[HiJinx]

When you start putting 2 and 4 together, an ugly picture appears.

Not to downplay a parent's angst over the disappearance of a child, but the upswing in media coverage is disturbing. Are they trying to get the word out as quickly as possible to aid in the rescue? Or is the coverage driven by a more sinister motive?

Or more likely, is it a combination of both? I don't have any answers, just a few provocative questions!

HJ

[dawn53]

Getting the word out quickly helped yesterday in Tampa. A 17 year old was abducted, all the local media was covering it and a guy sitting at a stoplight, listening to local radio, recognized the car with the perp and the girl inside, alerted authorities and they apprehended the car, saved the girl, and the perp shot himself.

Happy ending because the local media was saturating the airwaves with it.

As far as national coverage, I don't know if it serves a purpose.

[AmusedBystander]

While abductions are down, the press is driven by ratings. These events do capture the attention of viewers, which is a good thing as educated viewers will help become a modern day posse.

[Caipirabob]

...but the upswing in media coverage is disturbing. Are they trying to get the word out as quickly as possible to aid in the rescue? Or is the coverage driven by a more sinister motive?

I'm trying to figure out the coverage of the kidnapping of small children by sexual deviants and the media promotion of the Gay Agenda and normalization of Pedophilia at the same time.

One would seem to work against the other. Has the problem gotten so bad they can't ignore it?