Gabby Petito

[Kms943]

There was an article just the other day that there was over 540,000 people missing in 2020 alone. The reason why this case has gotten so much attention is because there’s undeniable proof of the last person Gabby was seen with and the person of interest showed up without the missing person whom he had very strong ties to and is expected to be with. Oh and has her vehicle as well.

I believe the 540,000 number is the total of entries received by the NCIC during 2020 and doesn’t account for the cleared/canceled/located cases.

 

[Kms943]

You have to be careful with that kind of "wish."

This is how communist dictatorships "news media" is and it's NOT better.

Only if that news outlet is a government run agency like Pravda. I was referring more to a non-profit, private organization model.

 

[Dentam]

This is how communist dictatorships "news media" is and it's NOT better.

Wishing for news to be reported in a straightforward manner without the huge push for ratings is a far cry from media dictated by a communist party.

 

[mom2rtk]

I have to tell you something interesting. Where I live in my state and area it is not IN or popular to have blonde hair, at all. And hasn't been for many years. My niece was a strawberry blonde that made her hair black. A friend I hadn't seen in twenty years who was always blonde I just saw a couple days ago at a Bridal shower and I didn't recognize her bc she now has long curly black hair, hair extensions too. She got mad at me too bc I didn't recognize her lol. If you look at the culture and generation of pop stars now, most are dark haired, or POC. In my area in Northeast it has been that way for many years now, particularly with Jersey Shore, Kardashians, etc. Commercials on TV, rare if any blondes, and always people of color or mixed couples, or people that can pass for a variety of cultures. We have a friend whose kid does commercials, they like him just for that reason. So I am not saying it doesn't happen but what I am saying is true too. Even body shape has changed, they even got rid of the models Angels from Victoria Secret. In my day it was about Heather Locklear, Farrah Fawcett, Stevie Nicks. Nowadays no pop star etc looks like them in anyway, they now have darker skin, darker hair and big booties. There is change happening.

And that's sad. The point is that everyone should feel comfortable in their own skin (and hair). The fact that something has happened to make people with blonde hair now feel they need to change who they are is sad.

 

[DLgal]

Only if that news outlet is a government run agency like Pravda. I was referring more to a non-profit, private organization model.

We have that. It's called C-Span. No one watches it.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

then it appears the issue is what type of cases generate interest, and that is a function of the public. There may be myriad reasons why the public is more interested in certain types of cases and yes, some of them are unsavory reasons.

A fully independent news media could decide what to cover, and could decide to cover things that aren't going to cause mass interest in the public because they don't need to interest the public in order to fund their existence. if someone wants to start a fully publicly or privately funded missing persons cable network, that might help with the issue. However, you can't make people watch it.

I agree that if there is a thread about Gabby Petito it is probably going to attract person who want to talk or read about Gabby Petito's case. There can be another thread dedicated to underrepresented missing persons.

 

[Kms943]

We have that. It's called C-Span. No one watches it.

True, but C-Span is focused primarily of live coverage of government proceedings:
What is C-SPAN?
C-SPAN is a multi-platform public service with offerings on television, online, radio and social media. It is a private, nonprofit organization created in 1979 by the cable television industry to provide long-form, unfiltered and balanced public affairs programming. C-SPAN receives no government funding, funding comes through license fees paid by television providers — the cable and satellite companies that offer C-SPAN to their customers as a public service — and through advertisements on our digital platforms. C-SPAN's mission is to provide our audience with access to the live, gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and to the other forums where public policy is discussed, debated and decided — all without editing, commentary or analysis, and with a balanced presentation of points of view.

 

[neverlandsky]

I believe the 540,000 number is the total of entries received by the NCIC during 2020 and doesn’t account for the cleared/canceled/located cases.

Even so that number is eye opening.

 

[Dentam]

then it appears the issue is what type of cases generate interest, and that is a function of the public. There may be myriad reasons why the public is more interested in certain types of cases and yes, some of them are unsavory reasons.

Exactly. This is what I was referring to when I said it highlights the inequalities in our society. I probably could have worded it better, but also didn't want to go off on this topic too much since many agree it should be its own thread.

 

[JimMIA]

Even so that number is eye opening.

Well, you have to realize that the overwhelming majority of those cases only last a few hours. A lot of them are "Silver Alerts" where an older person with dementia just wanders off, many are cases where a kid goes to spend the night with a boyfriend/girlfriend.

