A number of years ago we were well acquainted with a somewhat well to do Dutch couple, the husband, a famous engineer in Holland. From their own description, their children, having the greatest of advantages were a complete mess, so hedonistic and irresponsible, they were unable to finish at the university.
When this case broke, I thought of them and noted Deepak, Satish and Joran were all into gangsta rap. And there was a segment in the beginning aired on Fox in which Mrs. VDS defensively admits to having given Joran his own apartment because they believed he had demonstrated he could handle such independence.
What foolish, foolish, people. Firstly, Joran wasn't "independent" he wasn't footing the bills, his parents were. What they allowed him was the freedom to do whatever he wanted without the accompanying responsibility. NO child could handle something like that and I would venture to say few adults would be able to deal with it constructively.
Secondly, indulging children thusly, creates self-centered, spoiled, monsters who care nothing for anyone but themselves.
Joran has little or no conscience. He and the two brothers have held Aruba and America hostage for the last two months and have watched many, many people jump through hoops to locate Natalee. Not a peep out of them as to her whereabouts.
I understand many of the foibles and blunders of this case, and the possibility some officials may be trying to protect Joran. It's still astounding that NONE of the three, as young as they are, and as much publicity, intensity and pressure as this case has generated, has broken. Perhaps they are enjoying their gansta fantasy.
Its a fantasy alright, in a real world they would have been whacked and taking a dirt nap already...