Teen's Family Sues Over Hanging Death - AP
Call me crazy, but something about this story smells like two-day-old sushi. A black teenager at a Christian camp near Columbus Ohio is asphyxiated - hung, on his 18th birthday, via a noose around his neck, in a remote part of the campground. His four white ‘friends’ claim, in unison, that he was ‘depressed and suicidal’ prior to his death. Give me a break!
Now I have watched enough CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) real and fictionalized to know that death by hanging oneself creates quite a different postmortem pathology than death at the hands of another. It would seem that if the authorities were fully doing their jobs, they would be able to figure out conclusively whether the four are telling the truth about how this young man died. Conspiracies are nearly impossible to maintain when the klieg-lights are properly aimed and turned on.
What is also amazing to me is the criteria the leading print media outlets use to decide what is newsworthy. Neither the Washington Post nor the New York Times, to my knowledge, felt the original story was worthy of passing along to us, let alone applying any of their own resources to its more in-depth coverage.
The importance of good investigative journalism cannot be understated, relative to insuring that the responsible authorities treat their jobs with the importance and thoroughness required. The family should not have to sue in civil court, and pay their own money for a full investigation, including whether a crime was actually committed. It is this breakdown in the ‘information feedback loop’ that loads-the- shoots for huge financial judgments, when the truth finally breaks the surface.
In reality, what the family probably wants and deserves most is an honest accounting of what happened to their child. It is sad that they must take this accusatory approach with the authorities to get objective attention, justice, and peace.
James C. Collier
READ MORE ACTING WHITE...
Technorati Tags: Teen's Family Sues Over Hanging Death, James McCoy III, Racism, Lynching, Conspiracy, Acting White
Just found your blog. Like your thoughts brotha.
ReplyDeletePeace!
Brotha James Im feeling what your saying, but from the article I dont get enough to make an evaluation.
ReplyDeleteWas this volunteering camp, did his parents force him or did he choose to go. Also this is a christian camp so I have no idea what the motive would be for them to hang the young man, does the camp or people at the camp have a history of bieng racist and what was the exact reason for the young man bieng at camp, last does the young man have history of bieng suiciday.
Im not supporting the camps story I just would like more info before I make an evaluation if you could address some of the questions I was pondering on I would be greatly appreciated.
Mark: Your questions are mine. I wish I had answers. I do personally recall that 'Christian camp' was the most racist experience I had as a kid. If I dig up anything else, I will certainly post it. Thanks.
ReplyDelete@ james
ReplyDeletemark bey: Thank you sir love your blog.