Missing Woman Racism
Unless you live in the Houston area you probably haven’t heard of the young lady Miss Tynesha Stewart a student at nearby Texas A&M University. Miss Stewart went missing during spring break (march 15) and was last seen with her ex-boyfriend Mr. Timothy Wayne Shepherd.
Mr. Shepherd confessed to killing Miss Stewart and putting her body in a trashcan behind some apartments.
Harris County officials (Houston) decided NOT to search local landfills to find the body of Miss Stewart, stating
“It’s not 100 percent impossible, but it’s very, very very rare to find what you are looking for,” said Chuck Rivette, senior district manager for Waste Management, which owns one of the two landfills investigators are focusing on.
In laymen terms, “your daughter isn’t important enough for us to spend money on in order to find her body. She can lie out there with the trash because it would cost the county too much money and besides the possibility is to small to even look.”
And yes I AM going to play the “race card” in this instance. Because we ALL know that if Miss Stewart was a white woman they would have never thought twice to search for her body. They would have had all possible help looking for the body of a white woman. Anyone who would say different is in denial.
They searched for that young lady in Aruba for almost two years, and dug many bodies of water for Lacy, so please don’t tell me that “officials” aren’t willing to search for white women and not Black women. This is outrageous!!
This is someone’s child. Someone’s child who if it weren’t bad enough was violently killed and then is now placed among trash. Miss Stewart is not trash, and her body deserves the proper respect that anyone should have, and that is to be found and be given a decent burial. Even if they are not able to find her body, the mere fact that they attempted to search says more than a no nonsense statement of not even trying.
Would those said “officials” say the same if it were their child’s body amongst trash? Of course not, they would scream to the top of high heaven to have what is due to their child, a proper search.
FYI
They have decided to look for Miss Stewart’s body after all. After much public outcry, notably from local political activist Quanell X, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Sylvester Turner and others.
From the Houston Chronicle
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office reversed course Friday, agreeing to go ahead with a landfill excavation to find the body of Tynesha Stewart, even as investigators acknowledged “a good possibility” her suspected killer may have cut up her body and placed the remains in several garbage bins.
Now they want to search for her body. The mere fact that their first judgment was to not to look sickens my stomach. A token effort to now look because of media attention shows the little respect these “officials” have for the family of Miss Tynesha Stewart. It was a brutal slap in the face of her mother to deny a search for her missing child. Someone should be held accountable.
This county sickens me, and any one of the team of investigators or “officials” who made the initial statement not to look should be reprimanded. Choosing now to search doesn’t change the fact that they said no earlier. It shows the true intentions of all those involved. You would think someone would stand up and say that’s not right, it’s unjust. But racism has way of rearing it’s ugly head.
And in this case the remains of a young life are the ones at stake.
Racism exists. It’s healthier than ever. And sneakier than a Bi*%#.
More on the case here, here
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Kasai and I called ABC (national) to see if they were doing some coverage over this story, and after getting much run around (from the offices in D.C and Atlanta) it was assumed they weren’t interested. We also contacted Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s office (she’s in Washington D.C) and were told she is aware of the story and is doing what possible to get public attention here in Houston. Then we contacted Congressman Sylvester Turner’s office in Austin (his Houston # was disconnected (??)) and was informed that he was looking further into the story and that I would be later contacted just to be given information on what concerned citizens could do to help. Couldn’t find a # for Quanell X.
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Latisha, you are using a horrific crime, whether it involves black or white people to make a point you obviously feel stongly about. I applaude you for having passion, but you need to be realistic and informed.
1. Robert Wayne’s comment, calling “you blacks” probably didn’t sound to good, but the fact is that whites are tired of being blamed for a variety of things, including a black man killing a black woman. White men kill white women. All the time. Your point though, was not the killing…it was the authorities refusing to “pay the money” to look for her body. You ask us to “read up” - well do so yourself - there was no body to find and they knew it, as she was incinerated by her boyfriend/killer. Should we search for someone (black or white) that we know is not there? If I am killed and then grilled, please save the money to find the next child, girlfriend or wife (black or white) rather than look for me when you know where I am just to appease family, friends or angry people looking for someone to blame.
2. You keep trying to make your point - WHY they were not going to search for the body; once again, please read up. It’s not because she was black, she just wasn’t there, and they didn’t want to tell her parents yet, or to taint the investigation.
3. What is “a woman of a different ‘expression’?” Last I noticed, we all have the same expressions, it’s just a matter of maturity, class and restraint that sets any person apart, not their skin color.
