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Human remains in garbage bag in Lake Worth identified. Read more...
UPDATE:
These thoughts by Suzanne Mulvehill on the victim and the Media just received by Penny Darling, Anti-Stalking Victim Advocate who just spoke at Lake Worth City Hall on October 3 for domestic violence Awareness:
Written by Commissioner Suzanne Mulvehill to the news publication:
I was shocked and saddened to learn that just a few blocks from my home, in my district, a woman was found in a black garbage bag. I read today the title of the article upon finding out who she was, Lake Worth murder victim was stripper who struggled with addiction. That title made it seem like - ok - that makes sense - stripper got killed. That happens.
In my opinion, the title gave a sense of validating this "type" of murder. As if this is what can happen to strippers - and those with addiction. The truth is, it can happen to anyone - but when the media gives a sense of validating murder it is almost read as "acceptable."
I read further in the article that she was a student at the Florida Culinary Institute. I believe the article would have had a completely different tone if it stated, "Murder victim student at Florida Culinary Institute" and showed a picture of her at school or with her family and in the article stating that she was a stripper and struggled with addiction. Plus, she was 20 years old - a young girl just trying to get her life together.
I would like to suggest that in the future, incidents like this - particularly that depict women - who are often the ones found dead in black trash bags - that their best is depicted - not their worst. They already experienced the worst. They were murdered and are dead.
I hope you understand.
5 comments:
it all come down to drugs----where there is drugs and drug dealers,and lake worth is the worst--you will continue to hear stories like this--lake worth is one of the worst when it comes to drug dealers--remember dylan harrison americas biggest dealer --right in the middle of downtown lake worth using the kava bar as a front for what he was really doing
While I can appreciate Commissioner Mulvehille's point of view on this matter, The facts remain the same. We all have to take responsibility for our choices in life. Some who live in our City put themselves in harms way and choose to associate with questionable characters. We have entirely too many prostitutes, pimps and felons roaming our streets and until our City adeqauately address's that, there is a good chance we will read more sad stories like this one. My prayers go out to this young woman's family. No one deserves this to happen to them.
Commissioner Mulvehill is right. Her words reflect mercy and compassion. As Longfellow wrote, 'Mercy more becomes a magistrate than the vindictive wrath which men call justice'.
Sorry Mrs. Mulvehill, but this is random violence, not a epidemic, not happening even yearly in Lake Worth or even the whole state of Florida, we simply are not finding women in garbage bags. This happens to drug abusers who hang out with garbage, not the girl next door. This is a knee-jerk reaction.
This was not random violence. It sounds as if she was targeted for punishment that was drug related.
Next, people are murdered every day. We read about these killers and their victims. As LW is so funky, I wouldn't be surprised if a nut job lived and breathed among us.
Mulvehill's point is this woman was the sum of more than one set-back in her life. Don't we all deserve some sort of dignity? Does she not deserve the full description of all those parts that made up who she was?
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