demkicker is merely pointing out that this series of threads has gone on for some time now. the points that you are raising have been made over and over previously. everyone acknowledges that Carlos and Charlies was a bad place to go, poor judgment has been established etc etc. No one is denying it, and as has been pointed out, it has been discussed for the PAST MONTH. and what is to be gained from it at this point? nothing. it happened and we are now merely interested in having Natalee retrieved and returned to her family. of course you are free to feel superior that you would never get yourself into such a fix, but the rest of us are merely interested in having this horrible tragedy resolved.
This is a talk shop. Nothing going on here at FR is going to advance the investigation. I appreciate the depth of feeling people have about the case, but in the end, it is a single missing person who probably cannot be helped at this point, therefore, the best thing that could come of this is for others to understand the danger she put herself in and make sure they don't make the same mistakes.
Precisely. When I look back at the things I did when I was Nat's age (and I was a relatively tame kid), I can't believe how stupid I was. Teenagers think they are immortal and that's never going to change. But of course adults who forget what it was like to be a teenage on a class trip will blame poor Nat.
We can tune in O'Reilly when we need to hear someone pontificate.
I suppose I should feel grateful that I don't understand people who like to act 'holier than thou' regarding the Natalee Holloway tragedy. I must keep reminding myself that just like flies, we've got to put up with them.