If You Suspect Beastly Behavior, You are Probably Right - Act

Yes, when beastly behavior is explained away as sickness, or mental illness, one cannot but feel sick in return. The recent case of abuse of three women by Castro for 10 to 15 years is the worst of the human forms of abuse. When a human being chooses to do what Castro did to the three human beings, something is truly wrong. It is for this reason that I urge each of us to watch out for girls or women who disappear. There are many beats like Castor in our society. It is our duty to watch out for them and to protect those we love.

Talking of our responsibility, it is truly sad to imagine that these women lived in captivity for over ten years in a free country such as the United States. It is even more devastating to know that they were held right under our own nose. While we want to rush and blame the police force for not doing enough to protect these women, we must always remember that police force can only help us if we are helpful to them as well. When we observe, suspect something is wrong; it is our responsibility to follow through by acting on our instincts. Three lives would have been saved if someone in the neighborhood had found the sealed windows suspicious and called for an investigation; these women would probably have been saved many years ago.

Did you know that reports of missing persons have increased six fold in the past 25 years, from roughly 150,000 in 1980 to about 900,000 this year? While the increase is due in part to the growing population, the number is still astounding. About 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day. In 2001 alone about 840,279people were reported missing persons. This is an epidemic. We need to be our neighbor’s watchdogs. With such an alarming statistics of many children and adults disappearing from our communities, we have a lot of work to do to protect those we love. Let’s reclaim our humanity. Let's get to work. In your opinion, what kind of suspiciou things should we look for if we are to uncover abuse, kidnappings, and suscpicious behavior? I would like to hear from you.