Sometimes, it can be incredibly difficult to research some of these cases. Due to the lives these missing or murdered people live or the choices they make, law enforcement does not always take these cases seriously; or at least they didn't in the past. It's most difficult I think when adults go missing, because adults are allowed to just pick up whenever they want to leave. As a result, a lot of times, it's days, weeks, or sometimes months before law enforcement will permit a missing person's report to be filed, unless there is evidence that the missing person is at risk.
At risk missing people can get filed as such, if the person has major health issues, is pregnant, or has a mental illness, etc. People can also be classified as Endangered Missing if there is proof or suspicion of someone being abducted. With that being said, not every police department or law enforcement agency follows these same rules or guidelines. A lot of times, it ends up being the responsibility of the family to find their missing loved one. Which is just incredibly sad and frustrating.
A few examples of these people are sex-workers and runaways. Also, people that are into drugs have been less likely to be taken seriously when reported as missing. Whether it be that they do drugs or sell them. It seems to be a common misconception that just because these people have made these choices, that they don't have someone that cares about them. It's devastating that these people have family that are looking for them and law enforcement agencies a lot of times give up too soon or put in little to no effort in the beginning to find some of these missing people and get them help before it's too late.
I absolutely HATE that people are treated differently based on their way of life, or the choices they make. They are not any less human than you or me. A lot of these people are not getting justice based on how they choose to live. If someone is into drugs, they're more than likely going through a hard time. Help them, don't judge them. You never know what someone else is going through.
If a child/teenager has run away, don't assume the child is just being difficult. How is that adolescent treated at home or school? Maybe that child ran away from home because they were being abused and they don't want to live like that anymore. Help that child however you need to or however you can.
If an adult has just left their life behind (and you know this for sure and they haven't been abducted), what is that person going through? Maybe they need a change of scenery/ Maybe they hate their life, and they want to start over. Maybe they're trying to escape an abusive partner.
Don't judge what you don't know. Just because someone doesn't live the way YOU WANT them to live, or how you think they should live, doesn't mean they're living their life incorrectly. Ultimately, it is up to us to make ourselves happy. Don't live life for other people. Live for yourself.
Buy the crazy colored shoes, fun pants, or miss match your socks. Who cares? Live your best life, because you only get one of them.
But DON'T keep someone from finding their loved one because they're not living how YOU think they should be living.
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