AL Teen Missing in Aruba

[DeltaZeta09]

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[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DeltaZeta09

Oh wow, so offended. I would say you're "real cool" for being an adult and swearing off on a chat board, but let's be real, you realized in junior high no one was ever going to consider any of you cool. It IS embarrassing that you all spoke of NH that way, and the fact that you can't even respond to the content of the criticism shows your lack of character further.

"Real cool" as opposed to "fake cool," eh?

Look -- this thread has been around for 5 years. If you'd actually read it, you'd see people saying "Wow, this is terrible, BUT _____." You can only be sympathetic for so long (considering most of us don't know her). At some point this DISCUSSION BOARD must become a vehicle for DISCUSSION.

And the whole "you should be ashamed to be Greek!" tirade is played. If you had been Greek for longer than a year (judging by the '09), you'd realize that being a part of an organization doesn't make you a drone who's incapable of engaging in conversations, discussions, or arguments.

So, again -- please shut the hell up.

[DrPhil]

DeltaZeta09 isn't smart enough to grasp anything in this thread so explaining this thread to her is a waste. She claims to have read it and her brain could only come up with what she typed.

[KillarneyRose]

Be nice, or no Panera for you!

[KillarneyRose]

Originally Posted by DeltaZeta09

Oh wow, so offended. I would say you're "real cool" for being an adult and swearing off on a chat board, but let's be real, you realized in junior high no one was ever going to consider any of you cool. It IS embarrassing that you all spoke of NH that way, and the fact that you can't even respond to the content of the criticism shows your lack of character further.

Honestly, it isn't like that at all. I've read this thread on and off since it started and although people have expressed frustration at a perceived abundance of media attention when someone like Natalee disappears versus when someone of less means disappears, no one wishes ill will toward her. I can't imagine anyone would argue, even posters who doubted the wisdom of Natalee going off with The Sociopath, that it is a terrible tragedy.

That said, I am sad that it wasn't Natalee's jawbone that was found. Partly because that means that there is yet another young woman out there who is unaccounted for and partly because I want her poor mother to have closure. What an unimaginable burden it must be to wake up every morning and know your child is missing and most likely dead, but you don't know for sure.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

Honestly, it isn't like that at all. I've read this thread on and off since it started and although people have expressed frustration at a perceived abundance of media attention when someone like Natalee disappears versus when someone of less means disappears, no one wishes ill will toward her. I can't imagine anyone would argue, even posters who doubted the wisdom of Natalee going off with The Sociopath, that it is a terrible tragedy.

That said, I am sad that it wasn't Natalee's jawbone that was found. Partly because that means that there is yet another young woman out there who is unaccounted for and partly because I want her poor mother to have closure. What an unimaginable burden it must be to wake up every morning and know your child is missing and most likely dead, but you don't know for sure.

The frustration can sometimes by interpreted differently, if people don't separate it from Natalee. (Frustrating at the system/media/unfairness of it all vs. frustration at her/her family). I think just about everyone does separate the issue from her, it just gets misunderstood.

No, Natalee didn't deserve this, but neither does anyone else who ends up in the hands of someone like Joran. It is IMO important to remember that this could have happened to any girl who left with him that night, and to remember that no matter how safe your surroundings seem, there ARE bad people out there. Her mother points out in her seminars how important it is to pay attention to your surroundings and to use the "buddy system". Lots of people end up in similar situations and are lucky enough to come out with nothing but a few good stories, but it's not worth the risk.