Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

[Anonymous]

I think he will be released as a result of the habeus corpus petition and within a week the media will have moved on.

DR doesn’t actually want to try this guy. They just want it to look like they care and were thorough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Shock and grief so they asked that they look for her? Please. Wouldn't any parent do so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think he will be released as a result of the habeus corpus petition and within a week the media will have moved on.

DR doesn’t actually want to try this guy. They just want it to look like they care and were thorough.

There were recently tourists from Germany who drowned and who knows if there are other stories from that area hardly making the news.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

To be honest, both Pitt and St. Cloud State University both state school degree mills. He's studying land surveying and mapping sciences, a very practical and focused outdoorsy career which will net him a six-figure salary and comfortable work-life balance. As for their looks, the media is certainly going out of their way to create that 'out of his league' narrative featuring only photos of her with tons of makeup and filters. They're both average looking. He's a muscular jock, presumably a kind and fun 'golden retriever' personality.

Leave these people alone and characterizing them. You probably don't know didn't know either. Go look at yourself and make comments about yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Doubt anyone save media has tried to do that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

To be honest, both Pitt and St. Cloud State University are state school degree mills. He's studying land surveying and mapping sciences, a very practical and focused outdoorsy career which will net him a six-figure salary and comfortable work-life balance. As for their looks, the media is certainly going out of their way to create that 'out of his league' narrative featuring only photos of her with tons of makeup and filters. They're both average looking. He's a muscular jock, presumably a kind and fun 'golden retriever' personality.

Leave these people alone and characterizing them. You probably don't know didn't know either. Go look at yourself and make comments about yourself.

I'm merely responding to the caste-obsessed retrogrades smearing this boy as knuckle-dragging violent white trash, ergo he must have drugged her drink, tried to rape her, then killed her when she rejected his advances. They are peers. There's nothing strange or out of the norm for these two average looking state school college kids to have been flirting with each other and hooking up on a beach. Unfortunately it ended in tragedy. That's why you go on spring break with friends who care about you and kids their age, or really people of any age, shouldn't binge drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

Not really, he's a citizen and is getting a college degree. And she obviously found him attractive so not sure about out of his league.

Tequila goggles, come on!

State schools are full of average looking jock white frat guys with bombshell blonde sorority girls.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The parents apparently believe the boy and want their daughter officially declared dead.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14509545/Sudiksha-Konanki-parents-declare-dead.html

Life insurance?

Why would a young college kid have life insurance? Unless there was an automatic life insurance policy on some sort of travel insurance the family purchased when they booked the trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

Not really, he's a citizen and is getting a college degree. And she obviously found him attractive so not sure about out of his league.

Tequila goggles, come on!

State schools are full of average looking jock white frat guys with bombshell blonde sorority girls.

Take your comments and start a new thread about whatever the f it is you are talking about. There is likely already a thread about universities in the Colleges and universities forum. Bye.

[Anonymous]

I haven't seen any media smearing the boy, only here! The parents didn't have anything to do with that. They publicly stated he'd been helpful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

To be honest, both Pitt and St. Cloud State University are state school degree mills. He's studying land surveying and mapping sciences, a very practical and focused outdoorsy career which will net him a six-figure salary and comfortable work-life balance. As for their looks, the media is certainly going out of their way to create that 'out of his league' narrative featuring only photos of her with tons of makeup and filters. They're both average looking. He's a muscular jock, presumably a kind and fun 'golden retriever' personality.

Leave these people alone and characterizing them. You probably don't know didn't know either. Go look at yourself and make comments about yourself.

I'm merely responding to the caste-obsessed retrogrades smearing this boy as knuckle-dragging violent white trash, ergo he must have drugged her drink, tried to rape her, then killed her when she rejected his advances. They are peers. There's nothing strange or out of the norm for these two average looking state school college kids to have been flirting with each other and hooking up on a beach. Unfortunately it ended in tragedy. That's why you go on spring break with friends who care about you and kids their age, or really people of any age, shouldn't binge drink.

+1 you were spot on, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

To be honest, both Pitt and St. Cloud State University are state school degree mills. He's studying land surveying and mapping sciences, a very practical and focused outdoorsy career which will net him a six-figure salary and comfortable work-life balance. As for their looks, the media is certainly going out of their way to create that 'out of his league' narrative featuring only photos of her with tons of makeup and filters. They're both average looking. He's a muscular jock, presumably a kind and fun 'golden retriever' personality.

Leave these people alone and characterizing them. You probably don't know didn't know either. Go look at yourself and make comments about yourself.

I'm merely responding to the caste-obsessed retrogrades smearing this boy as knuckle-dragging violent white trash, ergo he must have drugged her drink, tried to rape her, then killed her when she rejected his advances. They are peers. There's nothing strange or out of the norm for these two average looking state school college kids to have been flirting with each other and hooking up on a beach. Unfortunately it ended in tragedy. That's why you go on spring break with friends who care about you and kids their age, or really people of any age, shouldn't binge drink.

Whole lotta adjectives you decided to repeat in your own thread right there about people. Take it elsewhere. A new thread easy to start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't seen any media smearing the boy, only here! The parents didn't have anything to do with that. They publicly stated he'd been helpful.

people should just stop on here then

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The parents apparently believe the boy and want their daughter officially declared dead.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14509545/Sudiksha-Konanki-parents-declare-dead.html

Life insurance?

Why would a young college kid have life insurance? Unless there was an automatic life insurance policy on some sort of travel insurance the family purchased when they booked the trip.

Many parents have small life insurance policies on their kids.
Funerals are expensive.
Taking time off work to grieve-not all work places will pay you in full while you do that.
Flying in/hotel rooms for family members from other locations.