Several people have contacted me asking for my thoughts on Michael Vick’s return to the NFL. Since I take Saturday’s off from the Internets, I read through this requests this morning and pondered them while drinking my Sunday morning coffee. And then I looked at the most recent post to this blog about a missing child names Hassani Campbell and…well, I’ve decided to take the road less traveled today.Hassani’s story has not caught the imagination of the media.
In not covering this story, the press…who postured a while back about why they don’t cover missing children of color worth a shit…has once again demonstrated that they don’t cover missing children of color worth a shit.
It’s not that I don’t value the Michael Vick story. I have three rescue dawgs in my home that are living examples of society’s cruel disregard of animals…I live in a state that is shamefully successful in maintaining a thriving puppy mill industry…and I know that the return of Vick to the NFL runs the risk of diminishing the horror of his actions even as it has the potential of jump starting a discussion of animal cruelty in communities where dog fighting still happens.
The Vick story is just going to have to wait.
Hassani Campbell was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and gray pants.
He is 5 years old.
Hassani, who has cerebral palsy, has braces on his legs but they may not be noticeable.
Hassani Campbell is still missing.
and, Lawd have mercy, the whole world isn’t watching.
If you have any information about this case…any information at all…please call the Oakland Police: 510-238-3641.
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