"I won't leave Aruba without her"

[Marley23]

@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, 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.

[Gatopescado]

@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.

[Slacker]

Depressing indeed. Seems like the island is too small to lose someone.

[35340]

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.

[Gatopescado]

@gatopescado

$10 says she does.

Wish someone woulda took me up on this. I could buy lunch then.