The vast majority turn out to be nothing and everything is fine.

 

[JimMIA]

Exactly. This is what I was referring to when I said it highlights the inequalities in our society. I probably could have worded it better, but also didn't want to go off on this topic too much since many agree it should be its own thread.

I think a lot of it also depends on where you live. Here in Miami, almost all of the missing person cases in the news are minorities -- as are most of our Amber Alerts. [ETA: That's because we are a heavily-minority community, so it's population-based not because of media bias.]

You have to also realize that some people will use any event in the news for publicity or fundraising.

We had a fundraising press conference on this very issue a couple of days ago -- by people who have never, ever raised the issue before. But they know if they can get in the news, the checks will roll in.

 

[Marrila]

Well, you have to realize that the overwhelming majority of those cases only last a few hours. A lot of them are "Silver Alerts" where an older person with dementia just wanders off, many are cases where a kid goes to spend the night with a boyfriend/girlfriend.

The vast majority turn out to be nothing and everything is fine.

Those happen occasionally in our community. The alerts are sent out, generally good news when resolved. Not a lot of details after being found, understandably.
Local Facebook groups, tv stations, and sometimes an Amber alert are ways the word gets out.
They don't just publicize the blonde and pretty.
We do still have at least one longer standing case involving an older child (boy). Flyers are still at stores, media continues to mention occasionally.
These cases are not on national news. And that ok with me.

 

[tinkerdorabelle]

You have to be careful with that kind of "wish."

This is how communist dictatorships "news media" is and it's NOT better.

Uh, no. Not in any way does that cause what you say here, news not driven by ratings becomes communist dictatorship news? What? When things are driven solely or mainly by money, particularly news, it can get exploited, twisted, misinformation, or certain money making stories pushed at the expense of others, exactly what we have now on our cable infotainment news.

 

[LSUmiss]

But it does have to do with morality. It's just that what people consider moral and what they value or prioritize are different. So what's moral to one person may be different than what's moral to another.

You may see helping your guilty child escape as "protecting" your child and to you that is the "moral" thing to do. But others may believe that to allow their child to get away with avoiding the consequences of their actions is the more harmful course, so to them it would be more moral (and beneficial to their child in the long run) to encourage them to turn themselves in.

The problem everyone is having is not so much in understanding that others would choose to do something different than they would; it's that you explicitly stated it was because some people have "less of a connection" with their child. You had to know when you made that statement that you were going to upset people. Imagine if someone said that the reason why you would help your child escape is because you don't love them enough to turn them in. You would certainly be upset and feel that was a personal attack on your parenting.

Connection is a bad word & in a pp, I said it’s hard to put into words. But, basically, I’m saying that for some of us, this desire to protect our children supersedes any other moral code we may have even if that isn’t really the right thing to do. And I agree with your comment that ppl have a hard time understanding that ppl would do things differently. I have absolutely no judgment of anyone who says they would turn their kid in. The conversation evolved into this discussion b/c ppl had been going on & on about Brian’s parents’ actions & how awful they were. Some of us are saying, yeah it sucks they did what they did, BUT we get it b/c we might have done the same in certain circumstances.

 

[DLgal]

Uh, no. Not in any way does that cause what you say here, news not driven by ratings becomes communist dictatorship news? What?

That's not what I said at all. You misunderstood the point I was making.

 

[MamaMermaid]

Brian's parents spotted meeting with their lawyer in Orlando. And, according to the Daily Mail (lol), a flight attendant thinks she may have spotted him in Canada...

 

[tinkerdorabelle]

Brian's parents spotted meeting with their lawyer in Orlando. And, according to the Daily Mail (lol), a flight attendant thinks she may have spotted him in Canada...

Interesting. I kinda think that the whole leaving his car at that place may have very likely been a decoy.

 

[JimMIA]

Brian's parents spotted meeting with their lawyer in Orlando. And, according to the Daily Mail (lol), a flight attendant thinks she may have spotted him in Canada...

Links?

 

[tinkerdorabelle]

That's not what I said at all. You misunderstood the point I was making.

I am sorry if I did.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

He’s been seen in Canada and Mexico so far. Really narrows it down. It’s a bad time to be a young bald white dude.