Topic : 01/19 Follow-ups

You americans are so strange......  

First of all I would like to say that these thing (kidnapping/murder/rape) never schould happen. Because it's terrible.  

But the one thing I don't understand about the USA is: They would like that everyone is behaving as they say. So a american girl is lost in Aruba and Aruba should 'obey' the USA???? Why.  

I am Dutch and the laws in Aruba are the same like ours. Those laws are good. Because if you look to american prisons there are innocent people out there. Because they were pressured by the police to say they did it.  

(B.T.W I am NOT discussing now about if Joran is quilty or not ok, so please...)  

Another thing I would like to add is another case, here in the Netherlands we have another gay who did crimes in the Netherlands. But he smugled stuf to the USA. The Dutch needed to give him to the americans because they wanted. HE IS DUTCH. And now there is prove that meanwile the investigation to the actions of the "Zwarte Cobra" (his name) the americans didn't respect our laws.  

They broke it on cerveral points.  

You can't say to other country's: You should treat us with respect, while in meanwhile you disrespect them.  

I strongly belive you don't now enything about other countries. Americans only have a vission about there own beloning, and there wallet.  

And by the way did you ever send 3 F-16 to search for a foreiner who was lost in ameica?  

I hope tis discussion will be a lot better than the last one we had on these boards about Nathalee Holloway. Treat echtother with respect, and please, don't say: You are stupid / basterds / dump or that stuff. Everyone has a diffrent vission, and respect each other. Or it won't be a good discussion. On the last board it was more: Kill the Arubans and Dutch.  

But comeon respect you have to earn, you can't take it by forse.  

Have a nice day, Ninjai  

I can't believe I heard what Dr. Phil said, that there is help for mentally ill people in our country.  Yes there is help if you have money, privet insurance, or get on the Dr. Phil show.  Most mentally ill people do not have money, most have never been able to hold a job to get privet insurance, and well I do not think Dr. Phil can have them all on his show.   

As an adult child of a parent who has this illness and has lived with it all her life I do apperciate the positive outlook on the illness, but lets face it we need to change in the USA and provide better care for the mentally ill.  My mother is Okay, but thats all just Okay, the system keeps her from totally losing her mind but if I or we had money I know she could be fully functunal.  Lets not pretend that the help is there if people ask for it, it is not. 

living in a state that relies heavily on tourist dollars I would like to remind those in favor of Boycott that Tourism works both ways... There are those of us here in America that depend on tourist dollars for our lively hood. We here in Florida have been boycotted by European tourists and others,  when a rash of violence against foreign tourists who were murdered at rest stops along our American highways and in our cities (Miami) took place right here in,  yes,  this self-righeous county. 

 In this state we have Thousands of foreign property owners, who vacation here and pay taxes on their properties. Should these people Boycott the USA (Florida) we here would suffer great financial loss. People losing jobs, homes etc etc.  

America is more violent than many countries ( that are tourist destineations).  For many of the crimes committed on the tourists visiting here this state (country) could not provide answers, reasons, perpetrators etc. to families of those dead and injured. Think about the families (mothers, childrens etc) who WE could not give answers...... 

This is one missing person on one tiny island, the boycott is ridiculous. Alabama and Arkansas only need to look in their own backyards, they have scores more of missing persons cases their own law enforcement agencies can't solve.  

The Aruban agencies are doing all they can, they have spent great sums of money and resources, but whatever they do, is not good enough for the family. Every family will feel that way on an unsolved case, but it's not fair to punish an entire island's livlihood. I also think the family has interfered, as well as the media. They have hurt the case by revealing information and meddling. .