Quote From: wisegirl
Why all this focus on Natalee Holloway???
Let's put this into perspective...
There is just one missing persons case in Aruba, who happens to be an American; while there are more than 92,000 missing persons cases currently in the United States. Also, the state of Alabama has the 6th highest murder rate in the country. The Holloways should count themselves lucky that nothing happened to their daughter in their own backyard. Sounds like the Holloway family and the American media is subjugating other countries to their own internal problems with crime.
Where are you getting your numbers? Numbers I've found from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs state 100,000 persons on average are missing in the US anually. 99.8% of that number return on their own or are returned to their families by law enforcement. The DoJ has awarded $100 million in grants nationwide to Law Enforcement Agencies to solve cold case missing persons files with another $1 billion to be dispersed over the next 5 years. It hardly appears the we aren't doing whatever we can to return loved ones to their families.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
Further more: as of this date 11/05/05 there are currently 1789 missing children listed on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website www.ncmec.org 328 are children missing as a result of Hurricane Katrina 178 of which have been recovered but not yet removed from the database; 733 are runaways; 392 are family abductions; 60 lost missing injured and the remaining 276 are missing from various other causes. Please I beg you look for yourself on reputable databases. www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org is another reputable database where you can find credible information. NISMART is solid study detailing the National Estimates of Missing Children, their methodology and criteria for their data are clearly stated within the document.
So far as Aruba is concerned, they are far better than merely pleased to benefit from American Tourism $$$ there is an implied expectation their government & law enforcement personnel will do their utmost to provide safe and effective protections to the very people contributing to their economic well-being.
If you hate the US so much why are you here? no one is making you stay. I fail to understand why you're so angry that efforts are being extended to find, recover and protect a beloved child of one of our citizens, wouldn't you raise 400 different versions of hell to find one of your loved ones?
It's a story that captured national attention and struck fear in the hearts of parents everywhere. Eighteen-year-old Natalee Holloway disappeared during a senior class trip to the island of Aruba. Now, Dr. Phil uncovers information never before revealed. Tune in for exclusive interviews -- some potentially incriminating -- with witnesses, suspects and their families and friends. Find out what the polygraph says about a crucial witness, and hear Natalee's mom describe how the horror of losing her precious daughter unfolded over one heartbreaking summer. Share your thoughts here.
