The Moral Vision
Unforeseen Circumstances
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UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
A woman belonging to Lima in South America,
having failed to find a satisfactory job made up her
mind to try her luck in North America, an affluent
country. Too poor to afford an airfare, she
conceived the notion of shutting herself inside a
suitcase and having herself despatched as a piece of
luggage. The plan was carried out.
The plane which carried her landed at the Los
Angeles International airport. All the bags of the
passengers were unloaded from the aeroplane for
collection. All but one suitcase was uncollected. The
police, therefore, intervened to open this abandoned
suitcase and take into custody the goods inside, so
that it could be handed over to the claimant
whenever he turned up. Much to their horror, they
unlocked it to find the corpse of a woman.
Detectives were called in to investigate the case.
They said:
“The woman may have been crushed by the weight
of other luggage” (UPI).
