Just a thought.
It isn't illegal for an adult free from military or court retrictions on travel to go "missing". Whether planned, or spur of the moment...she had that right, and no authority has a right to charge her for an investigation instigated by her friends and family. While common sense, and love for family would dictate that you would never put them through that kind of stress and heartache...she did nothing illegal until she called authorities, and concocted the kidnapping story. Even after that...she came clean. So...charge her for a false statement...but for the investigation? Nah.
Look at it this way...have you ever been on a highway, on your way to an important meeting, and all of a sudden you come to a dead stop? You realize there's been an accident. Some jerk going way over the speed limit has caused an accident, and there are numerous emergency workers, and emergency vehicles, and investigators, and life flight, and let's see...hundreds of people that are prevented from getting their work done...how much do you think that costs everyone involved? Should we make the jerk, providing he's still alive, pay for ALL the costs involved because he was speeding?
The emotions are very high in this case...and these people have become water cooler fodder. If anything...this should teach people...smaller is better. 600 people!!! Ridiculous!
As far as this being racial...please. She could have said a white guy and a white girl, but because she said an hispanic guy and white girl...all of a sudden...it's a race thing. I'm a white girl...should I cry foul because she named my particular demographic.?
Anyway...JMHO.
Renee
