NO "NO SNITCHING"

A sad discovery was made Good Friday night in Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Police say two bodies were recovered tonight from a park lagoon in the area where two Milwaukee boys have been missing for almost month.

Police Chief Nan Hergerty told reporters two people walking through McGovern Park spotted the first body, which was floating in the lagoon.

She says the body couldn't be immediately identified ... and an autopsy will be done tomorrow morning.

Police confirmed that divers later recovered a second body from the same area.

If the bodies turn out to be those of Quadrevion Henning and Purvis Parker, it will mean closure for the families.

Although the weeks of uncertainty have been agonizing for the loved ones of Quadrevion and Purvis, what comfort would there be in learning that hope for the boys' safe return is lost?

Personally, I think "closure" is highly overrated.

Sadly, life can hand us excruciatingly painful experiences. We can't avoid these harsh realities. We can only do our best to persevere.

In cases like the disappearance of the boys, it's so important for people with information to come forward immediately.

From TMJ4:

Police believe someone in Milwaukee has information about missing boys Purvis Parker and Quadrevion Henning, but are refusing to come forward. There are new efforts to change the no-snitching mentality in Milwaukee.

...Police say people pushing for no snitching are using threats to keep others quiet. They say it's a fear of retaliation if people speak out. A new movement in the film and music industry isn't helping. Police say it's keeping people quiet by scaring them. One such DVD shows slumped over bodies shot and bloody, an apparent consequence of squealing to police.

A street code of silence is part of the problem in Milwaukee as police continue to search for the two missing boys. The MPD say the "no snitching" movement is hurting the investigation. That's why tomorrow an association of African American police officers, called the League of Martin, is having a conference to talk about crime in the city, including the problem of the no snitching movement.

The League of Martin believes the key to ending the stop snitching movement is by going into neighborhoods in Milwaukee and start rebuilding people's trust in the police department so they feel comfortable sharing information.

The Frank Jude beating trial verdicts are likely to hamper efforts to foster a better relationship between the police and the people uncomfortable with cooperating with them.

Nevertheless, I really don't understand how people's consciences allow them to withhold information. It's possible to give tips to police anonymously.

How can one with knowledge of a crime stay silent, especially when it relates to a child?

Everything is not relative. There are absolutes. Things are right, and things are wrong.

When it comes to crime and bettering a community, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.