4. What on Earth does this have to do with the victims of 9/11 at The World Trade Center?? Are you suggesting the rescurers looked only for white remains and ignored the blacks? Please.
5. The Lacy Peterson case was different - the husband went to trial for brutally killing his wife and unborn child. The Natalie Hollaway case was different - college student mysteriously disappears on spring break (every parent’s nightmare) - these cases are not more important because the women were white, just more newsworthy at the time because of the circumstances. As you yourself mentioned, Tynesha’s killer is not a mystery and he’s already in jail. The media will move on, not because she is black though, it’s just not a mystery anymore.
Susan
So you took personal offense because why? White people are tired of being blamed? If the shoe fits than they should wear it wouldn’t you say Susan? My question to you is IF THEY KNEW SHE WAS BURNED AND NOTHING LEFT WHY DID THEY AGREE THEN TO GO AHEAD AND SEARCH??? OR DID THIS INFORMATION JUST PAN OUT RECENTLY? If they knew that Miss Stewart’s body was gone, to dust then WHY did they agree to search? Either they didn’t know in the beginning and just chose NOT to search or this information was already known and they just gave in to public outcry as so they wouldn’t look bad??
No one has yet to answer that question.
To deny that skin color doesn’t set us apart is to be living in a bubble. Skin color is what divides this nation and is what keeps us in the restraints that we are in. The color of your skin is more powerful that class and or maturity. Skin color is what keeps us from gaining certain access to such.
As far as the World Trade incident, no I am not suggesting how they looked for only “white bodies” my point is that they searched even though the possibility of finding entire bodies or even body parts was almost impossible. It was a respect issue, and everyone was in agreement to look for the remains, even if just a small part to honor and respect those lives lost.
The media was never their on the Tynesha Stewart case. Her case is the exact same case as Miss Holloway. One a high school student (holloway) and other other a college student (stewart) go missing during spring break. Not until the Miss Stewarts ex-boyfriend confessed did the media take interest. The media took interest in Miss Holloway when she was missing and sought to have the nation know she was missing. Only now is Miss Stewarts case being reported. She has been missing since the 15th of March over HER Spring Break…why then did this not interest the media? The media is quick to pickup on stories of missing students. Why then not in Miss Stewart’s case?
It had to become a grisly murder before the media became interested.
they are just now saying that the body has been burned. earlier they were just saying they weren’t going to search because it was too difficult to search a landfill(s) for a body.
Now they are saying she was burned.
If they knew all along she was burned why change their statement and try to give the family false hope and say they would look for her.
Had they stuck to their original statement people would be less skeptical.
They either didn’t know she was burned in the beginning and were just not going to search.
Or they knew all along and just gave the family a sense of false hope and tried to appease the public outcry.
Family members said they would search, they needed permission from Waste Management first.
Trying to fix the times on the comments. It’s 1:50PM here in Texas as I type this…
I’m sure you play the race card every chance you get….Get over it. Calling everything racism only hurts you…nobody else, but you
Gee, Star, that was kinda mean!! yes, Sallee, the times are definitely off.
And Latisha, I do not take personal offense. As a journalist myself, I take interest in your “journalistic” point of view. I was probably similar to you when I was a student. I notice you didn’t want to respond to most of my comments, because they did not bolster your case.
OOPS! Missing the NCAA Gator game! Can’t decide who I like best - Al Horford(Black), Lee Humphrey (white) or Joakim Noah (bi-racial) - see, Latisha, we all don’t judge by color only. I’ll get back to you.
Didn’t intentionally not respond to your comments or questions. I must a missed an entire comment post because I answered you questions on the last one..1-4.
Glad you didn’t take offense. Just healthy debate as is how I see it.
Go enjoy your game. Not that into college basketball, pro’s are more my style (go Mavericks, and Rockets).
Thanks for your comments though.
Question:
WAY OFF SUBJECT…
why does everyone have AOL email addresses? Am I missing something?
And I’m sure you’re in denial that racism still exits. Give me a good reason not to play the race card here.
What would you think if they choose not to find a white woman’s body? Clearly you can’t even set your mind to think that, because it’s a given that they would never NOT look.
So your denial actually hurts us all. I speak the truth, you speak what?
Even when the criminal is black, you blacks still find a way to accuse us of racism. Why don’t you put the blame where it belongs….on the boyfriend who killed her instead of using the race card all the time.
Yes, unfortunately racism is alive and well all over the world. However, in reference to the Lacy Petersen and the Hollaway cases, how much did the family actually contribute or raise to fund the searches for their loved ones? I think it is more about social and economic class than STRICTLY racism.
