Sorry for responding so late, but it's been a roller coaster of emotions here. My wife attended the vigil. The family was NOT at this vigil, nor at the vigil Friday night at Lewis County Park.
My feelings about whether family members of a missing child/person should make public appearances/pleas during these situations has changed a lot over the years, especially recently. And that's because of the internet. It seems like every family is 'damned if they do, damned if they don't'. If they aren't front and center, they're talked about in a negative way. If they do put themselves in the forefront, they're talked about in a negative way. Their demeanor, their words, the way they look--all of it is dissected to the nth degree. Whatever they do or say, it isn't the 'right' way to act when one's family member is missing.
That was the case in the old days, too, to some extent. But it has really exploded with the internet. I don't blame any family one bit if they choose to lay low, and I don't blame LE if they suggest to the family that they do. The world is not as friendly a place for relatives of the missing as it used to be.
If someone were to tell me that this family was in the witness protection program...it certainly wouldn't surprise me at this point. :banghead: I simply do not understand all the secrecy here. I do not understand the lack of information and the censoring the media. Again I must ask WTH is really going on here?
I don't think it's censorship so much as 'don't even bother asking questions about x, y, or z because we're not going to answer those'.
I just spoke with Sheriff Gissy by telephone. When asked how I would go about getting a copy of the 911 call, his reply was "I'll answer a subpoena". When I stated that it was a matter of public record and available to the public, he replied "I'll answer to a subpoena".
That's what we are facing when trying to get information on this case...
Or perhaps there are too many curiosity-seekers wanting every tidbit they can get hounding LE and others involved in this search. I would guess that if this poster approached the sheriff wanting the 911 call, others have, too. I would say that if anybody really thinks they need to hear the 911 call right now, they should contact the media and ask them to pursue it.
Volunteers are out searching this morning. It was just a rumor they did not need searchers.
Terrific. Another rumor.
And this is not in response to any particular post here:
I don't know what happened to this child and I want to know as much as the next person. I guess all of these side issues and gossip are getting to me in this case even more than in other recent ones. Does any of it really help find a missing child? I'm frustrated.