I am slightly disappointed in some of the big media sources. Neither msnbc.com or cnn.com have anything on their main pages about Susan.
I hate to be logical...but what good would it do really?
Utah is a relatively low population state....this has been all over the media
I don't think Susan is a runaway...she is not hiding out in Hawaii
IMHO national media blitz is needed in cases where there is a clear kidnapping...where the child/person kidnapped has a good chance of being alive
the real truth? the "cases" that could MOST benefit from this are the not so spectacular "custody" cases...usually a non custodial parent won't harm the child (USUALLY)....
and they often run to another state or even cross country (or slide on down to Florida LOL)....
so it makes sense
an example of this : during the heyday of "Natalee Holloway" media blitz, there was a guy who was trying to get his "case" of his 2 year old son attention....taken by his non custodial ex and her new bf....but it was not that "juicy" of a news story
some of us wrote and wrote to Greta, Nancy etc etc...finally Nancy G gave his case about 2 minutes....and the jerk mom who stole the kid went to a pay phone in Texas where she was hiding (he was from east)...and she called LE..
why?? cause she knew once they were on tv that people in the small town they were living in would turn them in...and she didn't want her child/herself to get killed in a police standoff etc
that is the power of the media
I am sorry for Susan's family...but honestly....what will national attention do here??
IMHO the "attention" needs to be in Utah...who saw Josh/van/kids that fateful night?? what about survelience tapes (already erased or?)
more "attention" in Washington state too....public opinion might sway some of the protective relatives....will they wish to be outcasts/pariahs??
There has been a lot of attention already...there are other cases that could benefit from the media spotlight right now....
I hate to be pessimistic...but IMHO "logical" opinion they can 1) attention in Utah..who saw them? more details? get people to speak up etc....2) focus in Washington...3) Susan's family needs a good lawyer....good PI too ??
how about a lawsuit for "child endangerment" to take those babies camping in that cold in the middle of the night?? How about a lawsuit that he is an unfit father?? 4) Pressure on Josh and his family
Meanwhile..just 2 minutes of national exposure can mean a happy ending in a "custodial" case JMO