The Bogus Boogie Man

On October 23, 1989, a horrible crime occurred: someone shot and killed Charles Stuart's pregnant wife, Carol in Boston. In South Carolina, Susan Smith reported the kidnapping of her two young sons and the carjacking of her vehicle, in 1994. In the last week of May 2009, Bonnie Sweeten and her 9 year old daughter were abducted and stuffed in the trunk of a Cadillac. Sweeten made a frantic 911 call in hopes of her rescue.

What do these infamous crimes have in common? The black boogie man. This is a telling statement on the unchanged, state of our nation: when you can't blame it on the butler (and who can afford one) let's blame it on the bogus black boogie man. Not only does it get attention, it seems to heighten the story where it goes screeching out of control, becoming the main headline of America.

All three "victims" in these stories are actually the perpetrators. It's a sickening thought that someone would do something so morally unconscionable as conjuring up someone who doesn't exist and then adding the "color" wheel for effect and sensationalism. Yet, historically these stories have been manifested through decades and decades of American history. To see that these stories continue to have life and legitimacy in the new millennium is beginning to look like a remake of "To Kill A Mockingbird". And for all three of the above mentioned stories, in the time that the accusations hit the airwaves and media, every black man in the cities of Boston, Union, South Carolina, and Philadelphia was under the Red Eye of the law.

To falsely accuse anyone of something that they absolutely didn't do, especially if they don't exist to begin with begs to question the continuous lies that the "victims" would go so far to tell. Charles Stuart was actually the perpetrator who killed his pregnant wife. My question is, if you didn't want a wife and a kid on the way; why not get a divorce, not a "dead-vorce?"

Susan Smith gave investigators her description of the "the black boogie man" and the police sketch that was rendered looked like an ad from a minstrel show back in the 1800s. Susan Smith, who ,with her sinfully, dry eyed crying bout before the cameras at the news conference regarding her little boys, drowned her own children because her new boyfriend didn't want to be bothered with kids. My question, why didn't you give the boys to your estranged husband who wanted full custody of the children?

And now we come to our latest "side show" with Bonnie Sweeten who dredges up this over sensationalized story all for a trip to Disney World resort. My question to her is, couldn't you just call in sick if you wanted a mommy and me day? Sweeten is also accused of ID theft and embezzlement. Oh, did I forget to use the safety net word "allegedly"? Her ex husband, Anthony Rakoczy responded to the incident, "This whole media hype, it's not the person that she is. I've known her for 20 years."

Well, if this isn't a WTF moment! Yep, this is hype alright, but not at the hands of the media! If Sweeten isn't the person that she is, then why aren't they still married? So if you read between the lines of Rakoczy's "get over it black people" statement, he's basically discounting the innocent black males who were suspect during the search for Sweeten.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this investigation started out with the possibility of it being a hoax.