Tragic . . .

So I realize this is the second post I've made about these people, but this one is definitely more serious than the last.

I don't know how widely this story has reached, but it has definitely saturated the media here. Everyone in town has pretty much been effected by this story. In the last couple of months we have had several sexual assaults around campus. This is not necessarily unusual (or so I hear) for a college campus, but it is nonetheless scary because it hits so close to home. A man has been attacking young women at night who are walking alone either to class or to their car.

On January 20th, a young woman was abducted from her friends house in the middle of the night. The last anyone had seen her was earlier in the night when she was passed out on the couch in the living room. Apparently, the abductor came into the house from the unlocked door right near where this girl was sleeping. There were very few clues as to who abducted her. All anyone knew was that it was likely her abduction was connected to at least two other sexual assaults. Last Friday, they found her body in a field about 8 miles from where she was last seen.

This is understandably sad for the family of this young woman, but also the surrounding community who has been involved in the search for her. I think we all hoped she would be found and returned home. This unfortunately is not the case.

I have been reluctant about posting anything about this because I haven't been too sure how I felt about it and wasn't sure if I could write my feelings down. I am obviously saddened by this event, but also very much fearful for what comes next. This guy is still out there and I still have to attend the school where he prowls.

Anyway, now the West Baptist Church is getting involved and I am absolutely disgusted. The family has enough to deal with without having to deal with religious fanatics. http://www.godhatesfags.com/written/fliers/20080216_brianna-denison-corrupt-reno-police.pdf What they are angry about is so stupid. They were protesting a funeral of a soldier here in town and several community members as well as the Patriot Riders surrounded them and blocked them from being seen. The Reno Police of course, did nothing to prevent the people from surrounding them (even though there was no violence). So, now the Phelps clan is blaming the Reno Police for this young woman's death. Yeah, that is SOME logic.