Maybe it's just me, but Lord forbid my child was missing, and I truly had no idea where he was, I ask myself if I'd be sleeping at night, eating, have the energy to drive to Orlando to talk to a lawyer?? Or would I be sobbing uncontrollably and need that lawyer to drive to my house, especially in such a high profile case with media camped outside my house? Would I even give a hoot about a lawyer, or would I be in that reserve looking for my kid, buying lunch for those who are daily risking their lives in that swamp looking for him. Just wondering...
Fight or flight.
Acting on advice of others.
Action over inaction.
Maybe they were told they couldn't help search. Those out there are not a civilian team.
Maybe their going to meet a lawyer, be it 3.5 minutes or 3.5 hours away from home, is their way of coping, fighting, acting and preparing for the unknown that comes next. Self-determined, or at the advice of others.
I think we'd all be well-served to be mindful of a couple of things:
1. We all think we know how we'd behave in a situation ... until we're put in it.
2. A lot of people have constructed an image of these people being callous and calculating ... when in fact this may be so far from the truth. They're just as likely (if not moreso) to be average folks from humble beginnings who are in the throws of more turmoil than most anyone will ever experience in their lifetime.