd send him this article just so he's aware of what can and

does happen.

[BuelahWitch]

5. I did

:)