Toespi...if I may...
I agree with you that there are dangers out there. I know you are right about that. But, I think where this keeps getting off track is that we cannot assume that Natalee had the same awareness. Not everyone does. We can't apply what we know to the mindset of an 18 year old kid who may or may not have had any idea just how much danger is out there. To say oh, doesn't she have a TV? doesn't she watch the news?, etc. Maybe she watched Friends or MTV or The O.C. Not all young people keep up with the things that you and I keep up with.
You are right about the crime. Nobody says you aren't. But we cannot assume Natalee was as informed as you.
Truthluva, have you gone back to read what originally started this particuliar topic?