The gist of this story is that the Governor of Alabama and the mother of Natalee Holloway are calling for a travel boycott of Aruba. They are doing so because they believe the police there are not doing enough to investigate Natalee's disappearance.
I'm sorry, but why should we as Americans expect every single country to be able to solve every single criminal case when we can't do the same here? And why do we expect them to put any special emphasis on a case just because a precious blonde American was the one who disappeared? I am sure that the authorities are doing what they can to investigate the case. Having American blowhard politicians and interfering moms constantly criticizing them and calling for a boycott of their island certainly will not motivate them to do more.
I'm tired of hearing about this story. She is one girl. One girl who was stupid enough to leave a nightclub with a few guys she did not know in a country she did not know. I'm not saying she deserved to have anything happen to her, it is terrible that it did. But putting herself in that situation was certainly not a good idea.
Knowing that people are trying to start a boycott of Aruba over this only makes me want to go there more. In fact, I think I will. Will someone please buy me a ticket to Aruba?
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posted by Jonathan @ 8:27 PM
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
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