Little Dominick has an AMBER Alert in Arkansas. He also went missing yesterday. Yet, no news, no coverage, no huge reward. It would be nice if a few people from here would check out his thread.
I understand the draw to Haleigh's case. Another little girl missing in FL. But it would be nice to have this amount of interest in others as well.
Dominick's thread:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79549
Idaho4Groenes,
You're totally right on with this post of yours.
I went to the link/WS.
I wanted to find out more, more details, what was seen, has anyone complained about strange vehicles in the area, etc.
I Googled, not much.
I used Yahoo's Search, still not much.
This little boy is too darn precious, and disappeared just as 'mysteriously' not to have the same media attention as any other child who has disappeared under 'unusual' circumstances.
My only reason for it.....the media.
But why? What 'rules' are there in media-speak for making one missing child more important than the next?
Certain 'rules' need to apply in order for an Amber Alert to be sent out.
I think certain 'rules' also need to be applied for getting the word out about a possible abducted child, via media.
As soon as a child is missing/abducted, there should be a list, criteria that is followed...not just the usual; what the child was wearing, when was he/she seen last, what color hair but I think there should be a list that media must follow, maybe 3 things.
And then it would be mandatory that all media/local news/local papers have to announce daily updates on that missing child.
Nancy Grace grates on my nerves most days but she's got a good thing at the end of her show, every night she runs a pic of a fallen military person, their age, their family they left behind, etc. She honors one fallen soldier a night.
Why can't local TV stations do something similar?
Two minutes at the end of every newscast, update the missing children in ....just throwing a number out there....a 100 mile radius.
I'm shaking my head here because I just don't understand it.
I know this it way OT, but I'm just upset....still not over the memorial yesterday, I guess.