It's been awhile since my last post, it's been a busy couple of weeks. Anyway, to the point. The Peace Corps has closed down its Bangladesh Operations after the JMB attempted to kidnap one of the volunteers.

While I'm glad to see the Peace Corps finally taking responsibility for its volunteers safety, they've still let their volunteers down. Many of the volunteers gave up homes, apartments, jobs, etc. to take a position with the Peace Corp and now have no money and no place to live, because the Peace Corp failed to provide these volunteers with a site that they could serve their 27 month commitments. Due to Peace Corp policies all of the volunteers now receive NOTHING.

They do not get their $6,000.00 adjustment fees (read what MANY of the volunteers were counting on to get housing when they got home). They do not get scholarships to grad school. They get NOTHING. Correction, they can sign up for another 27 month commitment (note: the 7+ months / 18+ months for others won't count at ALL towards the next 27 months).

Hell, the Peace Corps puts it in their records that they've "quit." That's just disgraceful. These people have given up their lives in America to represent our country. They were faced with bombing attempts, kidnappings, suicide bombers, poor medical treatment (sound like a soldier to you? except without training to defend themselves, no guns, and working for peace) , and what do they get?

They get shafted by the government that they honorable served and represented in Bangladesh. I have been to Bangladesh and I can tell you first hand that the citizens of Bangladesh know that the Peace Corp's volunteers were representing America and that they were all well respected. In conclusion, these give up their lives in America, risk their lives in an increasingly hostile environment, and when they get home some have no homes, and none were given what they were promised due to the Peace Corps' negligence.

So to hell with the Peace Corps unless they fix the mess they've created. Until then I suggest everyone tells anyone thinking of joining the Peace Corps to find another organization to work with. Personally, I think everyone should protest the Peace Corps publicly (anyone for a trip to D.C.?) and call their Senators / Congress people and let them know of this terrible atrocity against, literally, some of the bravest and nicest American's I've ever met.

Cheers,
Tyler

[Legal aside since I'm in law school]
Negligence = DUTY, BREACH, CAUSATION, DAMAGES

Duty: Duty to [provide volunteers a cite they could finish their 27 months and a Duty to disclose possible problems with the country BEFORE they accept their commissions

Breach: They sure as hell didn't do EITHER of those

Causation: Yup, not doing those caused the problems

Damages: Let's see... No homes, No money, No health care, Nothing to put on a resume, 7+ months down the drain, and I'm sure there's a lot more.