is it me or does black kids rarely get abducted?

[The_Urban_Prince]

or maybe i'm completly wrong here.cause what i mostly read and hear about are white/hispanic kids being abducted or being a runaway.what do you guys think?.

[gidgetgrape]

It's not that they don't get abducted or runaway - they do - but, traditionally the media and TV shows have focused more on people from other groups. I don't know if things are getting better, but hopefully one day the news will not only be fair but equal.

[Blackout]

Originally Posted by The_Urban_Prince

or maybe i'm completly wrong.cause what i mostly read about are white/hispanic kids being abducted or being a runaway.what do you huys think?.

are you hinting that you want people to only abduct black kids to make up for the late start they've had compared to white and hispanic kids?

[GARFIELDKOOL]

Originally Posted by The_Urban_Prince

or maybe i'm completly wrong.cause what i mostly read about are white/hispanic kids being abducted or being a runaway.what do you huys think?.

All kids get abducted and raped. Just like you said the media showcases white and other groups. The media also showcases blacks as victims of violent crime, which is unfair also.

[The_Urban_Prince]

Originally Posted by Blackout805

are you hinting that you want people to only abduct black kids to make up for the late start they've had compared to white and hispanic kids?

no i'm just making a observasion,cause when i went to the center for missing and exploited kids website most of the profiles on there was white/hispanic kids.VERRY rarely do i come across black profiles.i would always assume that the media coverage was just on sided.

[The_Urban_Prince]

Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

It's not that they don't get abducted or runaway - they do - but, traditionally the media and TV shows have focused more on people from other groups.

that is one of my theories,along with the fact more black kids tends to handle themselves well or maybe its something completely different?

[CrushedVelvet]

Its also possible that many black kids live in urban areas where there is a high tendancy for kids to runaway and therefore the parents dont report them missing, assuming they've runaway. If you go to indvividual big city missing children cites you will find there are quite a few missing black children.

[The_Urban_Prince]

Originally Posted by CrushedVelvet

Its also possible that many black kids live in urban areas where there is a high tendancy for kids to runaway and therefore the parents dont report them missing, assuming they've runaway. If you go to indvividual big city missing children cites you will find there are quite a few missing black children.

of course therse plenty of runaways,i just havent seen many abduction reports.

[Tish-The-Scorpion]

Originally Posted by The_Urban_Prince

that is one of my theories,along with the fact more black kids tends to handle themselves well or maybe its something completely different?

i think it might also be the fact black kids hang in groups,and the fact most adults are scared of them.


interestingly enough black comedians often joke that black people make bad barganing tools as no one cares.

[Mr. Fuji]

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[Tish-The-Scorpion]

Originally Posted by Mr. Fuji

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my point exactly lol

[cuba_libre]

One of the best things about UM is that the show profiled the cases of anyone, regardless of race/ethnicity. Same thing about America's Most Wanted....Unlike various other media outlets, UM and AMW seem to value everyone's life....

[TripperFan]

Where I live, we hear about ALL abductions (especially of young people). Doesn't matter what their ethnic background. I don't think our media is as subjective as the U.S.'s though.

[The_Urban_Prince]

^ its really not.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

All kids get abducted and raped. Just like you said the media showcases white and other groups. The media also showcases blacks as victims of violent crime, which is unfair also.

Exactly. Look at that Natalie Hollaway case. That girl is still missing for what? A year and a half, and I still see news stories on her. What abt a little black girl that was "lost" by the welfare system in Florida by the foster lady? I was following that case and not heard anything for two years.