Uncaring, indifferent: it adds up to death
Published: 11 March, 2009, 08:09
Life in big cities can be impersonal, but sometimes turning the other way can mean that tragedies unfold, which assistance or intervention might have prevented.
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Published: 11 March, 2009, 08:09
Life in big cities can be impersonal, but sometimes turning the other way can mean that tragedies unfold, which assistance or intervention might have prevented.