Shock Waves (Wiederhorn, 1977)
Shock Waves (1977)
“He is dead?”
“Don’t you know?”
“Most sincerely, I do not.”
“Seemed like he was drowned.”
“Then I am afraid it is too late.”
“Too late for what?”
“For any of us! You are indeed very stupid. I gave you a chance to save yourselves but you have refused to take it. So be it. Now it is too late.”
“Notice: a story documenting thousands of cases of child exploitation, clear as day, out in the open, and the (to be clear, otherwise excellent) report doesn’t mention the word “crime” or “criminal” once. It’s presented entirely as a civil and bureaucratic process issue. The idea that any of these corporate execs flagrantly and knowingly breaking child labor laws and hiring 12yo’s would ever face prison isn’t even entertained as an option—much less a logical solution. For these corporations child exploitation is simply not a criminal risk, at all” x

Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi - Crouching Figure of Atlas. 1481–1536. Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk
















