21 January 2007

Shawn Hornbeck...

Today only weird news from the good old U.S. of A. Internet Love Triangle Ends in Murder of 22-Year-Old Man.

According to a newspaper: Shawn Hornbeck met with police, and dated a girl. The already bizarre kidnapping case of two Missouri boys took an even weirder turn when it was reported one of them, Shawn Hornbeck, had actually met with police, and was carrying on a relationship with a girl. Let's make a movie of the week out of this story.

A shot duck lives for two days in a refrigerator. The tough duck, which was hit in the wing and a leg, is being treated at a wildlife sanctuary. And as of today he listens to the name: Donald. Good for you, Donald Duck.

And finally for today: According to police: a 29-Year-Old sex offender attempted to enroll in an Arizona elementary school. A charter school alerted authorities to this 29-year-old sex offender, who tried to enroll there, pretending he was just 12 years old, in what sheriff's officials said on Friday, may well have been an attempt to lure children into sexual abuse.

Those were the headlines for today. Shawn Hornbeck keeps surprising everyone around him. Everyone keeps saying that he was kidnapped 4 years ago. But, according to the article I just read, he went to the police to report a stolen bicycle, and he was dating a girl at one of the most prestigious (all girls) schools you can find in St. Louis. To me it sounds like someone who ran away from home, and found happiness with someone else. Of course there is no way for me to comment on the fact if he is sexually abused, as I don't know (yet). And, yes, he was, and still is, a minor, and the guy who took Shawn into his house should have reported his where abouts. But I seriously wonder about kidnapping. What is all most a certainty is however that he and his parents will have a very difficult time coming to them, not only to come to terms with what has happened, but to cope with the fact that Shawn is no longer the boy they knew before he disappeared.

And that 29 year old who thought he could enroll in elementary school, by saying he was 12. He obviously looks young. But, what was going on in his mind? Did he want to be re-educated? Was he looking for young boys and girls? This looks an awfull lot of this case at the end of last year where this guy was being helped by his mother. Nice people. Try to avoid them.

But, as usual, I really, really don't care whatever you do, for whatever reason, as long as you don't forget: Love a soldier. Love, Jenifer Bloom. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk

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