OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF ARUBA
Letter by Dee Fine--The Voice of Alabama
I have received many e-mails from Arubans...many of you are frightened about an American boycott. I don't expect those of you who have written to me to understand, because your anger with me is too great for you to allow yourselves to see what we here in America are seeing and feeling.
You continue to refer to your island as crime free, and many of you foolishly compare our country of 288 million people to your country of approximately 92,000. This is ridiculous. Aruba has had 3 murders in just the first half of this year (and, that is not counting the potential murder of Natalee) and just a few days ago we know there was a man who was found decapitated!!! This for a so-called "crime free" island!!!
Americans are seeing everyday how Natalee's family are being left in the dark concerning evidence about their daughter's disappearance. When we continue to hear from your officials..."this is Dutch law"...."this is how we investigate crimes" and, "this is just how it is"...... and when most of us have a bad feeling about this so-called investigation to boot... you can expect Americans might choose to enjoy beaches, ocean views and sunsets someplace else!! We are the ones who are angry, not at you, the people of Aruba, but what seems to be the victimization of Natalee's family by YOUR government.
All Natalee's family wants is to be kept informed on how the investigation of their daughter's disappearance is going.. then hearing they had to hire their own lawyer to get this information, and now learning that the judge in charge won't even consider their request, would not make most of us want to run and book a trip to your "happy island!" When jobs are lost and when we Americans and others boycott Aruba.... blame it on your Dutch law, and how Natalee's family is being left in the dark.
Your island has become the focus of much attention. We now know that your island is a gateway for drugs for South American drug lords and hearing about human trafficking could also cause future travelers to choose to NOT make Aruba one of their vacation destinations. How many others have disappeared? and, by the way, do your crime statistics have a column for the missing or disappeared? We know for certain, that if Natalee's family had not pursued this obvious crime, their daughter's disappearance would have never come to the attention of the world. Knowing what we now know, may be enough to keep Americans from your island.
Your anger at a boycott should be directed to YOUR government...Americans refuse to live in darkness ...we expect families of victims who are searching for their loved ones to be kept informed.. we have a press that demands information...and we live under a constitution that gives us many freedoms and protections. We know Americans are not loved throughout the world, we are also aware that we are only valued for our spending power... I believe strongly, that the time is long over due for Americans to spend their money in America. We need to support our own vacation destinations, and support our own economy!!! See America first!!!
I have heard from thousands of Americans who believe, as I believe, the so-called chaperons must bare some responsibility for this unfortunate incident!!!! Also, when parents, such as those Mt. Brook parents who ALL signed a form releasing chaperons of any responsibility for the welfare of their kids, was just stupid and irresponsible!! The chaperons who have decided to hide from questions are only adding more speculation and suspicion to the tragedy that is unfolding in Aruba. Shame on them and shame on all those parents who allowed their children to go out of the country with the understanding that there was no supervision and only a noon check-in for a 24 hour period!! This is nuts!!
I will close by saying to those who want to boycott America....this is a line from Uncle Remus, a children's book, "please don't throw me in the briar patch!"...
You continue to refer to your island as crime free, and many of you foolishly compare our country of 288 million people to your country of approximately 92,000. This is ridiculous. Aruba has had 3 murders in just the first half of this year (and, that is not counting the potential murder of Natalee) and just a few days ago we know there was a man who was found decapitated!!! This for a so-called "crime free" island!!!
Americans are seeing everyday how Natalee's family are being left in the dark concerning evidence about their daughter's disappearance. When we continue to hear from your officials..."this is Dutch law"...."this is how we investigate crimes" and, "this is just how it is"...... and when most of us have a bad feeling about this so-called investigation to boot... you can expect Americans might choose to enjoy beaches, ocean views and sunsets someplace else!! We are the ones who are angry, not at you, the people of Aruba, but what seems to be the victimization of Natalee's family by YOUR government.
All Natalee's family wants is to be kept informed on how the investigation of their daughter's disappearance is going.. then hearing they had to hire their own lawyer to get this information, and now learning that the judge in charge won't even consider their request, would not make most of us want to run and book a trip to your "happy island!" When jobs are lost and when we Americans and others boycott Aruba.... blame it on your Dutch law, and how Natalee's family is being left in the dark.
Your island has become the focus of much attention. We now know that your island is a gateway for drugs for South American drug lords and hearing about human trafficking could also cause future travelers to choose to NOT make Aruba one of their vacation destinations. How many others have disappeared? and, by the way, do your crime statistics have a column for the missing or disappeared? We know for certain, that if Natalee's family had not pursued this obvious crime, their daughter's disappearance would have never come to the attention of the world. Knowing what we now know, may be enough to keep Americans from your island.
Your anger at a boycott should be directed to YOUR government...Americans refuse to live in darkness ...we expect families of victims who are searching for their loved ones to be kept informed.. we have a press that demands information...and we live under a constitution that gives us many freedoms and protections. We know Americans are not loved throughout the world, we are also aware that we are only valued for our spending power... I believe strongly, that the time is long over due for Americans to spend their money in America. We need to support our own vacation destinations, and support our own economy!!! See America first!!!
I have heard from thousands of Americans who believe, as I believe, the so-called chaperons must bare some responsibility for this unfortunate incident!!!! Also, when parents, such as those Mt. Brook parents who ALL signed a form releasing chaperons of any responsibility for the welfare of their kids, was just stupid and irresponsible!! The chaperons who have decided to hide from questions are only adding more speculation and suspicion to the tragedy that is unfolding in Aruba. Shame on them and shame on all those parents who allowed their children to go out of the country with the understanding that there was no supervision and only a noon check-in for a 24 hour period!! This is nuts!!
I will close by saying to those who want to boycott America....this is a line from Uncle Remus, a children's book, "please don't throw me in the briar patch!"...
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