believe09
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I understand LE is busy and have an awful lot on their plates. But IMO - MJD was a victim all around. And the bottom line is, she was a CHILD and a human being. I shudder to think how many kids like her are out there in the world, on their own and being exploited. These are the kids who are falling through the cracks. The most vulnerable of our society. It breaks my heart. In MJD's case, not only is a child unidentified nearly 10 years later (which I doubt anyone involved could have anticipated), but quite possibly a victim of murder. That car was compromised in LE's possession. I realize there are facts in this case we do not yet know, but it really breaks my heart.
This week in Vegas, we had an arrest of 2 people - a 21 Y/O girl and a 31 Y/O man who murdered a 17 Y/O runaway. He was pimping her out on Craigslist and the 3 of them were caught up in a "love triangle." He killed her, knocked out all her teeth, cut off all her tatoos and buried her in the desert. Sadly, these murderers have a newborn baby and CPS cannot determine exactly when the victim entered the foster care system. Sorry, but WTF? :furious:
This story represents why these children are such perfect victims...and why they go so long unclaimed and UID'd. Every state should operate like the Michigan Foster care system, imho. They have a website where foster families can report the children as runaways-and their pictures are posted on the website. At least there is a record of their disappearance somewhere...does it capture every single one? I am sure it does not-I suspect the reporting is done based on the culpability of the foster family...but at least it is a start. And if case workers cannot get in touch with the children, their pictures go up on the website I believe.