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Kate Spade

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Whats going on with this case? I find it sickening. She is absolutely adorable. The thought of something bad happening to her makes me queasy.

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yes, it's a horrible thing.

the thing that gets me is because the girl and her family are very attractive, they get all this publicity and celebrity hangers-on.  the exposure they're getting is all based on what sells in the media. there's nothing different from this girl than any other child that gets snatched besides the saleability of the child and family.  This happened with Lacy Peterson and Natalee Holloway as well.

The media likes attractive people drama because it sells.

There are many similar cases throughout the world but they lack the marketability to get people to read or watch, so they don't get as much media attention.

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D wrote:

yes, it's a horrible thing.

the thing that gets me is because the girl and her family are very attractive, they get all this publicity and celebrity hangers-on.  the exposure they're getting is all based on what sells in the media. there's nothing different from this girl than any other child that gets snatched besides the saleability of the child and family.  This happened with Lacy Peterson and Natalee Holloway as well.

The media likes attractive people drama because it sells.

There are many similar cases throughout the world but they lack the marketability to get people to read or watch, so they don't get as much media attention.


My thoughts as well. My first reaction to hearing about this on the news was "aww, poor little white girl". Which is awful, I know, but let's talk about all the poor little Asian girls that kidnapped/sold/tricked into prostitution rings by human traffickers. Let's talk about the poor little Mexican women in Juarex Mexico who have been stalked and killed by some serial killer that no one in the criminal justice world wants to recognize.

I'm sorry, but just becaus she's cute and pretty doesn't make it any worse. And besides...her stupid parents left her alone in the hotel room with her two-year old twin brother/sister while they went to dinner. Their hotel offered them baby-sitting services but they declined. That's what makes it worse- that this was entirely preventable but once again, parent's weren't really thinking about thier responsibilities. They said they were checking on them every half-hour but that's a long time for something to happen. You don't leave your kids in a car while you "just run into pick something up" and you don't leave your kids alone while you're at dinner. There are responsibilities that come with being a parent and making sure your kids are safe and secure AT ALL TIMES is one of them. I am not blaming the parents, the person who did this is to blame, but it is a crime that would have been preventable had the parents taken the hotel up on thier offer of babysitting.



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Ok, I am so glad that I am not the only person who thinks it's ridiculous that her parents left her alone and have gotten away without punishment.

It makes me sick.

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relrel wrote:

 



My thoughts as well. My first reaction to hearing about this on the news was "aww, poor little white girl". Which is awful, I know, but let's talk about all the poor little Asian girls that kidnapped/sold/tricked into prostitution rings by human traffickers.





When I first heard this story, my first thougth was "human trafficking". No one wants to ever talk about how real it is and how often it happens and how many women/children get kidnapped and sold into it. I wish the media would do more stories on this subject - its a very brutal one but it wont go away by ignoring it.


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relrel wrote:

 


 And besides...her stupid parents left her alone in the hotel room with her two-year old twin brother/sister while they went to dinner.

 


What?!?!?! Unbelievable. disbelief.gif

 



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I must have had my head under a rock lately. This is the first I've heard of this girl.

Re: the parents - I dunno, I don't have kids, so maybe I shouldn't comment. To me, it sounds like one of those things that is easy to criticize when something bad happens. If the parents were checking on the kids as often as they say AND within visual distance of the room, I can see how they might think it would be okay. I agree that they should have taken up the hotel on babysitting, but if something had happened then they'd be criticized for leaving the kids w/ a total stranger. I guess in kidnapping cases it always seems to me like the parents get jumped on for something they could have done differently.

I'm definitely influenced by the media myself. The first article I read discussed cultural differences regarding acceptablility of leaving children alone.

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relrel wrote:

 

D wrote:
yes, it's a horrible thing.


the thing that gets me is because the girl and her family are very attractive, they get all this publicity and celebrity hangers-on. the exposure they're getting is all based on what sells in the media. there's nothing different from this girl than any other child that gets snatched besides the saleability of the child and family. This happened with Lacy Peterson and Natalee Holloway as well.

The media likes attractive people drama because it sells.

There are many similar cases throughout the world but they lack the marketability to get people to read or watch, so they don't get as much media attention.


My thoughts as well. My first reaction to hearing about this on the news was "aww, poor little white girl". Which is awful, I know, but let's talk about all the poor little Asian girls that kidnapped/sold/tricked into prostitution rings by human traffickers. Let's talk about the poor little Mexican women in Juarex Mexico who have been stalked and killed by some serial killer that no one in the criminal justice world wants to recognize.

 


amen.  and amen again.

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squishy wrote:

relrel wrote:


D wrote:
yes, it's a horrible thing.


the thing that gets me is because the girl and her family are very attractive, they get all this publicity and celebrity hangers-on. the exposure they're getting is all based on what sells in the media. there's nothing different from this girl than any other child that gets snatched besides the saleability of the child and family. This happened with Lacy Peterson and Natalee Holloway as well.

The media likes attractive people drama because it sells.

There are many similar cases throughout the world but they lack the marketability to get people to read or watch, so they don't get as much media attention.


My thoughts as well. My first reaction to hearing about this on the news was "aww, poor little white girl". Which is awful, I know, but let's talk about all the poor little Asian girls that kidnapped/sold/tricked into prostitution rings by human traffickers. Let's talk about the poor little Mexican women in Juarex Mexico who have been stalked and killed by some serial killer that no one in the criminal justice world wants to recognize.

amen.  and amen again.
ita.



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I'm there, too.  I have nothing against white girls from upper crust families being found as fast as possible.. but there was so much hoopla over Elizabeth Smart, too- and it was mostly because of her socioeconomic status.
One thing I noticed is that Toronto is so multicultural that there was a fuss over Cecilia Zhang in the national media when she disappeared, and I thought that was really great, but it was NOTHING LIKE Madeline McCann. 

I just heard this story, though, which the fabulous Seattle Times brought my way, and which was blogged about on the Mutiny (always the flat out best source for gossiping about news relating to South Asia):
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/004824.html

Read; it will warm the cockles! :)


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