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In reply to the discussion: One should not be upset/angry about Gabby Petito getting media attention. [View all]LeftInTX
(25,336 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 21, 2021, 02:15 PM - Edit history (4)
That's the way it works.
If there is a specific case about a missing woman or a Native-American woman who has been killed at the hands of white oil camp workers, it should be blasted on the media. But the media will usually only focus on one case at a time. Just two days ago, I posted a yahoo link with lists and picture and names of missing/murdered indigenous women and now the article is gone. This pisses me off. It was a great starting point. Keep in mind that 99% of crime is local and local media, local non-profits and local governments play a much larger role in solving crime than cable news.
There are also general stories which become documentaries or 60 minutes episodes. https://news.yahoo.com/crisis-dateline-reports-epidemic-missing-142000371.html
https://www.nbc.com/dateline/video/the-secrets-of-spirit-lake/9000161923
So there are two issues: An epidemic of missing Native-American women (covered via documentaries, 60 minutes, special segments etc)
A specific case of a missing Native-American woman.
Additionally, keep in mind that "true crime" tends to be a bit of tabloid fodder and it has a bit of voyeurism and soap opera content. Years ago, it was covered in magazines that were not in the grocery store shelves. "True Detective", where true crime addicts could get their fix:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Detective_(magazine)
https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22True%20Detective%20Mysteries%22
Can anyone say Jon Benet Ramsey or OJ Simpson?
https://gizmodo.com/the-long-life-and-quiet-death-of-true-detective-magazin-1725094095
There are dozens of white women who have gone missing since Gabby went missing and they aren't grabbing headlines. I have received Amber Alerts for local children who have gone missing and they aren't grabbing national headlines. (Both Amber Alerts were found safe) 99% of the Amber Alerts that I receive are for minorities. Hence police do take abduction of children who happen to be minorities seriously.
In a nutshell: A missing person is generally a local issue and should be covered by local media and pursued by local law enforcement.
Often these cases span several jurisdictions, but usually those jurisdictions tend to be surrounding counties etc.