If Jon Benet Ramsey wasn't a rich little White girl would anyone know her name or still be following her case?

Question

Why do I think if she were a little Black or Hispanic girl who was similiarly killed in Detroit, Compton or the Bronx she never would have made the national news?

Answer 1

No.

I think all the attention is sick. The poor girl's dead, and she's on the cover of People last week? (Saw it on the check-out line in the supermarket.)

Find the killer, but let her rest in peace.

Answer 2

Interesting query we've been tossing around a lot lately in circles of criminology discussions. It was a high profile case-the victim and circumstance is what made it sensational, and once printed upon the tabloids, a lot of people eat it up for various reasons worthy of discussion.
As to another post ref this question, the Lacey Peterson case was high profile as well due to at least some measure of fortune - they owned a restaurant if I recall (I have a friend that owns a small restaurant in a small town and nets over $100k profit/year-that's rich to me). The totality of the circumstances aside; the beauty of the Lacey and the fact that she was pregnant and her body was found, etc., there were many other homicides of women just in the California area, but the media chose to make the Lacey Peterson case very high profile. The Natalee Holloway case is the same; all families involved are rather affluent.
Note; all these vicitms were white. It's a good question-is the life of a pretty white girl more valuable than others? Clearly, to the press it is. I think all three of the victims I named got more press coverage than the slaying of Latina superstar Selena, or the unfortunate death of Aaliya! Similarly, the deaths of the "Big Bopper" and Buddy Holly got a lot more attention than the death (in the same incident) of Ritchie Valens.

Answer 3

You can thank our illustrious, liberal media for that -which just goes to prove that liberals are neither fair, NOR tolerant .
While the Ramsey case did gain sympathy as did another tragic Christmas murder case-Laci Peterson , for the most part a liberal controlled media is who this question should be addressed to .Little by little , liberals and their dirty little secrets are coming out .Do you ever see more than one ( if that ) - or two at the most, minorities broadcasting on the same newscast ? For the same station ?

Answer 4

Kitty, this is an old hackneyed argument.
NO, we would not.
Actually, the whole child beauty queen twist is more important to this story than her race or her family's financial status.
Also, Boulder is considered by much of the country as a kind of Utopia, so there are several factors to this story. Plus, considering the latest developments, it is a mystery that has us fascinated.

Answer 5

you are a pathetic excuse for a human being if this gives you a problem..I can see if you wanted more kids cases like this to get more covarage but you are complaining about her getting attention because she was white! Sad very Sad!! I think all the cases involving children should get all the police man power possible.


By the way your problem is with the media and NOT some government group...its not like the President sent out the National Guard to help.

Answer 6

If she had been a poor black girl he dad would be doing 20 to 30 years in prison at this point.

Answer 7

Her tale grew to alter into extra extensive unfold for the reality that she became in pageants and many times appeared like a grown lady somewhat of the little female she could have been. maximum folk have been appalled and felt that it became this very act that would have made her extra of a objective for new child predators. for the reason that they blamed the dad and mom for pushing her into pageants, it grew to alter into much extra tragic to think of the mummy might desire to be accountable. definite, If a family members has funds then they might pay for the media coverage that others can not cope with to pay for. funds talks, being undesirable gets buys you no longer something. race has no longer something to do with it. undesirable white little ones disappear perpetually and no one hears approximately it.

Answer 8

Not a chance. A dead white or rich child is a tragedy. A dead black or Hispanic or poor child is a statistic.

Answer 9

I think you are wrong. The more hideous the crime the more attention it gets. JonBenet just happened to be extremely hideous - plus, if you'll remember correctly, the parents were suspects for a bit and that got everyone's attention. It got national attention because of the circumstances not because of her race.

Answer 10

As much as the media likes to think of itself as unbiased, they are human too and therefore have their prejudices. They will always follow and hype stories that they think will get the largest number of "eyeballs." So in short, no, if she weren't white, I don't think we'd have heard so much about her case. When we think about all the kids that go missing every year, it's hard for me to imagine that this would be the worst case of child abuse and murder in history.