Ok. I apologize, that was an instinctive lunge because of recent events. Having now read more, it is plain that he was indeed culpable for these acts of barbarity. I'll delete the original post.
This Congolese man is staring at the severed hand and foot of his 5 year old daughter - punishment for not collecting enough rubber for Belgian King Leopold II. Today people are complaining because a statue of King Leopold has been taken down in Antwerp.pic.twitter.com/7FeMoIVIbb
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There's a petition started in Brussels asking the city authorities to take down every statue of Leopold in the city. About 60,000 signatures so far.https://www.change.org/p/ville-de-bruxelles-stad-brussel-enlever-toutes-les-statues-en-hommage-%C3%A0-l%C3%A9opold-ii-alle-standbeelden-verwijderen-ter-ere-aan-l%C3%A9opold-ii?recruiter=897928323&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=c5822de0-b02d-11e8-bbc8-9f6f65407953 …
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This is the most haunting picture that I've seen on here in recent time.
#BlakeLivesMatter -
Ever, possibly. Such horror.
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There are marginal 'tear it down' cases, but this isn't one of them. If the photo was taken c. 1900, it happened well within my own grandpa's lifetime. He'd have been about the age of that little girl. These crimes are so near to us. I'm glad the Belgian govt did the right thing.
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