SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
Former Member
Thanks for starting this thread in the discussion area, darlin_gal. There were some things to discuss that couldn't be said in the support thread.
From your first link, and something you mentioned on the support page, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department originally "didn't know the level of her learning disability", so they just "treated this as a runaway".
First of all...WHY didn't someone MAKE them know about the level of her disability? How hard would that have been? Secondly...is this to say that if a teenager disappears and isn't disabled, they are automatically classified as a runaway? WHY?!? Not all teens run away. I hate the automatic dismissal of teens as "runaways". Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Okay, done with my rant. For now. I just hope that Kimmie is safe.
From your first link, and something you mentioned on the support page, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department originally "didn't know the level of her learning disability", so they just "treated this as a runaway".
First of all...WHY didn't someone MAKE them know about the level of her disability? How hard would that have been? Secondly...is this to say that if a teenager disappears and isn't disabled, they are automatically classified as a runaway? WHY?!? Not all teens run away. I hate the automatic dismissal of teens as "runaways". Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Okay, done with my rant. For now. I just hope that Kimmie is safe.