Talk:Michael Griffith (manslaughter victim)

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Hi my name is vanessa G. and i was reading the article on Micheal Griffith for those of you dont know what happened on dec.20 1986 Griffith and two friends were driving by howard beach were there car broke down and they were chased wre griffith was hit by a car and killed while trying to escape as i was reading this i broke down and started to cry i started to feel the pain and emptyness his family felt and because i never got the chance to meet him,see micheal is my cousin and when he died i was a couple of months old i think thats what hurt the most not being able to be there for my family. Im writting this article because for years i have felt that pain and emptyness and in oct.2006 i was finally able say goodbye to my cousine micheal griffith. GOODBYE!

I noticed that the author of this page refered to the Tawana Brawley incident as a hoax. To this person I would like to ask what would a 15 year old girl have to gain from running away, covering herself in feces and hiding out for four days. Even though there were holes in the investigation the fact that a police officer was involved makes the whole thing seem a little fishy. For all we know the NYPD could have tampered with the evidence to save their already bad reputation and the conviction of a police officer for such a barbaric crime would be enough to start a race riot. TAWANA TOLD THE TRUTH