Thinking back

Destini 2022-01-13 08:03:14

The movie "The Whistleblower" is based on the real experience of Catherine Pokvak, who served as a peacekeeper at the United Nations ten years ago. American policewoman Gaffer went to Bosnia to perform a peacekeeping mission and accidentally discovered the heinous crime of group sex trafficking, involving military officers and diplomats from many countries. In the process of finding evidence, she was hindered by many obstacles and was even removed from her post. In the end, she can only present all the evidence in front of the media, which is the last effort she can do to expose these crimes.

"You smuggled files that belonged to the UN out of the mission. Don't you think that was a rather reckless thing to do?" ?)

"Those young women had put themselves at great risk by confiding in me, and I let them believe that they will receive justice, but we let them down. So the least I can do is let them be heard." (those Young girls are willing to risk their lives to give me great trust. I also convinced them that they will be treated fairly, but I finally let them down. So what I can do in the end is to let people know what happened to them.)

"Given everything you've been through, would you do it again?" (If you experience it again, would you do it again?)

"Yes. Yes, I would. No doubt about it." .no doubt.)

This is a dialogue between the British BBC host and Gaffer at the end of the film. The true end of the story is, "After Catherine left, many peacekeepers, including private contractors, were sent back to the country, but none of them were criminally charged in their country. The private contractor who fired Catherine continued to work with the U.S. government. Doing business, including contracts with Iraq and Afghanistan worth hundreds of millions. Catherine has since lived in the Netherlands and has been unable to resume her work in international organizations."

I remembered that when I was reading the news about "Occupy Wall Street", there was a picture of an old lady in black holding a handwritten cardboard, on which was a sentence said by Thomas Jefferson, "when injustice becomes law" ,resistance becomes duty" (When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.)

I remembered that during a class in Germany, in one of the courses called Small-scale sustainable tourism development project, there was a case in which it was easy to talk about It's human trafficking.

The 2006 news was titled "Sorrowful Mekong". "Human trafficking is second only to the arms, the third largest criminal industry in the drug trade generates billions of dollars in profits every year."

"According to the British" Daily Telegraph "recently reported that the US State Department recently issued the" 2011 Population "Trafficking Report", the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s name was included in the report because he was suspected of having sex with a trafficked underage woman."
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Frankly speaking, I have not reached this point for the crime of human trafficking before . I hate the point of disgust, I always feel that it has nothing to do with me. And until I finished watching this film, the ugly faces of the officials, the cold-blooded ruthlessness of those who trafficked human beings...I can hardly forget all the shots. In the process of watching the movie, I need to keep reminding myself, "This is just Acting, fortunately, those people in the film are not really experiencing this."

"Why do you want to get rid of her?" (Why do you want to get rid of her?)

(This is a private organization. We work in the real world.) Go to your mother's real world. I know my previous thoughts were wrong. No one can be alone in living in the same world. If the malignancy is not stopped, then this behavior will spread like a malignant tumor, and God knows one day it will come to you. I'm surprised why such a movie has not received wider publicity. I used to recommend movies like "Assembly Number", "The Wind", "The Secret Life of Words" and other movies to my friends around me. Many of the feedback I got was that I didn't want to watch movies with heavy themes. But have you ever thought that these movies are performed by actors after all, no matter how close you want to be, there will always be a distance. If you, as a bystander, you cannot accept even the shots in the movie, have you ever thought about it in reality? Or the feelings of people who are suffering from these injuries.















Every time you watch these movies, you need to spend more emotions, or cry so hard, but these are nothing compared to those who are actually hurt. The world is not as peaceful as many people imagine. We should know many things and we have an obligation to know. Otherwise, the so-called human rights are nothing but nonsense.

Movies, as mentioned before, are only one of the ways, and the power of the media cannot be ignored. I have watched some media-related films, and I usually pay a little attention to the news. After watching this film, I even think about how important the credibility of the media is. For example, in the story in this movie, Gaffer finally submitted the evidence to the British BBC. If the media were also interfered by these groups, the consequences would be even more disastrous. No matter what country it is, it is really wicked to block real information and interfere with the operation of the media.

Although the strength of an individual is insignificant, it is unpredictable when the strength of tens of thousands of people add up. A passage from Weibo, “A policeman in Moscow said, if you have 100 people, we will beat you up with bundles. If you have 1,000 people, we will use tear gas. If 10,000 people take to the streets, We will stand there and watch. But if 100,000 people show up, we will join you."

In any case, first please open your eyes, open your ears, and give yourself a chance to understand the real world. To evade responsibility is the act of a coward.

http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-12/31/content_8943255.htm

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The Whistleblower quotes

  • Kathryn Bolkovac: [email to authorities] We are peacekeepers who came to protect the innocent, but now prey upon them in the worst ways possible. We may be accused of thinking with our hearts instead of our heads, but we will have our humanity.

  • Blakely: Madeleine, I have to protect this organization, and so should you. The U.N. is too fragile, too important. And that's what immunity is for.

    Madeleine Rees: Immunity, not impunity. The United Nations was formed from the ashes of Auschwitz. The United States led the way, and it's a point of honor with me that the U.N. is not remembered for raping the very people we must protect.

    Blakely: Those girls are whores of war. It happens. I will not dictate for morality.

    Madeleine Rees: So what *are* we dictating for?