You are probably right, but I know that a lot of good kids suspend the normal rules when on senior trips. I also feel in my bones that Nat is a good girl, but Aruba is a wild place for teenagers.
I too truly believe that Nat is a good girl and fully agree with your assessment about good kids doing bad things. We're all human.
Your assumption is right in line with what I've said before back on Thread 1 or 2, that I think someone in Mountain Brook knows exactly what Natalee's condition was before, during and at the end of her visit to Carlos and Charley's.
I'm 41 but was young once and attended Ole Miss for 5 years of Mom and Dad subsidized partying. I was a straight A student in high school but will have to admit that once I was out from under the watchful eyes of my parents I strayed off the right path I time or two. I really think that the whole senior trip mentality of "This is the step into adulthood" takes over the mind of even the best kid.
To reiterate: I believe with all my being that there are children in Mountain Brook that know a helluva lot more than they are letting on to and are keeping their mouthes shut because of fear of social reprisals.
TAW