Poll: Should LP accept 200K for Search

[Coley]

Huh?

Cost of boots, hat etc = - $200
Cost of gas = - $40
PROFIT from media deal = + $thousands

So is the issue the amount of money?

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

This is true.

The divers are not going where anyone else will ever go again.

They won't interfere with anything TES is doing.

I don't think what one group is doing puts down or invalidates another.

Exactly! I am still puzzled by why everyone was so upset the divers went in. Tim had already made it clear he was finished with it, LE wasn't sending divers down, so I don't see why TES and LE got so upset about it, but I can't help but wonder if some people are becoming a bit jealous of LP??

And I should stress, I am not an LP fan....but I do appreciate that he is doing what he can to find her and is continuing to search regardless of the beating he is taking for it.

 

[Macushla]

:clap::clap::clap:

I sooo agree. Is it really better if no one keeps an eye out and she's unknowingly walked over by park visitors or better that people first scour the area to do all they can to ensure that doesn't happen? LE haven't searched for her for months now...she may have already been trampled by innocent picknickers. I really don't get why people want the search to stop.

Bolded by me: Do you have any proof that LE has not searched for her for months now? I don't know if they have or haven't, but you seem to be so very sure that they are not - could you please provide a link to a story or some other proof that they are not out there searching?

 

[impatientredhead]

Interesting...I thought Tim said he covered all areas he wanted to while he was here. If they hadn't covered all the areas, why did they call it off before doing so when they had some momentum of volunteers showing up to search?

What I saw regarding TES was that there were 200 local volunteers that had gone out with TES and would continue the search.

Tim left when he did because unlike this case there was a family that actually wanted him there and their family member might be ALIVE. Clearly that case is not pulling in publicity and money for him like the Caylee stage could have, but being as that does not seem to be his prime motivation to what he does.

I don't get why the TM/LP polarization has to occur. They are both doing good things. LP has called himself a media , some are okay with that being part of the motivation, some aren't.

My question still goes back to the money though. Odds are 1 in a million that he will find her. Why would someone seek out paying $200k for footage of an amateur search that they know going in probably won't have anything to do with finding Caylee? Doesn't that make you curious at all?

It is clearly not someone that just wants her found. If I wanted to invest $200k in finding her I wouldn't need a bounty hunter or a camera crew. I would contact an expert in search and rescue, pay for their salary and crew. Most people don't have that kind of money so they rely on people like TES to donate those services.

 

[Macushla]

I'd really like to know how one becomes an 'authorized' searcher as opposed to some 'independent' searcher? If TES uses ordinary citizens as volunteers during their searches, they're really not much more 'professional' than any other search team.


And I am NOT buying that it's better for the integrity of anything if they just decide to wait until somebody happens to stumble upon Caylee's body by accident while out for the day.


LE is NOT out searching themselves so I see NO chance that there could be 'interference!' Having a group of people searching in the woods or in a lake or any other place will NOT prevent LE from conducting their interviews or chasing down any leads they might get.

The ONLY possible 'reason' for LE to jump on this 'don't search for Caylee' bandwagon that I can see is because they still hope that Cindy might start facing reality & maybe get Casey to tell the truth. And frankly, I think we'll see pigs fly before THAT ever happens.

Once again: Please state your source or link to a story, etc. that says LE is not out there searching.

 

[realist]

So is the issue the amount of money?

You win, I'm busted.

I took a Gatorade from the search headquarters back in Sept. and a bottle of water form them in November.

 

[Jolynna]

Bolded by me: Do you have any proof that LE has not searched for her for months now? I don't know if they have or haven't, but you seem to be so very sure that they are not - could you please provide a link to a story or some other proof that they are not out there searching?

I think what is important is that the divers are not going where anyone else will ever go.

BOTH TES and the divers can search without interfering with the other.

One person's efforts do not invalidate other people's efforts.
IMO

 

[impatientredhead]

You win, I'm busted.

I took a Gatorade from the search headquarters back in Sept. and a bottle of water form them in November.

You opportunist heel!

 

[Baznme]

I have plenty of proof.

The reason you and others here don't know that, is for us, it is not about money, (and we are all losing money every time we go out), AND DO IT WITHOUT ASKING FOR ONE RED CENT FROM ANYBODY.

Sorry I can't provide a "link". There ARE people here, who do know what they are doing, and are content doing it without fanfare, without putting up a website, without starting threads here, and without having 'live cams' to entertain the masses.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but have you found her? And if not, why in the world would you not want others to look for her?? I mean no disrespect to anyone, but this "our searchers are better than their searchers and therefore their search should stop" stuff sounds like kindergarten stuff to me. All that matters is finding Caylee.

