Hannah, Alexis, and the American media.

I am glad to see that authorities (and the news media) left no stones unturned to free Hannah Anderson after that psycho kidnapped her and killed two members of her family. (Mr. DiMaggio, I hope you packed light for your next trip; it will be warm down there.) Not surprisingly, this story had cable news outlets crawling over themselves to get to it this weekend, and as far as Hannah is concerned, all is well that ended well. (They are talking about it now on CNN.)

Of course there is another story of a teenager that was kidnapped, but you might not have heard of this one.

"Kidnapping suspect: in custody. Teen girl: still missing.

Authorities arrested Randolph Taylor, 48, in connection with the disappearance of Alexis Murphy, 17, of Nelson County, Va.

"It's been determined that she really was abducted, and we have a suspect and they're in custody. That's major," Murphy's aunt, Trina Taylor, told local station WWBT.

The FBI announced the arrest Sunday night.

Murphy was last spotted at a Liberty Gas Station near her home in Lovingston on Aug. 3 about 7:15 p.m. She was wearing a pink blouse, floral-print spandex pants and brown boots and carried a gray purse.

Murphy is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and African-American, and she weighs about 157 pounds. Her right nostril and the left side of her upper-lip are pierced.
RELATED: FRIEND: KIDNAPPING SUSPECT HAD CRUSH ON MISSING TEEN   Hundreds of people braved the rain for a candlelight vigil to support Murphy’s family at the Nelson County High School football field Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Murphy was last seen at a gas station near her hometown in Lovingston on Aug. 3 about 7:15 p.m. Her friends are wearing pink in honor of Murphy, who was last seen wearing a pink blouse.  
Murphy's mother, Laura Ann Murphy, spoke briefly at the end of the conference, offering an emotional appeal for help finding her girl.

"If anybody knows anything please, let us know, please," she cried.
Anyone with information about Murphy's disappearance is asked to call 434-263-7050." [Source]

Alexis, I know that your case didn't get the same amount of publicity that Hannah's did, but ultimately, I hope you meet the same fate.

Finally, we all say this coming. A Federal Judge in New York has found that here in America it's not cool to profile a bunch of people because they happen to fit a "vague or generalized description" of a bad guy. She has found that "Stop & Frisk", as it is carried out in New York, is illegal.

Of course New York's diminutive billionaire Mayor was not pleased.

"There is just no question that stop-question-frisk has saved countless lives. And we know that most of the lives saved, based on the statistics, have been black and Hispanic young men," a combative Bloomberg told reporters at City Hall, where he denounced the finding by Judge Shira Scheindlin that cops had been making "unconstitutional stops and conducting unconstitutional frisks" based on race.

The mayor said, "It's worth remembering that as recently as 1990, New York City averaged more than six murders a day. Today, we've driven that down to less than one murder a day.

"Think about what that change really means: if murder rates over the last 11 years had been the same as the previous 11 years, more than 7,300 people who today are alive would be dead" - and many of those lives were saved by stop and frisk.

"I worry for my kids and I worry for your kids," Bloomberg said. [Source]

Stop it! Your kids will be fine. And thankfully, at least for now, so will the Constitution.

Walking while black.

If you are a law abiding black man in America you might already know this, but I feel a need to remind you of a few things: Be careful when walking in and out of stores without making a purchase. Try not to walk too fast or too slow, and just try to follow the pace of the other pedestrians and people around you. The last thing you want to do is bring attention to yourself.  

Just ask Forest Whitaker. That Negro is rich and famous and he still got embarrassed and shaded while trying to go about his business.

"Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker’s visit to a Morningside Heights gourmet deli came with a side order of stop and frisk.

The “Bird” star was accused of shoplifting and patted down Friday around lunchtime by an overzealous employee at the Milano Market, according to Whitaker’s publicist. The encounter was confirmed by a store employee.The humiliating episode came as Whitaker, who won the Academy Award for his 2006 portrayal of Idi Ami, was walking out.

The suspicious worker stopped Whitaker, charging that he stole something from the store shelves.

'It was around lunchtime and the store was packed," said a Milano employee who refused to give his name. 'We were like 50 people deep. The person walked in and out really quickly so our person just made a mistake. The employee apologized immediately. It was an honest mistake. I've been here 14 years and nothing like this has ever happened.'

Many stars frequent the Columbia University-area gourmet deli specializing in Italian fare. Tobey McGuire and Sarah Jessica Parker have been spotted at the upscale grocery.

Still, Whittaker's representative said the star was troubled by the incident.
“This was an upsetting incident given the fact that Forest did nothing more than walk into the deli,” said his publicist, Jennifer Plante."

Yes, but he did not follow the rules for walking while black; he must have been walking too fast.

Anyway, Mr. Whitaker was lucky; he has a "publicist" to put his stuff out there. Most Negroes don't have a publicist to tell the world that they were embarrassed by some ignorant color aroused store employee.

"His assistant said the actor, whose credits include “The Crying Game” and “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,” was on the set and unavailable to discuss the incident.

According to Plante, the 51-year-old Whitaker opted not to call the cops about the allegation — in part because the worker was afraid of getting fired.
'Fohttp://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1266124.1361064796!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/article-forest1a-0216.jpgrest asked that, in the future, the store change their behavior and treat the public in a fair and just manner,' she said." [Source] 

He is a Classy guy that Forest Whitaker, after all he went through he still doesn't want the employee to lose his (or her) job.  

That's all good and well, Forrest, but just remember how to walk next time.