California creates race-based missing persons alert system: 'Ebony alert'

Valletta · Oct 10, 2023

California creates race-based missing persons alert system: 'Ebony alert'

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation making California the first state in the country to create a separate alert system for missing women and

www.washingtonexaminer.com

I am against all forms of racism.

The IbanezerScrooge · Oct 10, 2023

Valletta said:
California creates race-based missing persons alert system: 'Ebony alert'

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation making California the first state in the country to create a separate alert system for missing women and

www.washingtonexaminer.com

This is a good thing.

This is a good thing.

According to the Black and Missing Foundation, cited by Bradford, 38% of missing children reported in the United States are black, and a recent human trafficking report found 40% of sex trafficking victims were black women.

Bradford said that black children are often classified as "runaways" as opposed to "missing" and do not receive an Amber Alert or media attention.

The "Ebony Alert" allows law enforcement to tell State Highway Patrol to activate highway signs notifying motorists of a missing person if the investigating agency believes it would help find the child or young adult. Bradford also says it "encourages" media outlets to disseminate information about the missing person.

Valletta said:
I am against all forms of racism.

That's great! This is not an example of racism.

Chesterton · Oct 10, 2023

As usual the politicians try to solve problems with half-measures. This does not go far enough. They need two alerts - one for dark skinned blacks and one for light skinned blacks. And another alert for those in between light and dark. And two more for those in between dark and medium and those in between light and medium, and then four more for those...well you get the picture. We need more categorization, more segregation, more alerting alerts.

Occams Barber · Oct 10, 2023

Chesterton said:
As usual the politicians try to solve problems with half-measures. This does not go far enough. They need two alerts - one for dark skinned blacks and one for light skinned blacks. And another alert for those in between light and dark. And two more for those in between dark and medium and those in between light and medium, and then four more for those...well you get the picture. We need more categorization, more segregation, more alerting alerts.

The categorisation of alerts your looking for already exists although not in quite the racial way you're seeing it.

This is from the OP's WaPo article:

California has other similar alert systems, including the Amber Alert for missing children generally, Blue Alert for people who attack law enforcement, the Silver Alert for missing seniors and people with disabilities, and the Feather Alert for missing Native Americans.

OB

Bradskii · Oct 11, 2023

Valletta said:
California creates race-based missing persons alert system: 'Ebony alert'

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation making California the first state in the country to create a separate alert system for missing women and

www.washingtonexaminer.com

I am against all forms of racism.

From here: California signs Ebony Alert law to combat gaps in finding missing youths of colour

“Today, California is taking bold and needed action to locate missing Black children and Black women in California. I want to thank the Governor for signing the Ebony Alert into law,” Sen Bradford said in a statement.

He added: “Our Black children and young women are disproportionately represented on the lists of missing persons. This is heartbreaking and painful for so many families and a public crisis for our entire state. The Ebony Alert can change this.”

Mr Bradford said that Black youth do not receive the Amber Alert or media attention when they go missing because they are disproportionately classified as “runaways” in comparison to their white counterparts.'

The co sponsor of the bill, Bradford also stands with you Valleta, against racism. I needn't point out that he is black.

Also from your own link:

'The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People California Hawaii State Conference also helped usher the bill through passage.'

They stand with for you as well. As we all do. Thanks for letting us know that something is being done.

USincognito · Oct 11, 2023

Chesterton said:
As usual the politicians try to solve problems with half-measures. This does not go far enough. They need two alerts - one for dark skinned blacks and one for light skinned blacks. And another alert for those in between light and dark. And two more for those in between dark and medium and those in between light and medium, and then four more for those...well you get the picture. We need more categorization, more segregation, more alerting alerts.

Making light of abducted children and human trafficking to own the libs.

Man, the list of things I never expect to see on Christian Forums grows shorter every year.

Bradskii · Oct 11, 2023

USincognito said:
Making light of abducted children and human trafficking to own the libs.

Man, the list of things I never expect to see on Christian Forums grows shorter every year.

But we all know what would have happened if this scheme had been proposed and a Democrat had rejected it as racist. We all know exactly what would have happened.

Chesterton · Oct 11, 2023

USincognito said:
Making light of abducted children and human trafficking to own the libs.

Man, the list of things I never expect to see on Christian Forums grows shorter every year.

Ridiculous ideas deserve ridicule. That's why they're called ridiculous.

USincognito · Oct 11, 2023

Chesterton said:
Ridiculous ideas deserve ridicule. That's why they're called ridiculous.

Yeah, abducted children and human trafficking deserves ridicule. Owning the libs and having a big laugh at those things is, well...

