The aboriginal youngster’s missing call was the subject of an emergency alert Thursday in the province, but no Amber alert was issued.
For this reason, a petition is now circulating online, and it has already collected more than 15,000 signatures.
This situation demonstrates that Indigenous women and girls are not valued or important
, says Native Women’s Association of Canada President Lorraine Whitman.
She is a minor who cannot give her consent
, insists Ms. Whitman. She was in foster care. Whether she brought clothes or left of her own accord, she did not give her consent. She is a child. An Amber Alert should have been issued, no doubt.
Lorraine Whitman traveled to Cape Breton Island this week to support members of the Mi’kmaq community, who volunteered to organize their own search for the teenager.
She finds the situation unacceptable, especially since the disappearance of Indigenous women and girls in Canada has been the subject of a national investigation in recent years.
The Chief of the We’koqma’q First Nation also says he is very concerned
for the teenager.
According to him, Darcy Doyle, the man she is with, is extremely dangerous
. Rod Googoo points out that the band council banned the 40-year-old from entering the community on May 15.
The police response to this disappearance infuriates him. I will file complaints, but for now, my priority is to find this child safe and sound.
, points out Chief Googoo.
I’m very sorry that an Amber Alert was not triggered on the day she went missing. Yes, she is gone, but at the same time she is a minor and she cannot defend herself. It’s up to adults to watch over her. She is with a 47 year old man.
Amber alert would not have been justified, says RCMP
The RCMP responded that the ongoing investigation does not suggest that this disappearance constitutes a kidnapping.
The disappearance of Molly Martin does not meet all the criteria
to trigger an Amber alert, says Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson Corporal Lisa Croteau.
In order for the police to trigger an Amber Alert, the following criteria must be present:
- the missing child is under 18;
- the police have reason to believe that the missing child was the victim of an abduction;
- the police also have reason to believe that the physical safety and life of this child are in danger;
- the police have sufficient information to locate the child, suspect or his vehicle.
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If it does not meet the criteria, I would like someone to explain which ones
, says Chief Googoo.years! If we say that she left voluntarily, I would like to know what the proof is. “,” Text “:” She is 14 years old! If we say that she left voluntarily, I would like to know what the proof is. “}}” Lang = “fr”>She is 14 years old! If it is said that she left voluntarily, I would like to know what the proof is.
Maybe it’s because the color of her skin is not the right color? Maybe it’s because she’s not white? Is that the missing criterion?
, he asks.
The facts speak for themselves. Show me the proof that this is not systemic racism. Let’s say it wasn’t an aboriginal child. Under the same circumstances, let’s say she was non-native and her last name was McDonald or McNeill. And let’s say she went with a 47 year old native man with a criminal past, don’t you think the answer would have been different?
The police continued his field research Friday. Chef Rod Googoo talks about a significant police presence
in the wooded area of Canoe Lake, Cape Breton.
The canine squad has been deployed and helicopters from the RCMP and the Department of Lands and Forests are also flying over the area.
The search has been going on since August 13, the day the teenager was last seen.
The RCMP also said in a statement that they had located an all-terrain vehicle and a campsite on Thursday afternoon, which makes investigators believe that the duo are traveling on foot.
Molly Martin, 14 (left) and Darcy Doyle, 47 (right)
Photo: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Investigators are asking anyone with information on Molly Martin’s disappearance to contact the RCMP at 902 379-2822 or Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-8477.
Mary Martin, known as Molly, is 5’1 ” (1.55m) tall and weighs approximately 100 lbs (45 kg). She has a rose tattoo on her left forearm and can wear glasses.
Darcy Doyle is approximately 1.82 m (6 ft) tall and weighs approximately 86 kg (190 lbs). He has black hair, brown eyes, a beard and a mustache.
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