Comments on: MARTA Girl: Why Was This Story Ignored by the National Media?

By: omina-homina

omina-homina — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:08:21 +0000

Also, I’m sure many mentally, or otherwise, ill white people have fallen through the cracks of the health care system in Georgia as well as all over the country.

The NEWS isn’t NEW that the US Health Care System SUCKS, for not only in the case where Black/African descended people are concerned, but for the rest of the population.

By: omina-homina

omina-homina — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:04:14 +0000

Excuse me, but I don’t see how national media attention will help anyone in this case. The person that needs the most help is the young woman. Yeah, the elderly lady was verbally assaulted, but it was nearly un-deliberate since the young woman has a mental disorder. She couldn’t help herself - she’s ill.

You see it right there the progression of this mental disorder and confirmed diagnosis. The old lady identified the girl and she’s now in custody. What else do you want?

You have to consider all the events that go on in the world between people of whatever racial background, or combination there of, and how hundreds and thousands of instances go un-reported on the main stream news circuits. Everything is not going to be on the news, be it news worthy or not.

By: krbinc

krbinc — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:46:32 +0000

YEAH YA’LL RIGHT! IF THAT OLD LADY BEEN WHITE, PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN WOULD HAVE STOP THAT A LONG TIME INTO IT!

By: milly

milly — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:24:58 +0000

yes if the old lady was white the story would have had more shine…but then again Marta is full of crazy folks,someone just happen to have their phone camera on this time

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By: MzDetermined

MzDetermined — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:39:02 +0000

Poor child!

By: Sandra Rose

Sandra Rose — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:23:40 +0000

prynsexxx Says:

I she rockin’ a straight jacket with a white Tee in the Jan ‘08 pic?

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No, that’s a mask and hospital gown. Either she was spitting at the corrections officers or they thought she had tuberculosis or something else contagious.

By: Sandra Rose

Sandra Rose — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:20:36 +0000

@ MissJenee:

They JUST published that article today - after my post on the subject and 5 days after Nafiza’s arrest. To me that’s typical of the AJC to focus on a damn t-shirt when an elderly MARTA passenger was almost physically assaulted on a train.

@ Style Razzi:

Thanks for the link!

By: MissJenee

MissJenee — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:58:32 +0000

It is on ajc.com

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/05/13/marta_0514.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

By: stylerazzi

stylerazzi — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:47:18 +0000

Well, Sandra, AJC must’ve read your post or heard about it b/c they have thrown together a little story and put it on their homepage. I emailed you the link!!!!