September 13th, 2007

MEGAN WILLIAMS – KIDNAPPED AND BRUTALIZED

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This story out of West Virginia is just another example of the savagery of man.

From WOWK-TV

Megan Williams, 20, was recovering at Charleston Area Medical Center’s General Hospital after police said she was kidnapped, beaten, tortured and held against her will at a home in Logan County. Six people have been charged in connection with the incident.

Plenty of folks are talking about the black/white issue, but regardless of race this is simply a disgusting act. Lorraine Hayden writes a thought provoking commentary, published on AssociatedContent:

This week while our country mourns those lost during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, a young woman lays in the hospital severely traumatized after being tortured and held captive for 6 days in a West Virginia home. This young woman went missing from her home for days, but there was no national coverage of her disappearance. Why it is some cases get more coverage than others?

So what’s worse Mike Vick fighting/killing dogs, or people torturing people? I’m not trying to justify any inhumane act… I’m just wondering why the feds aren’t prosecuting the suspects in W. Virginia.

  • idra*

    i’m sorry that’s happened to you. “i’m not black, i’m not white, i’m just a man”..but what are we? think about it and been ashamed.

  • Levois

    I wonder the same thing. This is obviously a hate crime.

  • Deidre

    I am overwhelmed with emotion behind this. My heart goes out to this young woman who endured such torture. I am enraged at the behavior of these things we call people to have inflicted such torture on another human being, there is no explaination, no reason for such hatred and evil. When found guilty, there is no place for this in our society.

  • http://www.blip.tv Dina

    This is so terrible…it is sad to think this happens today and that people can be so inhumane to each other.

  • Kela

    My heart goes out to you Megan. I have been trying to keep up with your case and recovery since I heard about it. The News channels make it real difficult, because all they want to do is talk about O.J. Simpson all day long.
    America, where are our priorities?

  • mosdef

    I dont even wonder why this stuff happens, I just know it does. Racism is not dead, they just dont cover it in the news. Its disturbing that every other week their is breaking news about a missing white woman, but when a black woman goes missing, you hear virtually nothing. They would rather destroy a black mans career than broadcast, the rape, and torture of a black woman. This country needs to reevaluate itself.

  • Alain

    Megan, our daily prayers and thoughts are with you, dear. My wife and I have 5 children and over the years in spite our best attempts at telling them what a special world this is, beasts like this roam around trying to destroy it with such impunity. I’m so very sorry…

  • OHMYGOSH!
  • Mike

    Where are the judgemental comments from Nancy Grace,Bill O’reilly and Others who generally take this type of event and Disect it and break it down for days in the news media. We all Know that if the roles were reversed we would not be able to turn on our televisions without hearing something about this sickening event. Further proof that the media is a powerful tool used to mold and shape the thinking of the masses. Just look at Hollywood everytime I see a black male in a movie I wonder what his life expectancy is. And how ugly they will make his death in the movie. Don’t believe well just start looking and you’ll see it too. There are only a Handfull of Black Actors who can survive to the end of the movie.
    Like Denzel, Samuel L.,Wesley. But you know 9 times out of 10 if you’ve never seen the actor before and he’s black he will be dying an ugly death. Just so some insecure racist can enjoy the movie a little more.

  • http://www.nessapublishing.com/meganwilliams.htm pvdugas

    We all have to remain in prayer for this young woman’s recovery, which will take a lifetime I’m sure. These people must pay for their crimes.

  • Brandi

    These people are past ridiculous and the whole situation irritates me! I also have much sympathy for the victim. Those who participated in this hate crime, and this is a hate crime no matter what else people try to call it, are full of nothing but the devil. Hopefully, they will receive the extent of punishment possible for their actions, though many of us may feel they should be tortured in the same way. And Mike is so right, because I don’t remember hearing anything about this from Nancy Grace or any news station or reading it on CNN. But please believe, if the victim was a white woman or man we would be so tired of hearing about it by now. Reporters, news stations, information channels: if you’re going to report one, then report all. Make sure that crimes committed by white people against people of all races are reported and disected just like those you report that are committed by black people or other people of color against whites! And for all those who commit hate crimes, it will come back to you. Punishment may not come from the race of people you attack or the judge who oversees your trial, but God will punish you, and His wrath is much greater and painful than any human being’s.

  • Venus

    I am the sister of Megan Williams and our family want’s justice..and until we get justice there will be no peace…

  • http://WWW.MYSPACE.COMNAMARRAHSEAGAL moma dogg

    megan williams is now living in columbus ohio will as her sister shayla williams i had them a year now twisted truth a megan williams it is more to it location is wrong we know carnen williams is no longer with us i do send prayers to family but is crazy how things went and nobody pick it up megan williams is doing well will as her sister shayla williams megan got taken from carmen house in sept. 07 you can contact us at 6145150981 thanks

  • http://WWW.MYSPACE.COMNAMARRAHSEAGAL moma dogg

    FROM CHARLESTON W.VA TO COLUMBUS OHIO MEGAN WILLIAMS WILL AS HER LITTLE SISTER SHAYLA WILLIAMS NO MORE ABUSE FROM CARMEN WILLIAMS AND MATTHREW WILLIAMS FAR AS MEGAN SHE WAS TAKEN FROM 216 STOCKTON ST W.VA NOT DUNBAR W.VA MONTEL WILLIAMS AL SHARPTON WILL AS OTHERS NEED TO KNOW IT WAS ALOT OF WRONG DOING THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT THANKS

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