LaceSprocket
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I think locals will remember because there is a very compelling reason to remember.
If I was a local, I would definitely have a good memory of that day. Especially if I had a child in Skyline. Or knew someone who did. Or if I was in that area. I would think everyone in that immediate area would have - at least - some recollection because a tragic thing happened to a little boy right in their OWN town on that day.
But I'm not local, so I have a very limited memory of what I did on June 4th. I'm not compelled to remember to what I did that day because I'm thousands of miles away, so my memory is not compelled to recall.
But I am sure that if it happened in my own town, you bet I would remember a lot about that day. Whenever a tragic event happens that affects many people, you're compelled to remember. But if you're so far removed from the event, you're not compelled to recall. If it happened in your backyard, you would be compelled to remember everything.
I think of it like this.
Where were you when Kennedy was shot? Do you remember? If it affected you personally, yes, you remember.
Where were you on 9/11? Do you remember? If it affected you personally, yes, you remember?
A little girl was kidnapped 4 miles from my house last year (ultimately found safe), but do you remember where you were on that date last year? Maybe you don't, but I do, because it affected me personally.
Now, do you remember where you were on June 4th when Kyron went missing? I don't remember because I'm not intimately connected to the case. I'm not even local.
But I bet most local people remember where they were because it affects most of them personally, on a very intimate level.
If I was a local, I would definitely have a good memory of that day. Especially if I had a child in Skyline. Or knew someone who did. Or if I was in that area. I would think everyone in that immediate area would have - at least - some recollection because a tragic thing happened to a little boy right in their OWN town on that day.
But I'm not local, so I have a very limited memory of what I did on June 4th. I'm not compelled to remember to what I did that day because I'm thousands of miles away, so my memory is not compelled to recall.
But I am sure that if it happened in my own town, you bet I would remember a lot about that day. Whenever a tragic event happens that affects many people, you're compelled to remember. But if you're so far removed from the event, you're not compelled to recall. If it happened in your backyard, you would be compelled to remember everything.
I think of it like this.
Where were you when Kennedy was shot? Do you remember? If it affected you personally, yes, you remember.
Where were you on 9/11? Do you remember? If it affected you personally, yes, you remember?
A little girl was kidnapped 4 miles from my house last year (ultimately found safe), but do you remember where you were on that date last year? Maybe you don't, but I do, because it affected me personally.
Now, do you remember where you were on June 4th when Kyron went missing? I don't remember because I'm not intimately connected to the case. I'm not even local.
But I bet most local people remember where they were because it affects most of them personally, on a very intimate level.