# "I won't leave Aruba without her" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 7, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261 "2005-06-07T05:20:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261/21 "2005-06-07T17:11:15Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > And not to single out **Fionn** , as others have expressed similar opinions, but: > > The little nine-year old girl that was killed by the sex offender north of Tampa was cute and white, but certainly not sexy or rich. She got plenty of attention. > > The 13 year-old girl that was killed by her mom’s ex, somewhere south of Tampa, was a latina, lived in a trailer and was not physically attractive. She got plenty of attention. Children should have gotten their own category. Pardon my cynicism, but every time a child goes missing for an hour, the kid becomes the lead story on [CNN.com](http://CNN.com), with photo. > [@](#): > > Currently, a 60 year old case of the murder of a black Mississippi teenager is being re-opened and is recieving plenty of attention. Till’s murder and open-casket funeral were touchstones of the civil rights movement. You’re right but I don’t think it’s a good comparison. That’s of interest today because of its historical significance. Now, if that murder happened today it would still get media coverage because of its brutality - but I think the murder would get more attention than the disappearance. > [@](#): > > I believe it’s the circumstances, more than the other factors of beauty, social status and race that determine the amount of coverage. It’s a given that the media is going to show pictures. The amount of attention a case gets is, in part, determined by how **SHOCKING AND TRAGIC!** it is. I think the abduction and murder of a pretty, innocent, young suburban white girl seems more shocking to a lot of people. I’m chalking it up to gender and racial reasons. So it’s not a case of people being chosen for media attention because they’re attractive, but it amounts to something similar. > [@archmichael](#): > > I do think they are looking for people that are attractive or think will be attractive to Middle America. These things do not take place on such a conscious level. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261/22 "2005-06-08T00:57:50Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > The OP is just betting that she leaves Aruba without her, despite her assertion to the contrary. Yeah, thats it. Shes gone, lady. Of course I didn’t really think of the “retire to the beachs of Aruba” angle. She made a promise to invest in property behind. What a shit story. To depressing to think about. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261/23 "2005-06-08T20:35:02Z")
Depressing indeed. Seems like the island is too small to lose someone. ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261/24 "2005-06-09T02:24:45Z")
point of order, Nat is now believed to be dead. I can imagine not wanting to leave, and I don’t envy her thought processes of leaving versus staying. Boy it’s a small world. Some of us heard this via email from her uncle, rather than on the national news. How many degrees of separation is that, … people\*? \*right, this isn’t the pit. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261/25 "2005-08-02T01:09:34Z")
> [@gatopescado](#): > > $10 says she does. Wish someone woulda took me up on this. I could buy lunch then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-leave-aruba-without-her/307261.md?page=1)