I have a request to make from everyone on this thread.
As many years as I have been reading here, I have seen the transition to the text/twitter world of abbreviating things for speed and space. It's never bothered me before, but for some reason it bothers me tremendously in this case.
Every time I see "HE", my mind automatically translates it into the the word 'he' and that immediately makes me think of SM. I have to do a mental check to remind myself that it means "Heather".
I think at this point, most everyone on here (I think) has come to the conclusion that Heather is no longer among us physically.
Could we please, please, in this case, for her sake and her family's, not refer to her as 'HE'?
Everyone deserves the dignity of owning their name.
Her name is HEATHER.
Could we at least give her that dignity and use it here?
JMO
I do understand, but for me it is used within the context of the comment. From here on out, things are going to become even more graphic as the real story begins to emerge. Starting with Kidnapping and sexual deviancy...this case took a sharp turn into a disturbing direction. Preserving her dignity could be to use initials.
Perhaps we could include her middle initial and compromise?
I think these are both good points. I could go with HRE. I do think it sounds better. More respectful. And less confusing to newcomers who are joining us.
Praying for HRE