I’ve never understood the absolute fascination with the death of one pretty teenager years and years ago. Thousands of people get murdered in the US every year and they don’t come to dominate news coverage. I remember one broadcaster leading off with this story on the day Katrina hit. Sad for the family but this isn’t a story at this point and never was one that justified 1/1000th of the coverage it got.
That’s pretty harsh.
And it isn’t just “one pretty teenager.” He has murdered again and probably there are more victims. It stays in the news because he has not been brought to justice.
Murders without suspects don’t continue to get coverage because there is nothing new to report while a suspect gone unpunished will stay in the news until justice is done.
The warning is what it's about ~ not the relative worth of any particular indiidual.
At the same time it sounds like you are one of Joran's fans?
Hmm?!?!?
I’ve never understood the absolute fascination with the death of one pretty teenager years and years ago. Thousands of people get murdered in the US every year and they don’t come to dominate news coverage.”
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I believe it is because it is a new era out there. Parents used to be able to count on a little justice, kids could celebrate senior week safely anywhere nearly, and border countries/islands were not so corrupted that they blew off disappearances in favor of drugs, political favors or cash. At least it seems that way to me. They were more devout people themselves than they are today and cared for the sake of the family to get answers.
And Natalie’s mother happened, thank God, to have the means and wherewithall to take it to Ariba, highlighting not only the corruption, but the danger for dizzy dumb parents to let their seniors go carousing near the border.
The mother kept the story alive to make sure that her daughter might receive some sort of “justice.” I applaud the mother.
“I’ve never understood the absolute fascination with the death of one pretty teenager years and years ago.’
It’s because most of us are parents, and most of us are very protective of our vulnerable girls. It is our greatest fear to have one of our daughters disappear.
Add in the mystery (we don’t know exactly what happened).