What
Happened to America
(Part Three)
I know I promised I
would write
something positive
for the holidays and
trust me, I will. I
just had to finish
out this series.
Before Christmas
I’ll get one out
that is more on the
upbeat.
But, first I have to
tell you about this.
Last week, a man in
Florida came forward
and told the police
a horrible story. It
seems this man had
been in a reform
school in Florida
back in the 50’s.
During the time he
was incarcerated, he
witnessed a number
of abuses to other
kids including
murder. According to
his report, there
are about 32
unmarked graves on
the reform school
property.
This man, now in his
60’s, located three
of his former
‘classmates’ via the
internet and the
four of them , now
called the White
House Boys, decided
that enough time had
passed and they
reported the abuses
to the authorities.
Florida officials
are now looking into
the matter and
trying to decide if
any crimes had
actually occurred
and if so what can
or should be done
about it.
All four of the
former inmates at
the Florida School
For Boys are now
urging the governor
to launch an
investigation into
the disappearance
and apparent deaths
of at least 30 or
more of the boys.
Information given to
the state police by
the 4 men indicates
that on several
occasions they
observed African
American youths
being placed into
the laundry dryers
and the dryer doors
locked and the dryer
turned on. They
allege that the boys
placed inside of the
dryers were never
seen at the school
again and may be the
bodies in the
graves.
Gosh, you think so?
Can you believe
this?
Now all 4 of these
men are willing to
come forth and share
their experiences
and hopefully see
that justice is
finally done. Their
excuse for not
coming forward
sooner, was that
they were afraid of
the consequences and
that they would be
beaten or killed if
they had said
anything while they
were still at the
school.
They reported that
they were beaten
regularly and have
lived with these
secrets for all of
these years. “Not a
day goes by that I
don’t think of those
young boys in the
dryer” said one of
the 4 men. “I could
have helped with a
boy being placed
inside of a dryer,
but I was too afraid
to do anything,”
another man stated.
Yes, I suppose once
they were released
from the school,
they felt it was
prudent to keep
their collective
mouths shut for
almost 60 years. It
should be safe to
come out now.
Is this not pathetic
or what?
What kind of people
could stand by and
watch others be
placed into a
clothes dryer and
killed and then wait
all of these years
to come forward? I’d
be willing to bet
those in charge are
either dead or about
to die, so what good
does it do now other
than to soothe their
own consciences?
Why didn’t they say
something about it
when they were
released and the
guilty parties
brought to justice
and perhaps stopped
any further killings
from happening? I
suspect they didn’t
really care or they
would have come
forward years ago.
Of course if one
goes to the
authorities, then
the rest have to
follow suit and be
prepared to tell
what they know as
well.
Can you believe
this?
Where has the sense
of personal
responsibility gone
in this country?
Granted being locked
up inside of a
reform school is no
picnic and I’d agree
with the men coming
forward that to
raise any protest
while they were
there would probably
result in personal
harm. But, once they
were released and
had become grown
men, what was to
stop them from going
to the authorities
in Florida and
reporting their
observations? Even
if they were turned
away, I am fairly
certain the
newspapers or
television stations
would love to hear
their story.
Why not do
something, rather
than waiting all
these years?
I do not know what
has happened to many
people in this
country that allows
them to act in this
manner. I know for
certain there are
many decent, fine
Americans who would
not stand for any
activities such as
this. I do not mean
to paint everyone
with the same brush,
but I cannot for the
likes of me
understand how
someone could live
with themselves with
this kind of
information and
guilt for all of
these years. At
least I hope they
had some sense of
guilt.
One can only hope
for some sort of
closure for all of
those involved.
The 4 men who
finally came forward
as well as the
families of the boys
in those graves.
