Topic : 09/15 The Disappearance of Natalee

Quote From: shacarri

Is there a message that says that? I sure hope there is NOT a message on this board that says what you quoted in parenthesis. I have not read them all,but I would hope a message that says that  would be edited or deleted. That is a rotten and untrue insult and NO Americans that I know of feel that way about them. NOT AT ALL..........

Quote From: cbmdej

It has also been stated on this board that the Dutch legal system cannot be trusted because of the situation with slave trade in the past. Nobody objected to that,saying how riddiculous it is to judge a legal system now on something that happened then.

So if that was a valid argument,then so is this one.

Quote From: visser

 No, i am just saying that the serious insults to  the people of Holland ("a country of whores and drugs addicts") is an indication of the mental mind of (some) Americans.

Quote From: jbalke

     Beth and Natalee Holloway (and their family) are just as much victims of Hurricane Katrina as the people of the Gulf Coast, especially those who lost family members to violence there. If the "happy island" of Aruba thinks that Americans have not noticed that as soon as the world's media was focused elsewhere, that they released these slimeballs from custody, they can just go "check their foot" as my father in law used to say. We know exactly what they've been up to all along-a GIANT COVERUP! Anyone, American or otherwise, who goes there, knowing what happened in this case, is not only falling for this crap, but actually making the statement that it was perfectly okay for Aruban authorities to treat a tourist this way. Wise up, folks! They only want your MONEY. They don't give a damn about YOU.  There are just too many other equally nice or better islands to vacation on. WHO NEEDS ARUBA and THEIR INCOMPENT POLICE DEPARTMENT and their nasty attitude.
    Beth, Jug and the rest of Natalee's family and friends, God be with you. You will be in our hearts and prayers until you find your answers.
    Julie and Jim
    Jacksonville, FL
   

Quote From: aunt2ten

Finally, someone who can actually help the Hollaway family!  My heart is breaking over  this case and I am writing all the people you listed in Aruba. I will never visit Aruba either, I can tell you that. 

  

It burns me that the Aruban govt lets these pigs free, knowing full well that they are at least guilty of having her drugged and then raped.  I dont know how Beth holds up in all of this, because I feel like flying down there and giving them hell!   I feel a lot better knowing Dr Phil is on the case. 

  

YOU ARE THE BEST DR PHIL!  GOD Bless you!  

  

(((hugs for the Hollaway family) I pray you get the answers you need and those involved in her dissapearance are brought to Justice.. 

  

Quote From: missjane2

If they don't have too much crime in Aruba, then they probably don't have good crime solving equipment and stuff.  How about if we lend them some of our well trained American SEARCH DOGS to cover the island and see what they can find? 

Quote From: alakazam

On behalf of all Americans, willing or not, I'd like to apologise to the Aruban and Dutch peoples for the poor and ignorant behavior of all the Americans who have been so critical over this Holloway nonsense and who are in favor of boycotting tourism to the island.   Try to understand that American opinion is governed first by our manipulative and myopic media and secondly by emotional outbursts.  Logic and the facts do not even figure into the thinking of the majority of American opinions.  The war in Iraq is a perfect example, not to mention Kobe Bryant, Lacy Peterson, and OJ Simpson.    I well know that America is 10 times more dangerous than Aruba, The Netherlands, or most any other country in the world.  Foreign tourists have been warned for years about the scams, murders, kidnappings, child abductions, car jackings, and serial killers being rampant in this country.  And since Bush has decided he has the ability and God-given right to randomly invade whatever country strikes his fancy, we're regarded as being even more deranged.   I lived in The Netherlands for almost 10 years and it was probably the most enjoyable time of my life, mostly because I never felt so safe.  Cops were everywhere and there is comparitively little crime.  There's no homeless, no unemployed, and the Dutch people are enjoy living their life instead of trying to screw everyone else.  I can only hope that maybe in 100 years, America will be as advanced.   Americans forget that the Dutch helped found this country (New Amsterdam), that the Pilgrim fathers came from Leiden, and The Netherlands was one of the first countries to officially recognize the new United States after the Revolutionary War.  I'm sure the people of New Orleans could use the assistance of the world's experts at levee building and living below sea level, but after all the insults, I'd be surprised if they'd lift a finger.   We in America are a young country, just like a young person, have a chip on our shoulder for no reason, are still stumbling around trying to act mature, yet unable and unwilling to learn from older and wiser persons, instead bullying everyone and repeating the mistakes of history.  And what's worse, due to our geography, we're a kid who's been given a big gun that he doesn't know what to do with, so we're not taking any advice from anybody 'cause we know best. (Any parents heard this before?)    I know there will be a lot of stupid and angry replies to this from ignorant Americans ("keep your opinion to yourself", "why don't I just leave if I don't like it", etc.) and you can just add those to the list of examples of why Americans simply can't deal effectively with the truth or with the outside world.   So, try to forgive those who don't understand and don't know any better. And to all Americans, it's time to wake up and understand how poorly this country is regarded around the world.  Stop perpetuating the stereotype.