Missing/Exploited Children

Let me start by saying I think that the abuse of children is one of the most heinous crimes in the world and those found guilty of this crime needs to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. But in regard to this issue, what really bothers me is the inconsistent or should I say lack of coverage toward the abuse of our non-White children. The news recently covered the trial of Casey Antony and the death of her child Caylee. No matter where you were in the United States, newspapers, radio or TV news, the public was fully aware of what was going on with the situation at hand. Now as news worthy as this was, I think the media owes it to everyone to report stories involving missing, abused and exploited children of all races. Why do we not hear about Julio, Jada or Raheem? What about Maria or Jorge? These children have loved ones and people concerned about them just like the Caylee’s and JonBenet’s of the world. It’s sad but for many of the parents of these non-publicized cases, they have to turn to the web and post on site like http://www.omega7.com/html/MissingKids.html, to get any form of help with their cause. I feel there is a major problem when over 30% of the total amount of the children missing is African American when this demography of the total population accounts for slightly less than 13%. It’s important that all individuals regardless of race or economic background take a stand and demand that we get these men and women off the street that is harming our youth. Aren’t the children of today, our future of tomorrow? As such we owe it to all children to protect them since they are not able to protect themselves. We must not forget that these same individuals that are harming non-White children have the same capability to do this to White children so let’s make it a priority to assist all our children regardless of race.