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What are you suppose to do if you find out you have a blood diamond?

posted 12 years ago by alonzo9772
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I vaguely remember there was that case some years ago in the Netherlands (the Naomi Campbell one)where some woman was accused of being in possession of a blood diamond, but what are you suppose to do with it? Put it in a ziplock bag and call the police? Good thing I'm a penny pincher and I only go for zirconiums.

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[–] jet19957 12 years ago

First, you alert the team searching for it. They seem doubtful at first, but you have extrordinary memory. You go back into agonizing detail about the story of how the diamond came into your possession. This takes about 3 or 4 hours. After forcing them to listen through the story, you leave them. You then proceed to throught the diamond they have dedicated many years searching for into the ocean. You're a bltch Rose.

[–] Milkdoesabodygood 11 years ago

I wanted to drop her in the fugging ocean, dingbat old bag. Oh yeah, keep it.

[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

go to your nearest bar, and open a tab!

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[–] yusef-ghanima 10 years ago

almost every diamond is blood diamond, almost all diamonds have to go through racist evil israel for manufacturing. but the movie did dare to show but a glimpse of a small jewish hat.

[–] eddiewinehosen 10 years ago

Nice fact-finding there, simple Google search tells you that around 10% of the worlds diamonds pass through Israel while 70-75% pass through India and the remaining percentage is handled in Belgium which makes Israel third among the 3 biggest diamond cutting countries.

[–] yusef-ghanima 10 years ago

are you sure? the jeweler told me otherwise. is there any other processes, other than simply cutting?

[–] bahlsdheep 10 years ago

Buy a Canadian diamond. A big part of their appeal is that they are guaranteed to be conflict free.

[–] IcingOnTheCake 10 years ago

There aren't any absolute guarantees. The Kimberley Process is voluntary and easily flawed. It's a paper trail that can be altered at any time.
The money for the legal sale of diamonds is still not benefiting many areas of which it was already supposed to have.

Many that were forced to work in the mines during the conflict are still working in the mines because they have no other means of support or industry. They live in extreme poverty and don't have schools in certain areas that were promised to have been built. There were too many to prosecute so they only went after the highest ranked. Many now live near those that cut off their hands and/or killed their children.

The diamond trade only makes the rich wealthier.

[–] the_la_baker 8 years ago

Buy a Canadian diamond.

Stop buying diamonds! Any woman that needs/wants them is a stupid b!tch. Run from her. Do not buy diamonds, if not because of the inevitable oppression and blood shed, because they are basically worthless. You are getting ripped off royally and supporting sadistic greedy a$$holes who are already insanely wealthy.

[–] Zuider_Zee 10 years ago

Blame Africa for their inability to get their collective spit together.

[–] IcingOnTheCake 10 years ago

Sell it and donate the proceeds to a reputable charity.

[–] KingCobra686 8 years ago

What if I find out that the diamond that I just bought is a blood diamond that someone sold to me and donated the profits?