WHO WAS THE LAST TO SEE MITRICE RICHARDSON?

24 year old Mitrice Richardson is missing. Her face has not been plastered on the national morning news shows like Annie Le was posted everywhere Nor has she been a subject on the evening televised entertainment rags (can you call a television show a rag?), any way you get my drift. We have not even heard her name mentioned on the Warren Ballentine, Bev Johnson, Al Sharpton or Michael Baisden shows, Nope, not a peep. I guess that may be too much to ask. Fortunately, I was gleaning BrotherPeaceMaker when I had the fortune of reading about her.

As with all missing persons cases, the main question asked is “who was the last person to see her?” Well, we need to go back into Mitrice’s evening on September 17th to answer this one. Ms. Richardson decided to treat herself out to a nice dinner and probably an after dinner cocktail. Per the reports, when the restaurant ran her Visa card it was declined for whatever reason, for the 89 dollar meal and drinks. Her family was called and they offered to pay the bill, but the restaurant manager refused, stating they could not take a payment over the phone. The restaurant manager then called the police since she could not pay her tab and she was supposedly “acting oddly as if she was under the influence of some substance” says Latice Sutton, Mitrice‘s mother. So, the Los Angeles sheriff’s office was called.

Mitrice was accused of not being able to pay her bill. Since a card could be declined for many reasons including an issue with the magnetic strip I will stick with her being accused of not paying. Yet, the deputies show up for non bill payment of dinner and what do they proceed to do? THEY GO OUT AND SEARCH HER CAR!!!! She was not accused of driving away without paying, nor was she stopped for DUI, she was still in the restaurant! She was arrested for less than an ounce of the good good. Marijuana! If you are from California such as myself, or have ever lived there for any length of time, then you know, less than an ounce of marijuana an offense to be served by a citation, not arrest. I suppose Ms. Richardson needed to be put in her place by the LA Sheriff‘s deputies. She needed to be reprimanded for dining in Malibu and not on Crenshaw. Not to say there’s anything wrong with the Crenshaw district, but Black folk in Cali should know their place. Ok, sarcasm is not cute. But, my southern Californians know what I’m talking about.

So, to answer the most important question when a person goes missing. Who was the last to see young Ms. Richardson? THE LA SHERIFF’S DUPTIES ON DUTY, when they released her into the pitch black night without ID, cell phone, money, purse, or any protection. Yep, the Babylon themselves were the last to see Mitrice Richardson. Into the night she went after being in their custody. I know this begs the question how could officers of the law do such a thing. Did I forget to mention Mitrice is a young Black female? How could they do this?

It’s the normal M.O. for officers of the law in southern California. They are very well adept to releasing Crips into the night in Blood neighborhoods or Bloods into the night in Crip neighborhoods. So, when one or the other ends up dead, its all chalked up to gang violence and the hands of the police/sheriff are wiped clean. Maybe they released this young Black woman to walk by herself, thirteen miles back to the restaurant, in a well known skinhead or KKK area? Yes. these white supremacists gangs are deep in Cali.  I'm not saying this is the case, but it's not far fetched.

For her family’s sake I pray she is alive and well, but her father seems to think she is being held against her will. He may be right. In the end we, the Black blogsphere cannot not wait for Brien Williams or Michael Baisden to talk about Mitrice Richardson. We have the power right here.