How many cases of murder and missing persons go unsolved each year? How many cases go cold? How many of these are families that can’t afford to do anything but ask for help, or don’t know how to be proactive in their searches. I think this is the sad truth of things in the world.
My question is, is it correct to yell racism and descrimination every time situations don’t go the way that you wish? By the article, which may very possibly be a bunch of crap, it said that the police at that point could not release information pertaining to the search for this woman. To do so could have compromised the investigation. Later the family is told that the reason is that there is no remains because this sicko burned them.
Would it have been feasible to the taxpayers of the community, some of which are poverty level, fixed income people, to spend precious tax dollars when there was already knowledge that it wouldn’t have turned up anything? I ask this no matter what the skin color.
It just seems to me that the more we yell inequality, the more likely that when it does happen, we are less likely to believe it. If we want to change the direction of things, we have to learn how to change the wind.
My heart goes out to the family and the community. No parent should ever have to bury their child, and no parent should ever have to deal with the atrocity that happened to Ms. Stewart.
LATISHA, MY GIRL, I MUST AGREE WITH YOU FULLY. I DONT THINK YOU ARE PULLING THE RACE CARD. MY QUESTION IS WHY WHEN RACISM HAPPENS AND SOMEONE OF COLOR MENTIONS IT, WHY DO “OTHERS” BLOW IT OFF LIKE WE ARE GRIPING ABOUT NOTHING? ARE PEOPLE NOT AWARE THAT RACISM IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL IN AMERICA TODAY? IT SHOULD NOT BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG AND NEVER SPOKEN ABOUT JUST BECAUSE “OTHERS” DONT LIKE IT.
TO DRIVE YOUR POINT HOME LATISHA, I WANT TO ASK ANY OTHER BLOGGERS IF THEY REMEMBER THE “LORI HACK” CASE(WHO HAPPENS TO BE WHITE). IF IM NOT MISTAKEN, THAT WAS THE CASE WHERE THE PREGNANT WIFE WENT MISSING AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THE HUSBAND KILLED HER IN HER SLEEP(GUNSHOT, I BELIEVE). I THINK HE DUMPED HER BODY IN THE TRASH, WHICH UNDOUBTEDLY ENDED UP AT A LANDFILL. MY POINT IS…..THEY SPENT MUCH MONEY SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW FOR HER BODY FOR DAYS AND EVENTUALLY THEY CAME UP WITH WHAT AMOUNTED TO JUST A FEW POUNDS OF HER REMAINS, WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY GIVEN TO THE FAMILY FOR PROPER BURIAL. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT TYNESHA’S FAMILY WANTED. WHAT IS THE CRIME IN THAT? IF IM NOT MISTAKEN, THERE WAS SLIM TO NO CHANCE OF AUTHORITIES FINDING ANYTHING IN THE “LORI HACK CASE”, BUT THEY SEARCHED ANY WAY. THERE WAS NO TALK OF IT BEING TOO MUCH MONEY, SO WHY WAS MONEY A ISSUE IN THIS CASE? WHEN I SEE INEQUALITIES LIKE THIS, I DO ASK THE QUESTION, “DID AUTHORITIES DECIDE NOT TO LOOK FOR TYNESHA BECAUSE SHE WAS BLACK?” IF NOT, THEN WHY?
LATISHA, YOU ARE ALSO RIGHT ABOUT THE REPORTS OF THIS CRIME. I DIDN’T HEAR ABOUT THIS GIRL MISSING. I JUST READ THE HEADLINE THAT A GIRL HAD BEEN DISMEMBERED AND GRILLED BY HER BOYFRIEND(FYI HER COLOR WASNT MENTIONED IN THE HEADLINE). I DECIDED TO READ IT AND THAT’S WHERE I RAN INTO ALL OF THIS.
I DONT THINK IT SHOULD MATTER WHAT COLOR YOU ARE…NO ONE DESERVES NOT TO BE LOOKED FOR. SO, I DON’T SEE WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT YOU SAID. IT WAS RIGHT ON!
PLEASE PEOPLE BE FAIR, FOR REAL!!!!
PS
I DONT LIKE BEING CALLED “YOU BLACKS”. WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS BEFORE WE ARE A SKIN COLOR. GET OVER IT PEOPLE. WE ARE HERE TO STAY AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. TREAT US FAIRLY OR DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH AND NO I DONT MEAN VIOLENCE(THAT’S FOR THE IGNORANT “OTHERS” WHO THINK ALL WE WANT TO DO IS FIGHT). IM TALKING ABOUT INTELIGENCE. WE ARE A SMART INTELIGENT RACE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR OUR EQUALITY. STOP HATING!!!!
