Trigger Warning- terrible, horrible violence inflicted upon a young woman
A young mother- Mahogany Jackson- was horribly tortured and murdered last week in Alabama by 8 people. I came across the story yesterday, and if it was reported by the national media I did not see it. I also did not see this horrific murder mentioned in the context of the SOTU rebuttal- what are Alabama politicians doing to protect women in their state?
ABC News
Alabama mother Mahogany Jackson was found shot in the back of the head on Feb. 26 by the side of a road in a remote area in Birmingham, Alabama, hours after she texted her mother saying that she had been kidnapped and asking for help, according to the Birmingham Police Department.
Now six of the eight suspects charged in connection to the kidnapping, sexual assaultand murder of the 20-year-old Jackson appeared in court Wednesday morning for a preliminary hearing.
"The facts of this case are deplorable and sickening. Saddest of all, they were made public by the suspects' decision to videotape portions of this horrific act," BPD Chief Scott Thurmond said during a press conference on Feb. 28, announcing the arrest of several suspects. "We have to shield Mahogany's family and friends by withholding specific facts surrounding the investigation. However, we have determined that Mahogany was a victim of sexual assault with murder and kidnapping."
How can this to happen in America ? This is a truly heartbreaking, abhorrent tragedy, and yes one of countless such tragedies of violence towards women. There are no words, and I can’t imagine the pain of her family.
If ever there was reason for a red state to turn blue, and bring compassion and kindness, and reproductive rights to its women, we have that reason.