Over a dozen teens of color have gone missing within a week in the Washington D.C. area

[ehrnst]

Mainstream media has been silent following the disappearance of (now) over a dozen Black and Latinx teens in recent weeks.

According to the D.C. Police Department, more than 10 Black and Latinx teens have been reported missing. Sadly, the only mention of their disappearance comes from a series of tweets including several messages from the police department's Twitter account and a small number of online news sites, including The Root and Teen Vogue.

Link to tweet

/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


http://www.essence.com/news/missing-dc-girls-black-latinx-teens

http://www.theroot.com/does-anyone-care-about-d-c-s-missing-black-and-latinx-t-1793201908

[NurseJackie]

1. What is "Latinx"?? It's repeated multiple times across multiple sources. Could it be...

... a typo for "Latina" and the cut-and-paste between news outlets didn't catch the error?

Or, does "Latinx" have a specific meaning or nuance that I'm unaware of?

[ehrnst]

2. Gender inclusive plural of Latinas / Latinos. (nt)

[NurseJackie]

5. TYVM.

[ehrnst]

8. Luv your name and avatar btw. (nt)

[a kennedy]

3. WTH is going on????

D*mn.

[Cha]

4. KR! :(

[woodsprite]

6. I will pass these along. Haven't heard a thing about it except on DU.

It's horrible to say, and sounds flippant (but I don't mean it to) -- Is someone trying to staff his escort services or trafficking and filling specific "orders".

We had someone come and talk to a group re: human trafficking/sex slave problem, how it can be countered, how to support the victims. Apparently it's really a huge issue in the I-95 corridor.

[burnbaby]

7. jesus

sometimes I feel like I have been caught in some time warp. Waiting to wake up

[ehrnst]

11. Trafficking is very active in the DC Metro area - easy to get kids to another state. (n)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Awful, and a couple of questions arise

How does this compare with usual rates? Seems extreme, but how extreme?

If it is extreme, does this indicate some kind of organized / serial hate crime?

[ehrnst]

10. This year has been extreme - and indicates human trafficking

These sorts of numbers of missing teens in a geographic area usually do.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/article/20850820/about-all-those-missing-dc-children

[Demsrule86]

12. Done... I will keep retweeting too.

[Lucky Luciano]

13. Wtf?! That's insane. Should kidnapping be assumed here? nt

[angrychair]

14. I think it should be assumed

That Steve Bannon is behind it.


(Yes, I mean that)

[Fast Walker 52]

22. or he's inspired neo-Nazis to go on a mass murder spree

[DK504]

25. Has DCPD even linked these disappearances together yet?

[SharonClark]

15. What does Latinx mean? From Huff Post

What does Latinx mean?


Latinx is the gender-neutral alternative to Latino, Latina and even Latin@. Used by scholars, activists and an increasing number of journalists, Latinx is quickly gaining popularity among the general public. It’s part of a “linguistic revolution“ that aims to move beyond gender binaries and is inclusive of the intersecting identities of Latin American descendants. In addition to men and women from all racial backgrounds, Latinx also makes room for people who are trans, queer, agender, non-binary, gender non-conforming or gender fluid.

[SharonClark]

16. Article from Washinton Post on lack of coverage

Link to Washington Post article [link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-teens-are-reported-missing--and-far-too-few-people-notice/2017/03/14/1956199c-08ee-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html|

[talking-liberally]

17. This may be a difference in reporting, not frequency.

DC police making more use of social media makes it look like more frequency but it is actually about the normal number. Could be run-aways.
http://wpgc.cbslocal.com/2017/03/14/d-c-police-deny-uptick-in-missing-black-girls-credit-new-methods/

[hurple]

18. Maybe

That weird worm-thing ate them.

That gif is horrific. I see it in my nightmares!

[Demsrule86]

19. Make this trend...please retweet.

[JudyM]

20. K&R

[democrank]

21. Hope theyre found soon and safe.

I can`t imagine having a family member or friend missing.

[2naSalit]

26. It sucks and causes incredible pain

for the families. One of my siblings went missing for several years, she had a mental illness and was eventually found in Texas, had been in Wisconsin prior to that. Someone kidnapped her then dumped her in rural Texas, then she died.

[democrank]

27. Im so sorry, 2naSalit.

I don`t even know what to say.

[2naSalit]

29. There's really nothing to say...

It happens to so many families, unnoticed by others, including other families who have had this experience. My family was dysfunctional to the Nth degree, some of us survived longer than the others. At least the generations that follow are having a better go of it... so far.

[Coventina]

23. Horrific! Please spread the word and pressure that action be taken!

I suspect a seriel kidnapper / molester is behind this.

I'm just hoping the kids are still alive.....

[Archae]

24. I wonder how many are runaways...

Or have been actually kidnapped.

[Coventina]

28. They may have started out as runaways. Many of the Hillside Strangler's victims were runaways.

Who then turned to prostitution.

Depressing that we still have not progress as a society, even after all these years.

I blame Reagan.

But, right now, still hoping these girls can be found alive....

[LanternWaste]

33. I don't think the former denies the latter, as the one often leads to the other.

I don't think the former denies the latter, as the one often leads to the other.

[Glimmer of Hope]

30. What the hell? This should be all over the news.

[Squinch]

31. Kick for visibility. This is heartbreaking and terrifying.

[Squinch]

32. I'm grossed out by the couple of flippant comments in this thread.

[sheshe2]

34. Sad kick for exposure.