Not seeing any victim blaming, and haven't! What I have seen in way earlier threads was talk about the domino effect. Cause and effect. How a split second decision can have dangerous consequences, etc. No, we can't go back in time and change situations, circumstances, decisions, we can however LEARN from them!!! To completely overlook the actions and lack of actions that lead to Hannah's disappearance is missing part of the investigation. To start an investigation at the last known location, without anything further to go on, including someone's mental health, physical health, emotional well being, etc., is simply ignoring a large portion of the background of the investigation that lead to where is the missing person!
That's all! Educate, educate, and educate some more!!! Remind young adults away from the safety net of parents of the dangers that exist, the type of people that are coexisting among us all with intentions that aren't good, drill the buddy system and drill it some more!!! YES, we can ALL agree that IF someone harmed Hannah, that perp is to blame!!! From being on this board since 2008, I think I safely say that Hannah did NOT DESERVE anything harmful to happen to her now matter the circumstances! Rarely have I seen a poster even claim such, and if it happens, mods will remove that post pronto! I know, I've alerted to posts for them to check out before. Our mods do a darn good job!! Likewise, our members are compassionate, and hard working sleuthers! We want to go get to the bottom of the case, follow through with the trial, and hopeful convictions if there is foul play. We rejoice when someone is found! We worry when we know a person is missing with a history of depression/a marital problem/pregnancy/college student missing after drinking/etc. etc. etc. MANY participate in local search teams for our missing. Many have devoted YEARS to a case that might still be unsolved. No, victim blaming isn't our thing, and won't be tolerated. But circumstances leading up to that disappearance is a completely different thing!!!
We don't BLAME a depressed person for being a missing case. Instead we use our collective knowledge of prior cases, and the history behind the missing person to hopefully help decide if the person has sought out help for their depression, has taken a sebatical to clear their minds, could have wrecked while having their mind preoccupied with mental thoughts, could have placed themselves in an unsafe situation, or could have harmed themselves.
In most cases there's a list of questions that immediately pop into our minds as we read the first media releases that someone is missing. For instance, a child is missing, who was the last person outside of family that saw that child? Are we blaming the child?? NO! Are we blaming the parents? NO! We're simply trying to establish a timeline, a background, etc.
JMO..as always..
fftobed: Also, in most of the cases I follow, I usually have an opinion as to how LE is handling it. I just can't decide how to feel this time. Very odd.
