AnnieOakley
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I don't know what LE has done or not in this case, and I don't know that Wichita LE is acting any differently than other agencies do in these cases. It seems like there isn't much to go on without the name of this guy she left with, or at least his license plate.
Sadly we see a lot of missing teens here on WS, and of course we know there are countless others who don't even hit the media. IMO, parents are the most important advocate for their missing children.
i have been on the brunt end more than once in my job working with kids about how I'm useless and i don't do anything. It's especially hard to take after a 12 hour day when I've worked my tail off. i know that people don't know what they don't know about my job, but it's still tough. So I try not to judge when I don't have a lot of information to go on. (Don't get me wrong, I can be quite judgmental when I feel like I have reason to be! Maybe I should work on that too :facepalm![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I do feel that better advocacy for "run-away" and "throw-away" children is needed all across our country. Passionate people stepping forward to ask their elected officials to address these issues is needed.
IMO, a courteous email could be sent to the investigator in this case requesting this child to be listed with NCMEC and NAMUS, but I don't believe that angry voices ever get us very far in trying to advocate for kids.
Again, all just MOO...
Sadly we see a lot of missing teens here on WS, and of course we know there are countless others who don't even hit the media. IMO, parents are the most important advocate for their missing children.
i have been on the brunt end more than once in my job working with kids about how I'm useless and i don't do anything. It's especially hard to take after a 12 hour day when I've worked my tail off. i know that people don't know what they don't know about my job, but it's still tough. So I try not to judge when I don't have a lot of information to go on. (Don't get me wrong, I can be quite judgmental when I feel like I have reason to be! Maybe I should work on that too :facepalm
I do feel that better advocacy for "run-away" and "throw-away" children is needed all across our country. Passionate people stepping forward to ask their elected officials to address these issues is needed.
IMO, a courteous email could be sent to the investigator in this case requesting this child to be listed with NCMEC and NAMUS, but I don't believe that angry voices ever get us very far in trying to advocate for kids.
Again, all just MOO...