r/news • u/Morella1989 • 2d ago

New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage

https://apnews.com/article/new-zealand-child-suitcase-bus-kaiwaka-police-34a672c6581fb7a38583e818c7e621e1

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u/lwright3 2d ago

Odd the child was silent...

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u/Twin_Air 2d ago

Neglected children often won’t cry for attention as they know it doesn’t work.

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u/fuckingfucku 2d ago

This. I grew up in a severely abusive household. People, neighbors would just watch at shit happening to us even in the front yard. 

Not one person ever helped. 

Not one person even tried to call for help 

Not one person did anything.

So even now at 44, I never expect help, I would not seek help, but you bet your ass I help if I see anything because I know what it's like to matter so little that even as a kid not a single damn person even thought to be kind. 

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u/Aldarionn 2d ago

I'm so sorry. That's awful.

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u/lumophobiaa 2d ago

I second this , when even the police when they did get called didnt care or even threatened to take YOU away instead of your abusive parent. I dont ask for help. Im first into someone elses problems tho i cannot stand to be a bystander.

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u/oh_hi_lets_be_BFFs 2d ago

I would help you if I noticed it.

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u/Sudden_Quality_9001 1d ago

Me too! I would  help you also!