Alyssa Navarro is Not News

I'm maintaining this true crime for survivors blog because I know that my perspective is valuable.  I have valuable insights.

It bothers me when I see an analysis, for example, comparing the cases of Jussie Smollett, Rudy Farias, and Carlee Russell.  One of these things is not like the others.  Rudy Farias doesn't belong.  It's simply a false narrative that I find infuriating, whether it's disingenuous or ill-informed.  If anything, they should have Rudy's mother's face in that lineup.

So I would like to take a moment and help people separate the wheat from the chaff when looking at the news about missing people.  This is how we can compare and contrast, do a little critical thinking about the information we're presented with.

WE SHOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT ALYSSA NAVARRO AT ALL

I'm not even going to link to any stories about Alyssa Navarro.  You know why?  Because I shouldn't know anything about her.

• Alyssa left a note that made it clear she was running away.  She and her mom were not getting along.
  
• She didn't tell any lies to the police or anyone else.
• While it is good to question whether she was being taken advantage of sexually by an adult, there is no indication of that.  She does seem to have run away on her own, as she said.
• Nobody harmed her and she doesn't need any help.
• This isn't everybody's business.

America has blurred the lines between crime and entertainment.  Gawking at human tragedy is now such a major pastime that there are no boundaries.  Because this special-needs girl disappeared some time ago, now everybody has the right to know everything about it.  Does she need any help?  No.  This case destroys any illusion that the attention paid to kidnapped women has anything to do with helping them.