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On October 31st authorities in Cleveland, Ohio arrested a man for multiple murders. The number of decaying bodies in his home is up to eleven. Yesterday, November 5th, the New York Times (and other media) reported on the elderly mother of one of the victims http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/us/06cleveland.html?th&emc=th
Each side claims the opposite of the other. Families of victims cry that government agencies did little to nothing to investigate cases of missing adults. One reason is they occurred in poor, black neighborhoods.
Police and government officials proclaim they did everything possible. I am completely confident the truth is in between. Prejudice is a two-way street. As a retired police officer from San Jose, California I guarantee many forms of prejudice occur and exist. It is not prevalent but it does exist. And it goes the other way. Some minority groups dislike the police because they are the police. That is what I call, "Blue Prejudice", because of the very common blue uniform many agencies use.
So, in the Cleveland cases, I'll bet that the authorities missed special moments to act. I'd further bet they took some action to find missing persons. But realize, there is no crime to go missing as an adult. When the police find a missing person, they can only ask the missing person to check in with family.
Regarding the reports of the tremendous odors emanating from the arrestee's home, did anyone ever call the police about it? It is common to assume the police know about everything but that is just a stereotype. Citizens: take action; make a call.
For all professionals in all fields, look now at what your are doing. What can you do better? For those who criticize others, after you are finished, look in the mirror. How can you be better?
