Missing Georgia Woman
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Railroad
Routinely Derailed
Doesn't it strike you as odd that the media is spending so much time and energy on this? Must be a slow news day elsewhere in the world. It seems like we are now living in a time where the press specializes in micro-views of things, blowing little items up to be larger than life. I mean, I'll grant that the woman did a monumentally stupid and ultimately selfish thing (which according to this morning's news may have been very carefully premeditated), but how big is this story in the grand scheme of things? Not very. I'd like the media to spend more time on things that really matter and less time on sensationalism. Are we as a nation so bored with the issues of the day that this becomes more interesting?
cattitude said:Pissy about the rain, eh?
pics please!Kain99 said:Did ya see the picture of the guy Kwillia?
willie
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Sharon said:
If I was that guy, I'd call off the wedding myself after her little psycho stunt.
Being compared to Scott Peterson can't be a bright spot in your life. Marrying into an obviously controlling family doesn't help either when the uncle says they are anxious to talk to her about their issues and the father unilaterally says the wedding is rescheduled.
Not quite off topic but why would the police object to being video taped while doing a lie detector test or being on neutral ground? I think the guy had some legitimate requirements.
cattitude said:
Don't you wish you could make the same statement? 
No. We, as a nation, are so stupid that this is what we understand. Talk about Social Security reform and watch the eyes start glazing over. Talk about "Desperate Housewives" and watch the conversation get animated.Railroad said:
It's just the way.
The news guys have ads to sell. The only way they can sell ads is by getting eyeballs tuned to their show. Since more Americans are interested in flesh-eating viruses and runaway brides than health care reform, that's what the news dudes focus on.
My neighbor has a "Desperate Housewives" party every Sunday night and women from all over our town come and sit in their jammies, eat junk food and watch.
I didn't have one taker for my proposed "McLaughlin Group" party.
I didn't have one taker for my proposed "McLaughlin Group" party.
She didn't break any laws until she lied to the cops about being kidnapped.dustin said:
I feel sorry for her because I have this idea she was in a situation that she didn't know how to get out of. I think she was scared to tell her parents that she didn't want to get married because she was afraid they'd get mad. So she took off.
I'm not excusing her immaturity - this would have been a lot easier to take if she were some 18 year old kid.
dustin
UAIOE
vraiblonde said:
So do you also feel sorry for her fiance, family, friends and the people who put their daily lives aside to search for her, fearing she was dead, only to find out that she was too immature to deal with problems like an adult?
We are not certain about what was going on in her home-life. How could we know that? We are not a part of her family. However, she still broke the law, and because of her immaturity, law enforcement was utilized in a situation where it was not needed, and tax dollars were used which could have been utilized elsewhere, perhaps causing other legitimate causes to receive less attention.
I understand your point of view, but I do not agree with it.