Please don't misinterpret my words. I never claimed the searchers are better than their searchers and I believe there should be more searching. That is correct, it is about finding Caylee. I never said others should not search for her but I do not believe that it needs to be made into a film. Maybe it's just my protective nature towards this little innocent victim that just needs to have people out looking for her because that is what needs to be done, nothing more. If anyone else feels the way I do, then grab your boots and your stick and let's go. You'll learn things you never thought you had any need to know.

 

[Chilly Willy]

So is the issue the amount of money?

I was simply responding to your post in which you compared a searcher buying a pair of boots with their own money to someone accepting money for a media event.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

It is so nice we all can agree that we want Caylee found no matter who finds her, no matter what the cost, and no matter what effort it takes to do it. Yes?!

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

There is absolutely no evidence to indicate that Caylee's remains are in the park or any other particular place. Should everyone in Florida freeze in place right now in order to prevent someone from stumbling upon her remains? I hope that's not what you're saying because, IMO, that's the only way she will be found.

You must not have heard about the ping records??? That is why they were searching that area, at least according to TM.

Everyone in Florida freeze??? Where does that come from??? Do you think that somehow supports your argument that LP should not search and if so, how? I certainly never talked about people freezing. I just want the search to continue. Maybe you should re-read my post as you seem to have seriously misunderstood it or perhaps you are deliberately trying to misrepresent what i said???

 

[Chilly Willy]

You win, I'm busted.

I took a Gatorade from the search headquarters back in Sept. and a bottle of water form them in November.

Maybe we can get you a contract to do promotional work for Gatorade :clap: Next time make sure the cameras are on you.

 

[OkGrace]

I vote no. IMO this is already a circus atmosphere and I just do not think Mr. Padilla is capable of finding the missing, he is good at his job I am sure, but not trying to locate a child who has been missing for months. The only thing he is accomplishing IMO is more of a circus.
This has gotten way out of hand, again IMO.

 

[Macushla]

I think what is important is that the divers are not going where anyone else will ever go.

BOTH TES and the divers can search without interfering with the other.

One person's efforts do not invalidate people's efforts.
IMO

I have no problem with your thoughts on who should search. I do have a problem when people state that LE has not searched for months or has given up searching when I have not read, seen or heard any such thing. I want them to either stop saying it or give me a source to back up their statements.

 

[bunnyphoenix1]

Well, thank you but there are others right here on this thread that share in what I am saying. We want her found badly enough to keep looking. Days off for us are out in the woods, around the ponds and lakes, etc. We also want to expand our group so keep that in mind. I just wanted people to be aware that just because TES pulled the RV out doesn't mean the search has ended. We try to fly under the radar and I'm sure you understand why.

TES fly under the radar??? I'm certain I saw TM on NG talking about this case many a time! And so he should....flying under the radar doesn't get you funding, and without funding, TES could not operate.

 

[FloridaKatz]

I say YES, if there is a legitimate accounting of how the money is spent during the search, AND, if there's any money left over if/when she is found, the left over money is given to a REPUTIBLE children's charity, like St. Judes Childrens Hospital.

 

[Sammi99]

Really? I assume then that when the media helicopters started flying over the TES searches that you feel they should have been called off???

I think TM tolerated the media helicopters during the actual search because there wasn't anything he could do about it, but he certainly made himself inconspicuous. I think being funded by a media company is all about making a spectacle of a tragic situation. As much as I want to support another effort to search for Caylee I don't feel comfortable about this one which I feel exploits Caylee for ratings and profits.

 

[Coley]

If TES were offered/accepted this money everything would be A'Ok. Nobody would get worked up about this. IMO, this has to do with the person who was offered the money and the amount of money. We all have to remember this is all about Caylee and finding her. No amount of money is in comparison to her life and soul.

 

[Jolynna]

Please don't misinterpret my words. I never claimed the searchers are better than their searchers and I believe there should be more searching. That is correct, it is about finding Caylee. I never said others should not search for her but I do not believe that it needs to be made into a film. Maybe it's just my protective nature towards this little innocent victim that just needs to have people out looking for her because that is what needs to be done, nothing more. If anyone else feels the way I do, then grab your boots and your stick and let's go. You'll learn things you never thought you had any need to know.

Good divers cost money. Swimming around with alligators is a little bit dangerous.

Irregardless, Caylee's body needs to be found. If Leonard's divers find her...I will be grateful.

If a member of TES finds her I will be grateful.

I thank any and all for their hard work and efforts.