From my understanding, the protection of those who are innocent and the victims in these situations, is the reason for "shutting down free flowing information". It's not always our information to share... Not always our story to tell. We are here to help, not to simply get the "inside scoop". So, before we share what we consider to be valuable information or seek to weasel out that detail or morsel of gossip, we must first think about the face of the person we are seeking to help and those that love him or her. And sometimes, there is no one to love the victim, so here at websleuths, we take on that role.
However, Mollie has captured the nation's attention. And good for her. And I hope and pray with all I am that it is to her benefit. I pray that she is brought home alive and that her emotional scars are not greater than her physical. I pray that her friends and family have the endurance and strength to run this race. That they have every support and resource laid open and available to them. That in their time of need that they are not found wanting.
That here at websleuths we can be a community of like-minded individuals who seek to help and not to hurt. That before the search for information the desire to protect Mollie and her family is found to be of primary importance. And so, rumors don't start here, and instead of seeking merely information , plain data, the truth is sought and maintained and respected here.
Because that is how we can best love and help Mollie and her family and her friends.
And let us not forget the countless others in our very own communities who are missing, who do not garner this level of attention. Who are just as deserving of this love and respect and eagerness to seek the truth. May we use the momentum gained here and apply it to those who have fallen out of the spotlight, and perhaps were never in it at all.
Prayers and hope to Mollie and her family and friends. May she be brought safely home soon.
