TN SEP-18-2004 Wife of missing man files $25 million lawsuit against de...

[AmyStrange]

http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2317980



What is the point of my post, you may ask, since it so clearly seems not to be political, and thus not really DU material in any way, shape, or form?

What is the point of ANY post, but to inform and/ or create discussion. Missing persons deserve as much democratic consideration and justice as any other person.

Personally, I think they deserve it more so, because their voices (unless they are a young white college kid or white clean-cut mostly female rich person - for example, Smart, Sjodin, Levy, Peterson, Hacking etc.) are rarely heard from or written about or acknowledged in any way shape or form.

Do you know how many persons went missing in California at about the same time as Laci Peterson? Two that I know of specifically. One was hispanic (and also pregnant and also found murdered not too long AFTER Laci) and another was a prostitute, but guess which was talked about incessantly by the media?

And finally, missing persons and serial killers are an example of why the budgets of LE (both here in the U.S and abroad) should be raised (and NOT just for homeland security) which is A VERY POLITICAL subject - in my opinion,

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[gofordean]

1. Good Point

I never really thought about it, but it is always the white women muredered/missing that grab the headlines.

[AmyStrange]

2. Welcome to the DU...

and thanx for seeing my point. By the way, when you have a second check out my "unofficial" DU slang dictionary for ALL your slang needs (well AMOST all your slang needs hehehehe):

http://DUG.SeattleActivist.org/

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[Claire Beth]

3. You are indeed correct...

and a friend and I had this very discussion not too long ago. I completely agree with your post and thank you for bringing it up in DU.