I hate to think that Jerice and her mother have convinced some people that the reason Jhessye hasn't gotten any attention is because she is/was black. Those two outspoken angry women are trying to take the focus off of Jerice, who was previously jailed for beating her children. The children should not have been living with her. How did she manage to collect welfare for these children after she hastily left CA.
Notice how quickly the Arizona CPS removed those remaining children from her "home" once Jhessye was reported missing. Times have changed, and color should not have anything to do with searching for Jhessye. Problem is - it's hard to believe that a stranger snatched Jhessye, given the mother's history. Jhessye was missing from school quite a few days before Jerice reported Jhessye was missing. There were no reliable witnesses who could vouch for seeing Jhessye since her official school absence. No clues to give LE, what are they to do, no place to even start looking for this little girl.
It doesn't matter what color she is, my heart breaks for this little girl who was born to a mother in prison. Jhessye was taken in by an aunt, who gave Jhessye love, kindness and a good home. That's why you see those pictures of a bright-eyed smiling happy beautiful child - she was in a happy home. Then Jerice got out of jail four years too soon, and snatched Jhessye from the only place where she felt safe and loved. It's not about race, it's about a little girl who, following the laws of our country, was handed over to an unfit person just because she gave birth to Jhessye. It's a different kind of prejudice, when a child is forced to live with parents who don't give a darn about the child, only the monthly reward check from the state. It is prejudice when an adult is given custody over a child when it is not in the best interests of the child. Jhessye, they failed to protect you, and Im so sorry.
IMHO
