Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Arubans mad at Alabama Mother

Looks like the Arubans are tired of being badmouthed. Let's hope this doesn't turn into America bashing here because Aruba will feel the effects of this for years to come no matter what happens. It would be even worse if Americans don't feel safe or welcomed there because there are quite a few other Caribbean nations that they could give their money to.

Beth Holloway Twitty's statements were inflammatory though.

Two suspects were released yesterday who were involved in a violent crime against my daughter," she said.

"These criminals are not only being allowed to walk around among the tourists and citizens of Aruba," she said, but there were no limits on where they could go.

I think she needs to tone down her statements a bit. First of all there is no indication that it was a violent crime against her daughter. I still think she was on ecstasy or was really drunk and either drowned while swimming, accidentally hit her head, or died of alcohol poisoning.

Secondly she should have used the word "suspects" to describe the two brothers. Criminals are people that have been convicted of a crime. These guys are suspected of a crime but probably didn't violently kill Natalee. I have a feeling that they did help hide her body or saw what went down between her and the Dutch teen.

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