I agree with all this. We don't know everything that LE knows, and they are not required to tell the general public everything. I would rather they remain tight-lipped if it will help ensure a conviction in the end, should this case come to that.
Also, I don't think family members can demand that the FBI show up and investigate.
That's the downside of a small town. People will support each other, but they can also be very quick to turn on each other and to bad mouth each other. I'm not sure such harsh criticism of the Scales family is warranted yet, when we really don't know all the details.
Agreed. I have to be honest... I was pretty shocked reading the post saying the community is starting to resent Kristy's parents. I think that is false. A minority might, because they aren't being spoon fed every detail of the investigation, but we don't know what has and hasn't been done. We don't know all the facts.
One thing I can say is the FBI is involved and actually has been in town. They haven't been running around with a swat team, but just because it doesn't look like TV doesn't mean they aren't involved. If they really do have zero credible leads, then they have no evidence of foul play. Kristy could have taken off, so until they have some evidence of her being taken they are limited in the type of help they can get. Can you imagine if the FBI sent officers out every time a woman went missing and the lead went cold? They couldn't possibly have the resources to do that. So, while I think the FBI might have assisted in some of the investigation, because there are no leads on where to search, no evidence of foul play, I am guessing they are spending time on other cases with more information and a clear indication the victim has been taken.
There have been at least three different search teams brought in, one of which was trained by Equusearch. They have had dogs, canoes, drones, boats, ATV, driver and on foot searches. This community has more man power than the National guard or the FBI could bring in given this isn't yet a murder or kidnapping investigation. We all don't think Kristy would take off, but thinking something doesn't make it so. If she is found safe, the same people yelling that the FBI and military should be called in will be screaming about a waste of taxpayer money and government resources.
We don't know everything LE knows, and we shouldn't. We don't know what the family has and hasn't tried and what the response has been. We should stop making assumptions and focus on helping them find Kristy.
I was appalled last night at the number of people on Facebook, the same people who spent time looking for Joelle, immediately start yelling about the time and money they lost when she was found. They assumed she left on her own without knowing all the facts and were quite rude. Once again, the full facts were not known so people jumped to conclusions.
