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Reports of missing persons have increased sixfold in the past 25 years, from roughly 150,000 in 1980 to about 900,000 this year. The increase was driven in part by the country's growing population. But the numbers also indicate that law enforcement treats the cases more seriously now, including those of marginalized citizens.
An astounding 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day, including both adults and children.
For example, the federal government counted 840,279 missing persons cases in 2001.
In a phone interview, Pasqualini said a breakdown of the 48,000 cases reveals the democratic nature of America's missing persons.
Slightly more than half—about 25,500—of the missing are men. About four out of 10 missing adults are white, three of 10 black and two of 10 Latino.
Among missing adults, about one-sixth have psychiatric problems. Young men, people with drug or alcohol addictions and elderly citizens suffering from dementia make up other significant subgroups of missing adults.
About half of the roughly 800,000 missing juvenile cases in 2001 involved runaways, and another 200,000 were classified as family abductions related to domestic or custody disputes.
Originally posted by NGC2736
What? No one has come up with the idea of slave labor in the helium mines on Luna? And some shipped on to Mars to work in the Polar Reclamation Project?
Originally posted by IAmTetsuo
It's nice to see that the bible-thumpers aren't blaming this on cults, Satanism, neo-paganism, heavy metal music, or Dungeons & Dragons anymore.
Originally posted by Xtrozero
Originally posted by IAmTetsuo
It's nice to see that the bible-thumpers aren't blaming this on cults, Satanism, neo-paganism, heavy metal music, or Dungeons & Dragons anymore.
It's nice to see that the cults, Satanism, neo-paganism, heavy metal music, or Dungeons & Dragons aren't blaming this on bible-thumpers.
Did this article attempt to explain with the authors consider a marginalized citizen?
Originally posted by agoodfella
Almost 6 million people missing in 6 years in America alone?
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Reports of missing persons have increased sixfold in the past 25 years, from roughly 150,000 in 1980 to about 900,000 this year. The increase was driven in part by the country's growing population. But the numbers also indicate that law enforcement treats the cases more seriously now, including [those of marginalized citizens].
An astounding 2,300 Americans are reported missing every day, including both adults and children.
Originally posted by Throbber
reply to post by IAmTetsuo
I would prefer to say that if you wanted your kids to be 'good little christians' then you should allow them to come to god on their own.
That said, I seriously doubt that people react in such as way that Tetsuo describes - rather than blaming it directly on the families you need to be aware that no mother or father will happily damn their own children, regardless of who they are or what they do.
Originally posted by TheAvenger
I don't know a single missing person
[edit on 11/22/2007 by TheAvenger]