People, please. Stop bickering. Racism is here to stay just like people will always play the race card. You are beating a dead horse with all of this this diatribe. You are not going to change anyones mind. Just chill and have a beer.
Well, as you now know, after publishing these comments, the authorities knew where the body was (or wasn’t) and made their decision based on that, rather than the fact that Tynesha was a black woman. We have many victims of crime in my city, mostly black on black crime and drug related, and all are equally investigated and reported, yet the black community still continues to suggest (scream?) racisim. Even our NFL players think they are being victimized because they are pro football players, not possibily due to speeding past a cop at twice the speed and three times the alcohol level!
There does so often seem to be a double standard in law enforcement and many other aspects of American life. There are unfortunatly many times when it is appropriate for people to pull out the “Race Card”. There are also times when that may be used as an excuse for poor behavior. I have many African American friends who themselves have become disgusted at that fact. This incidence however is clearly a situation where Racism has reared it’s ugly head once again. Latisha you wrote an intelligent and well written argument to this fact and any clear minded individual would have to see that you are correct. I am by the way a 50+ year old white woman who lives in the Northeastern U.S.. I say to you to keep writing and raising awareness to a very sad situation. Blessings…
STAR, YOU ARE JUST MEAN AND HATEFUL! I HOPE THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO YOU. ALL THIS FAMILY WANTED WAS FOR THEIR LOVED TO BE FOUND AND TO RECEIVE THE PROPER HELP FROM THE AUTHORITIES. THEY WERENT ASKING FOR ANYTHING EXTRA. FOR YOUR INFO…THE FAMILY ( WHO DOES HAPPEN TO BE BLACK PEOPLE) DID VOLUNTEER TO LOOK FOR THEIR LOVED ONE. YOU COULD SHOW A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPASSION, BECAUSE SOMEONE DID LOSE THEIR LIFE, BUT THEN AGAIN, IF YOU ARE SOME OLD SHRIVELED UP LADY, WITH NOBODY IN YOUR LIFE THAT’S LONELY AND BORED, THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR NASTINESS. I CANT IMAGINE SOMEONE WHO HAS LOVE ONES CAN BE SO UGLY. WE ALL KNOW THAT NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM TRAGEDY(RACE PLAYS NO ROLE), SO LET’S JUST HOPE YOU DONT EXPERIENCE SOMETHING JUST AS TRAGIC!
This is a horrible crime and as a mother I am offended that the police would not search for the victim! What I do see is that there seems to be an inferrence by the police that the killer was able to dispose of the body, and that it would not be found in the landfill. Since he grilled her dismembered body, perhaps he also fed her grilled flesh to a dog, or ate it himself. This is a sick **** and these days I would believe anything is possible. I have a feeling that the killer confessed to doing something that would make the landfill search a waste of time. The police should just reveal the investigation’s conclusion, instead of keeping it a secret. Prayers for the family.
You Blacks! I love it..let YOUR true “colors” shine.
You’re missing the ENTIRE point here, Sir.
The point here is about Not searching for her body. Not about who killed her. He’s in custody. The question here is WHY were they Not going to look for her body. Don’t be simple and try to turn this around, stay on topic and re-read the post.
We’re not talking about the crime of murder here, we’re talking about the crime of racism and how it pertains to how authorities choose to pursue a case. The problem here was a body was being denied the chance to be found because of “money” issues. When we know that would not have been a problem had she been a woman of a different expression.
Re-Read the post, you are so off topic.
But I love how you called us “you Blacks”, lets me know what ignorance I’m may be dealing with.
In the instance of how families raised money and whatnot, please don’t mistake the fact that Miss Stewart’s family too, just wanted permission to search so that they too could search for her body.
My whole point of this article is that the county officials were so quick to make a judgment on the case. New information has been given in the papers (will post link later) but…but they gave NO option to even consider looking. A lot of lives were lost in the world trade center as well. Bodies that were not even still together, but an effort was made to search for remains, bones, something.
Miss Stewart’s family was given NO options. It was cut and dry. And it was a swift decision. If their reason in the beginning was so valid, why then did they choose to “change” their minds? Because of public outcry? That shouldn’t sway the positions of county officials, especially when they were going to just recant and go back to their original position.
