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Subject: Re: If Natalee Holloway was fat and ugly... Posted on: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:50:46 +0000 (UTC)



Brian K wrote:
> On 06/09/2005 1:09 AM Meldon performed amanuensis:
>
> >"Benny" wrote in message
> >news:2RTHJ71R38511.840775463@anonymous.poster...
> >
> >
> >>would her disappearance be getting nearly as much attention?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >It's entirely possible if you consider significant tourist dollars at stake.
> >You can see the host country scrambling for a scapegoat so they can say,
> >"There, problem fixed".
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Beautiful or not, her disappearance is felt deeply by those close to
> her. The level of media attention in her home country would probably be
> the same because she's a US citizen and a high school girl taking part
> in a group trip. Sadly Natalee made a mistake made by many young girls
> at home or abroad. She had too much to drink and left the bar with
> strangers. It doesn't matter if it's Aruba or Anytown, USA. If you are
> a girl/woman and you don't watch what you drink and leave with a
> stranger the results can be tragic.
>

The question I don't hear anyone asking is why are high school kids
drinking at a bar into the early morning hours? And where were the
chaperones?


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