Quote From: passive What do you mean there is no evidence that they are guilty? weren't those three boys the last ones with her?the tv program to boycott aruba is NOT stupid it needs to be done. It has evrything to do with the island, you people on the island are the government so it has everything to do with the whole island. I think whats stupid is the fact that the government in Aruba is ignoring the fact that those boys were the last ones to see her, and the fact that they just let them go free, as if they didn't do anything, and they don't know anything is just insane. If the Aruban officals don't solve this crime and give this mother and her family an answer as to what happened to Natalee, I don't believe that any Americans should travel to Aruba, obviously Americans aren't respected in Aruba, so why would we support your country?
The problem with your logic is that it is entirely possible to support Beth Twitty, and to be empathetic to the horror of what she is going through, without all the unnecessary drama of a threatened boycott. Aruba is a great place and the people are friendly and very pro-American. And the people in Aruba are the ones who would get hurt most if there's a boycott. The judge will still have his gavel, I assure you. And those government officials who are corrupt will remain so.
To islanders, we sound like the playground bully. And that's because, historically, we have been.
Furthermore, if you think Americans should boycott Aruba based on an unsolved crime, does this apply to all foreign countries where Americans have disappeared? If not, why not?
I'm adding my voice to those who are disappointed in Dr. Phil. He has an expertise that is desperately needed in our country right now, and he's the best in the business at what he does. When he branches out like this, it merely dilutes his effectiveness.
It's somewhat analogous to Larry King doing Monday Night Football. Or Oprah joining the Weather Channel.