A lot of this could have been avoided had they not released ANYTHING to the public until they were sure on what they were going to do. But yes it does come across as unjust when they are going to deny a family proper search on the grounds of the “65% chance of finding her”, anyone in their right mind would be upset.
My reference to Lacy and the Holloway young lady is this, they looked for them. Period. They searched, and it wasn’t a second thought. They searched as SOON as these young ladies went missing, before they knew anything. The put forth an effort.
And yes many people go missing each year, and some never end up being found. But did they at least search? Bring national media attention?
When a person gets national media attention what % of them are Black? Seriously, when a Black woman goes missing versus a white woman, whose face do you see on CNN, ABC and FOX?
Which one? Why doesn’t anyone know about Miss Stewart, but we’re all familiar with Lacy and Miss Holloway? Why is that????
The comments have been good. I had a question about the posting time and date shown on the comments. I’m in Calif. (so I know that the East Coast is 3 hours ahead, etc.), I know this is March 25 (the date of the comments), but I’m not sure how the comments already indicate that is is “5:11 p.m.”.
Just FYI, this girl who was murdered was the niece of NFL football players Jason Glenn (Minnesota) and Aaron Glenn (Cowboys). So I would presume that they could have put up some money to look for her body if she had been in the landfill. But, regardless this was a terrible crime and my condolences go out to the family of this girl.
Yes, my last comment was listed as “6:24 p.m”– it is 11:25 a.m. here in CA
WHEN BLACKS DECIDE THAT THEIR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON CRIMES BY BLACK ON BLACK (AND WHITES) I WILL BE MUCH MORE WILLING TO LISTEN TO CLAIMS OF “WHITE” RACISM. \OCUS YOUR ANGER ON HER BLACK BOYFRIEND - GET IT????
It appears to me that the lady making her case of “Racism” understands the burning of a body to ashes better than I. How is one to find ashes amongst ashes and say definitively that is the victim. What a waste of resources and financial burden to the rest, in the name of appeasing ashes put in the ground claiming to be the victim…or not.
Why not Black people go find her body?
Put on some boots, gloves, and masks.
Get some volunteers.
Well, here we go again. These sick pale people of the cave spread another thick layer of hate and cultural vindictiveness…against…the decendants of the… the MOORS. The truth unknown to most, but soon the truth will bubble to the surface once MOOR! This latest act of mal-authority, is more basic evidense of their inate inability to become civil. So they attempt to instigate the next race riot, as decendants of savages will! and soon they will get their wish…inshallah. As the true invetors of the gun, we MOORS know our creations limitations. There belief in the gun is their biggest flaw. We stand Prepared. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR COARSES OF NATURE…oh beast of the Hell’s of earth.
The more people continue to look at issues as racism the more racism will continue to be an issue! Why cant we just live in this world all together and not look at the color of skin another person is sporting. I am a white women who is so against racism that the mere thought of people thinking that way makes my stomach wrench! My heart goes out to the Family of this beautiful young lady. White, Black, Green or purple, when we bleed we all bleed RED! I am grateful my kids do not see color and do not put up with people making racist remarks around them.
That is the way everyone should view the whole world. It would be a much nicer place to live.
It is unfortunate that Tynesha’s separation from life, and the refusal of the local powers that search for in attempt to locate her remains has become a national debate as to whether the race card is now being played-which it is; but the hearts of all concerned do feel a sense of grief along with Tynesha’s family as though she were our own relative; or, as though we were her. So, on the part of other African Americans, there is definitely a sense of personal grief for she and her family and loved ones; because we do it that way. We are aware that the personal who murdered her was the same race, but who murdered her is not the issue here. Let’s stay focused. The issue is whether proper consideration was given to Tynesha; who, as a human, deserves proper closure to her human life. It is a matter of humanity-which clearly was not considered in deciding the matter of the search and retrieval process. After all, it could very well have been either of the commentators posting comments here. All condolence and due respect go out to Tynesha’s family. And, as for the race card-yes! do, and always continue to play it in every issue where it becomes necessary. Racism does exist, and is well alive in America. The only people desiring the disappearance of it, are the ones perpetuating it. Perhaps there “may” be a token or two caucasians who truly are not racist or at least discrimatory in their actions and decisions involving people of color-mainly African Americans; and, I do repeat “may be”. In my 46 years of experience interacting with people of various nationalities in America, I am not yet convinced otherwise. As individual caucasians, take the first step to “begin” convincing us otherwise. Without consideration of what your family, forefathers, neighbors, business associates, and political allies did or do. Be your own person and, individually, check yourself for signs and symptoms of the disease that is running rampant in America-because the plague is definitely here. If you are not aware of it, you just might be infected (like AIDs, Hepatitis, TB, hypertension, diabetes or cancer) and not yet realize it. Your behavior is what determines what is in your hearts. African Americans are not imagining anything. I dare any caucasian to paint their skin brown for a day, and report for a job interview using your own resume, the result will quickly shut you up. So, do not try advising nor discourage not one African American from using the race card. It is our trump to use when it is befitting to use. You have no privilege to speak for or against it, until you have walked in our shoes, and qualify to speak on it. Now, if that is not enough burden of proof for you, there’s much more to go around from America’s People of Color. Come out of denial, and we might consider discarding the “R-ACE” trump card.
