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Unsupervised young people
By Charles Ratcliff
June 04, 2008
Wednesday
Obviously, the Natalee Holloway case was very tragic. But the
letter specifically mentioned young people traveling out of the
country. Do you not concede that young people without proper
adult supervision also create a high-risk group for irresponsible
behavior when they travel domestically? Every year, there are
fatalities in Panama City Beach, Florida that involve unsupervised
young people behaving irresponsibly.
I don't blame Natalee for whatever happened to her but I certainly
don't blame the fact that she was overseas, either. Whatever
happened to her could have happened anywhere, including her own
home town.
Charles Ratcliff
Birmingham, AL
About: "I am a native
born Aruban (of American parents) who has been living in Birmingham,
Alabama since 1982. Obviously, the Natalee Holloway case has
been very important to me on two fronts. I have followed its
evolution since May 31, 2005."
Received June 02, 2008 - Published
June 04, 2008
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