Earlier today, there was a post on here claiming that someone attempted to abduct a child in Wallace. As a parent of young children in our community I think it is safe to say that this has myself and many others concerned. I have no desire to dispute whether the claim was valid or not, because I will be on the lookout and vigilant about the safety of my kids regardless. However, I do want to address the fact that I am deeply troubled that no police report was filed about the incident. I understand that there are many people out there who distrust law enforcement for one reason or another, but please, PLEASE, when it comes the safety of children (or any human life for that matter) put aside your insecurities, pride, fear, or whatever you want to call it and file a report. Posting to social media is a valuable tool, and I have seen it bring home missing pets and property, but should be secondary to notifying the police in cases of dangerous criminal activity. If something like this happens I would certainly want it posted, but I want the bad guys caught more. Many people distrust lawyers, but wouldnt hesitate to call one if their assets are at risk, so dont let distrust get in the way of protecting whats truly important. Our valley has seen many unfortunate events recently, and much of it we have seen unfold through social media, but lets not pretend as though FB has been instrumental in stopping crime or saving lives in Shoshone County. Tragedy is a thing that every community faces at times, but when a tragedy is something that was preventable it makes living with it much harder. Lets keep that from happening. Thank you for reading.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:05:38 +0000
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