Now, let’s pray that Tynesha’s remains are discovered on Wednesday, so that her family can properly memorialize and bury her with dignity.
Love you all with the love of the Lord, Christ Jesus.
And, “don’t be h a t i n g ” and even try getting started over here, cause I have a whole lot more for you-where that came from.
“Dear Danita”
okay.
Condolence to the family.
I quote: “Perhaps there ‘may’ be a token or two caucasians who truly are not racist or at least discrimatory in their actions and decisions involving people of color.”
As a non-racist caucasian — one of the two, I guess — I find that statement unbelievably unfair, ignorant and, yes, racist. Danita, you say that “African Americans are not imagining anything,” but at the same time you claim that the entire white world (save those one or two) are out to get you. Ridiculous.
Race is not the issue in this case it is the lack of official intelligence. The officials should have searched for Tynesha Stewart whether they believed she had been burned or not. How often do you have a murderer come forward and give you all the details of the crime they committed. Just because the guy admitted to killing her did not necessarily mean that he would tell the truth about burning her. Think people a murderer with no remorse about the crime or the victim would say anything that would cause the family more grief and heartache. The officials should have followed their training and looked instead of relying on the “truth” of the accused murderer. Race does play a part in how the officials handle a case of a missing person. How many of you heard about the missing woman who was about 6 months pregnant that disappeared from her home? Or the college student that disappeared going back to her dorm room one night? These are cases like Lacy Peterson and the girl missing in Aruba but you did not see much about these stories. The women I mentioned earlier were/are (haven’t been found yet) black, quiet, and churchgoers. They kept to themselves and rarely were seen out at clubs but could not get the attention they needed to be found or find their killer. The police stated that they did not have enough cause to persue the investigation despite the pleas from family and friends. The difference in the two cases is the way they were handled, some would say because of their skin color. I agree to some extend and another reason is because money talks. I am sure that the family of the missing women would have paid any price for the safe return of the loved ones but because they were middle to low class it was not important to the officials. No one wants race and social status to be used as a crutch but in all reality it is. Here is a question. If two people came to you for help each person has a loved one missing, same scenario, they disappeared without a trace one is white and the other is black, who would you help find first? Many would say it doesn’t matter you would find them both but if you add money into the equation and the black person was low class the most attention would go to the white person with the money. Don’t say it won’t happen because it has happened, it is happening, and it will continue to happen until the society as a whole stops determining someones creditability by their skin color and the amount of money they have. Everyone has at one point in time judged someone by their skin color and the amount of money they have, if you say that you haven’t then you are lying. It should not be this way but it is and we have to try and not use that crutch because something does not go our way. What we are all missing because everyone is stuck on the black white issue is that a family has lost someone they love and that should be the main concern. My prayers go out to Tynesha Stewart and her family and to all the other families of missing people. This is the real problem why are we not more aware and offer help to those who are in trouble instead of saying it is not my problem. If you see something that is not right or looks suspicious call the police, that call could be one that helps a family to not have to go through the pain of losing a loved one.
I am so so so sorry for the Stewart family. I think that is crap that they dont look for her she is a damn person and she should be searched for. Everyone in this world should be equal, just cus ur a different color dosent mean that u arnt human. Once again i send my love……..God Bless you all !!!!
[...] Black folks too have been complaining about the same shit forever….. Tynesha Stewart case: And yes I AM going to play the “race card” in this instance. Because we ALL know that if Miss Stewart was a white woman they would have never thought twice to search for her body. They would have had all possible help looking for the body of a white woman. Anyone who would say different is in denial. Read more [...]
Let us set the presidence here. Would anyone be offended if I started a college fund for white people only? Would it be better if I had an art show for whites only? How racist would this be?