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    bowleserised: Technically dowry = financial compensation taken by the bride into her new family, and bridewealth = financial compensation given by groom to the brid... more »
    juniorchic: 2.5 hours south of San Francisco = a completely different world. more »
    The Queen of No: Oh my god. more »
    stealthird: I hope "Dad" stays in jail for a long, long time. more »
    lilchica: yeah I don't thin he sold his daughter as the newspaper claim, I think the 18 year old boy wanted to marry his daughter and he gave those things to he... more »
    elaborate bacon (princessprissypants): This happened like 30 minutes from my house and the local news station did SUCH a horrible job reporting it and explaining that the family is from an ... more »
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    NotChoinski: Somehow I don't think its any cheaper to send 100 cases of beer and 50 pounds of hamburger to college. But they would be immensely popular. more »
    bowleserised: This guy has really poor business sense. He puts 14 years worth of food and living expenses into this girl, then sells her for something that can't la... more »
    Trashtastic: FOR THE FUCK OF SHIT Lock Ann Coulter and this colossal asshat in a room together and let them eat each other, Lord of the Flies style. more »
    ZLevee: I'm more surprised by "cases of arranged marriage involving underage girls have become increasingly common in this small farming community" - Really? ... more »
    Arbolgirl: What part of Cali is this? more »
    jemandtheholograms: Also: in addition to everything that is weird about this story (and there are soooo many things), it's really funny to me that MSNBC has a column devo... more »
    jemandtheholograms: Who knew dowries were back? I guess I should start working on my linens to bring to the betrothal bed. more »
    ChildBride: When I read this, I had the feeling that the people involved were immigrants. And I just checked wiki: "In recent years, Greenfield has seen a massive... more »
  • #childrenascommodities

    Man Sells Daughter For Meat, Beer

    A man in Greenfield, CA was arrested Sunday on the suspicion of human trafficking. Police say that he tried to sell his own daughter. More »