Through The Cracks

This is a tragic story, and for those who have compassion or empathy, or have been in the system themselves, it’s difficult to listen to the in-depth telling of this tragedy. For those reviewers who feel that the reporter should’ve pinned more blame on Relisha’s family, you seem to miss the point of this podcast and why it’s called Through the Cracks. This family has generational trauma and abuse—much of which was dealt by the child welfare system. When you are raised in an environment where all you know is abandonment, neglect, abuse, and family separation you often come into adulthood lacking certain intuition and traits that those of us who were not raised in those conditions and circumstances take for granted. So yes, when you come from a place of privilege and stability the actions of Relisha’s family when she went missing seem like they lack care and concern instead of the learned ability to respond and react in the typical manner.

A must listen! Informative and captivating

Great reporting. Important story and perspective.

Your reporting is not “critical” as you claim it to be. I found your unconscious bias to be a detriment to listening to the story. You seem to have political bias that prevents you from taking a critical look at the mother and other persons responsible in this case. Pointing out the race of everyone involved including Amber is an eye roll. Maybe we should point out that you are white which factors into your bias in reporting on the failures of this family.