Topic : 09/15 The Disappearance of Natalee

So many young Americans, get drunk every weekend and act irresponsibly. I am in now way implying that Natalle deserved to be killed. HOWEVER, leaving with 3 strangers in a foreign country was certainly the WRONG choice to make. Hopefully, some young women have smartened up realizing that you can't just do thing haplessly. And where were the so-called chaperones?? People can talk about the goverments response, all they want but there are many ways this tragedy could have been avoided. 

to beth my prayers are with you and to dr.phil im happy you are helping or going to help beth in this fight.but i do have to say people go missing even in canada and no one blames the goverment.its these kids fault that took her away.how ever i really do hope something is done about this and beth finds her daughter.i know that i would'nt stop till i did.blaming goverments don't help a dam thing.why don't people put the blame on the people who did this instead.it was'nt the goverment who hurt or took natalee away.it was these three boys.so why not blame them instead.now with saying that.BETH NEVER GIVE UP AND HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH.MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.AND I HOPE YOU FIND YOUR DAUGHTER. 

                                      KATHY 

                                     ONTARIO CANADA 

In the interview in the hotel lobby with Deepak, he said, "If I knew where the body was, I would have told them long ago," clearly demonstrating that he knew that she was indeed dead. Given just this little bit as well as the admissions that they all had intercourse with her as she slid in and out of consciousness; it is unbelievable that these young men could walk out of jail and in one case leave the country. 

We can as a nation organize a boycott of Aruba. It certainly is not the only island in the area. Curacao is barely a few hundred miles away. If we all decide to inform travel agencies and tour companies that if they have tours to Aruba, we will take our vacation business elsewhere,  until the Aruban government and legal system make some real and clear effort to let justice be done. They don't have to find suspects, they had them in jail.  

I can assure you that we will not even consider Aruba a destination until that is so. 

Veronica 

YOU CAN KEEP YOUR KIDS LOCKED UP SOME WHAT IF IT MEANS THEY ARE SAFE.I WOULD'NT HAVE LET MY DAUGHTER GO.THEIR IS'NT A PRAY.IF SHE HAD'NT GONE SHE WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN HERE.THE DATE RAPE DRUG IS OUT THERE BUT WHY WAS SHE DRINKING AWAY.AND WHY WAS SHE LET GO 

                           KATHY 

I think people refer to Joran and his father as "running away"  because of the sudden change in his college plans.  Originally Joran was scheduled to go to a college in Florida, but now is in the Netherlands going to school.  'Course he's probably safer in Holland than Florida.  And don't forget - the father was also a suspect at one time.  (Did he pay the party boat captain to dump her at sea?) 

Also, many people do not understand the culture in the South.  Many of the churches and schools have programs that encourage young people to sign pledges and contracts to remain virgins until marriage.    And this family is involved with their church.  It is amazing how many young people sign these pledges and stand by them.   The churches in the South also have considerably more active programs involving their young people than other areas do.  Please do not be so quick to judge Mrs. Twitty when she says her daughter was "a virgin."  She quite possibly was -- but that's neither here nor there.   

She was still the victim of a horrendous crime and everyone knows the father helped the boys dispose of evidence.  We'd have to be REALLY STUPID to think otherwise.  But, he was in a position of authority and had money.......'nuff said.