Blot on society

It is an outrage that people can be enslaved in this day and age in our society and that mentally retarded people should be picked for such enslavement.

Thirty-two mentally retarded people, who were held captive as enslaved labor in a brick kiln in the city of Jieshou, east China's Anhui province, were rescued by the local police. The kiln's owner, along with nine others, was detained after police raided the kiln.

These people deserved to be treated as patients and provided extra care and attention because of their inability to look after themselves. Instead, they were forced to move bricks into and out of the kiln, one of the hardest jobs even for the able-bodied. They were kept locked in a shabby house and slept on the same floor where they relieved themselves.