Expressions of anguish and hope are being heard from around the nation as the search for Mollie Tibbetts drags on. The 20-year-old University of Iowa student disappeared over three weeks ago. Experts believe Tibbetts’ disappearance involves foul play, likely an abduction by somebody she knew or had a non-threatening demeanor.
Many around the nation have expressed solidarity with Mollie’s father, who has pled with the perpetrator to let Mollie come home and turn himself in. Or with Mollie’s step-mother, who has expressed a combination of bewilderment and anguish that someone like Mollie could simply vanish without a trace.
In the midst of such heartache and distress, everyday Americans may feel paralyzed and hopeless. Is there anything at all we can do?
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Of course, pray! Also, be aware that human trafficking in this country appears to be on the rise, and take proper precautions in posting pictures on Facebook. Don’t let your more vulnerable family members go out shopping by themselves after dark, as there are now organized criminal enterprises specializing in abducting women and children from parking lots. Even as a senior citizen, I have discontinued shopping at night because we seniors are considered easy marks for muggers and armed robbers. Especially, stay away from ATM’s after dark–a lesson I learned the hard way when I was living in NYC.