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In reply to the discussion: Looks like Maria will be back in the loving arms of her family soon [View all]moriah
(8,311 posts)As a matter of fact, I had suspicions about albinism the moment I saw the nearly white hair of the girl combined with a mention of eye problems, and emailed the Greek charity taking care of her the first night I read about this case, to ask if they had considered it as a possibility. A genetic condition in a child is a *massively* important figure to help narrow down possible matches. I didn't really expect a reply, and was very pleased when there was an individual specific reply a few hours after the autogenerated one saying they'd look into it.
I also find racial profiling extremely disturbing. "Parenting While Gypsy" is no more a crime than "Driving While Black" is. Neighbors are truly the best way missing children are found, and that's why getting pictures and profiles out for the public is so important in missing persons cases. But so many wrong lessons seem to be coming from this story, and it's bringing to life a blood libel that's been perpetrated against a culture that has so many strikes against it already insofar as poverty and persecution.