Posted on 07/24/2023 3:24:25 PM PDT by Steely Tom
Here's the "explanation," which is near the end of the story:
When a story about a possible crime sparks national attention to the extent this one did, it doesn’t happen in a vacuum. The reactions are informed not only by the facts of the case, but filtered through broader contexts that exist outside the particulars of the incident. And those responses can tell us a lot about the culture in which we live.The public concern about Russell’s case was driven in part by the understanding that Black women rarely receive the same amount of attention that white women get when they go missing. It was also driven by the frightening details around her disappearance, including the reports of a lost child. America has been consumed by a moral panic about the idea of human traffickers lurking in the shadows, ready to kidnap unsuspecting women and children and sell them into sexual slavery.
The outsize fear is driven by internet conspiracy theories and misinformation, social media, politicians, and pop culture. But the reality is that the people most at risk of human trafficking are those who are already vulnerable because they live at the margins of society, sometimes as children in the foster care system, or as undocumented immigrants, or as people struggling with addiction or homelessness. They are often forgotten because the authorities don’t always identify them as victims.
And in this case, it seems clear that while our culture is obsessed with salacious-sounding crimes, we’re also, whatever the truth of this case turns out to be, deeply fascinated by the idea of scam artists.
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
I mean Marin Cogan’s comments given as explanation. Not any other comments.
i don’t much care for Black women, but small w for white women.
Shut up already, author.
It’s like an incantation, recited to ward off any evil that might be attracted by anything negative the author might have said about Carlee Russell.
Gibberish saying “Let’s move on.”
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She falsely accused a white man of abduction and sexual attack.
She said her clothes were taken by Evil White many and she was photographed nude. She fought for her life.
10 years, If the races were reversed.
Her description of her abductor sounded like Donald Trump.
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YES!
This story just reemphasizes what we all know about outlandish black claims. Like Juicy Smollet or that NASCAR noose....
They are all Fake News. Made up. Fabricated lies.
He claimed to have found nooses and "racial epithets" in the bathroom. Other black employees of Hartford Distributors denied there was any racism there.
Thornton had been fired for stealing from his employer just moments before he commenced his attack.
He killed himself before he could be taken into custody. I didn't count him among the eight killed.
Blamed a white man. I remember the reaction to Susan Smith blaming a black man.
I think this story grew legs for a few reasons. Ms. Russell is pretty, she claimed to see a child alone on the side of the road (at night), and then she disappeared. Quite honestly it had the makings of a good mystery. It all fell apart quickly (like the Smollett story), but the initial information was intriguing.
She may have serious mental or emotional issues (look up Audrey Seiler), or she may be an “influencer” trying to become famous. Either way, I hope she is charged, or at least has to make full restitution for what the PD spent on her.
What a croc, but what else would one expect from Vox/
It was a prank. So funny. Lock her up.
Also Emma Sulkowicz (Columbia’s “mattress girl”).
So a group of folks started asking questions when she returned and were shouted down. In fact, a bunch of African American podcasters and online slueths were asking questions like "Where is the kid in the video?", "Why did she not go to the first house or business for help when she escaped?", and so on.
It’s a fraud, Jim
Explained
You might be interested in this.
https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/did-emma-sulkowicz-mattress-performance-get-redpilled.html
Nobody in his right mind would risk going to jail for decades for sexually assaulting that fat, gross pig!
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