23 year old female kidnapped during an undercover police operation
May 8, 2008 9:49 PM   Subscribe

A 23 year old female was kidnapped Wednesday evening while assisting the Tallahassee Police Department during an undercover drug operation. Her car was discovered on Thursday in a small town 60 miles away and 2 suspects where arrested in Orlando. She is still nowhere to be found.
posted by hex1848 (13 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: breaking news stuff meant for CNN's frontpage doesn't make for a good post here -- mathowie



 
Why is this a good post for Metafilter?
posted by Class Goat at 9:57 PM on May 8, 2008


hex1848, buddy, this is not a good post for MetaFilter.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 10:00 PM on May 8, 2008


The police are not your friend.
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America at 10:06 PM on May 8, 2008


Were there satanists involved, or real demons? Or a roaming band of serial drowners? Or Tom Waits? If not this is just typical news.
posted by Roman Graves at 10:07 PM on May 8, 2008


This woman, is she young and white?
posted by [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] at 10:09 PM on May 8, 2008 [2 favorites]


Amazingly, she is.
posted by tkolar at 10:13 PM on May 8, 2008


Look for smiley-face graffiti.
posted by tiger yang at 10:13 PM on May 8, 2008


This is a sad and tragic event, I'm a little amazed at how jaded Internet commentary has gotten, even on places like Metafilter. (And yes I realize this is probably not a good post, no need to make light of the woman's ethnic background and age as if it somehow cheapens her life)
posted by onalark at 10:14 PM on May 8, 2008


I'm guessing it's also a self-link.

In which case I'm terribly sorry for your situation, but this is not what Metafilter is for.
posted by tkolar at 10:14 PM on May 8, 2008


The police are not your friend.

Well, you know, neither are the dope dealers.

(tkolar, hex1848 has been here since 2004, and did not link to any personal websites.)
posted by dhartung at 10:17 PM on May 8, 2008


Well, you know, neither are the dope dealers.

Actually, a friendly dope dealer is a lot more believable.
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America at 10:19 PM on May 8, 2008


(dhartung, this is still a crap post, but I imagine not much crappier than a lot of the political filter that goes on, but still the links here leave a lot to be desired)
posted by Eekacat at 10:21 PM on May 8, 2008


The internet is jaded because every day dozens of people disappear without a trace, and nobody cares. That is a tragedy. The snark is aimed at the news media, because when a young, white, female victim disappears, suddenly the coverage goes around the clock.

According to internet logic, I suppose this means that her being young and white doesn't cheapen her life, us paying special attention in a case like this cheapens the lives all the others who we never hear about and never think about.

That said, I'm hoping things turn out ok.
posted by OldReliable at 10:23 PM on May 8, 2008 [1 favorite]


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