Ana the Ist · Oct 12, 2023

The IbanezerScrooge said:
This is a good thing.

According to the Black and Missing Foundation, cited by Bradford, 38% of missing children reported in the United States are black, and a recent human trafficking report found 40% of sex trafficking victims were black women.

Bradford said that black children are often classified as "runaways" as opposed to "missing" and do not receive an Amber Alert or media attention.

The "Ebony Alert" allows law enforcement to tell State Highway Patrol to activate highway signs notifying motorists of a missing person if the investigating agency believes it would help find the child or young adult. Bradford also says it "encourages" media outlets to disseminate information about the missing person.

That's great! This is not an example of racism.

This oddly includes women up to age 24....often called adults.

As for being classified as "runaways" more often....that's certainly interesting if true, but it doesn't state they are incorrectly classified as runaways.

Ana the Ist · Oct 12, 2023

Bradskii said:
But we all know what would have happened if this scheme had been proposed and a Democrat had rejected it as racist. We all know exactly what would have happened.

What would have happened?

Would they risk not being reelected?

FireDragon76 · Oct 12, 2023

I realize there is a lack of widespread media coverage of missing black women and children as compared to white women and children, but these articles fail to mention that explicitly. It's also not clear why having a separate alert will lead to greater media coverage, it could just lead to unforseen consequences, such as stigmatization.

"Silver" alert at least gives people notification of why the person is missing, almost always because they have dementia.

Larniavc · Oct 12, 2023

Valletta said:
California creates race-based missing persons alert system: 'Ebony alert'

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation making California the first state in the country to create a separate alert system for missing women and

www.washingtonexaminer.com

I am against all forms of racism.

Are you also against saving kids from sex trafficking? Because that’s what this is about.

Smh

The IbanezerScrooge · Oct 12, 2023

FireDragon76 said:
I realize there is a lack of widespread media coverage of missing black women and children as compared to white women and children, but these articles fail to mention that explicitly.

The OPs article mentions it explicitly.

"Bradford said that black children are often classified as "runaways" as opposed to "missing" and do not receive an Amber Alert or media attention."

The IbanezerScrooge · Oct 12, 2023

Ana the Ist said:
This oddly includes women up to age 24....often called adults.

As for being classified as "runaways" more often....that's certainly interesting if true, but it doesn't state they are incorrectly classified as runaways.

What I find interesting is that there is not a single critical thread on CF or article from the OP's source about Feather Alerts implemented last year in California explicitly for indigenous missing persons.

Do the same for black people even explaining the reasoning and need for it and it's like a little honey pot for criticism.

That's what I find interesting.

FireDragon76 · Oct 12, 2023

The IbanezerScrooge said:
The OPs article mentions it explicitly.

"Bradford said that black children are often classified as "runaways" as opposed to "missing" and do not receive an Amber Alert or media attention."

That sounds like it's a problem with the media representation of black children, not Amber Alert per se. According to this website, African-American children are over-represented in Amber Alert statistics:

Do Amber Alerts work? Data shows how often they help bring missing kids home.

USA TODAY examined Amber Alert data to determine how often they help bring kids home. We found they're least likely to help Black children.

www.usatoday.com

Servus · Oct 12, 2023

Once again black people are being segregated.

Bradskii · Oct 12, 2023

Ordinary Christian said:
Once again black people are being segregated.

'Police have asked people to be on the alert for a young child that went missing this morning in the Bay area. It is feared she may have been abducted. She is described as being 7 years old, black, wearing a red...:

'That's disgraceful! Black people are being segregated! The police are racist!'

Servus · Oct 12, 2023

Bradskii said:
'Police have asked people to be on the alert for a young child that went missing this morning in the Bay area. It is feared she may have been abducted. She is described as being 7 years old, black, wearing a red...:

'That's disgraceful! Black people are being segregated! The police are racist!'

No need to put black in the description since it's a blacks only alert. She was last seen near this sign:

Perhaps being an Australian you're not familiar with Jim Crow colored people only segregation.

BTW my first post was tongue-in-cheek. I thought you were supposed to be really good at detecting that.

jacks · Oct 12, 2023

I just don't get how this helps. The article states:

"California is taking bold and needed action to locate missing black children and black women in California,” Democratic state Sen. Steven Bradford, who led the legislation, said in a press release.
And:
"The "Ebony Alert" allows law enforcement to tell State Highway Patrol to activate highway signs notifying motorists of a missing person if the investigating agency believes it would help find the child or young adult. Bradford also says it "encourages" media outlets to disseminate information about the missing person."

Doesn't the Amber alert already do that? How does changing the name from Amber to Ebony make them more likely to be found? How is this "bold" action?

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