UPDATE: Found and safe. Texas A&M Reporter for Rivals Goes Missing, Possibly Abducted
Obviously OT, but related to college football... a female reporter for Rivals covering Texas A&M was on her way back from a football camp when she texted her roommate that someone was following her. Her car had been broken into some time prior as well, making her nervous. Her mother received this cryptic and horrifying text from her phone: "hello the owner of this phone Courtney. I am buying an iPad."
I hope she's found safe. This is weird and scary stalker stuff, it sounds like...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/08/texas-m-football-reporter-vanishes…
UPDATE (via Seth): She was found and is okay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/01/08/rivals-com…January 8th, 2018 at 9:37 AM ^
I know it didn't really stick around but it put the fear of drugs, God and crazy people in me. I still watch my back when I'm out alone at night and I'm a grown ass man now. Cold shoulder and all that.
I know cases like these are sadly not isolated incidents yet you still feel sick when you hear this still happens.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:09 AM ^
All the DARE lies led me to try most of the hard drugs.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:11 AM ^
But I had strength in numbers to make sure I was safe.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:23 AM ^
Funny enough - participation in DARE seems to correlate with HIGHER drug use.
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Glad they found her, saw this on twitter and automatically (and unfortunately) assumed the worst.
January 8th, 2018 at 9:45 AM ^
Avatar checks out.
January 8th, 2018 at 9:52 AM ^
It's really pathetic that "whoever" Honest Abe may be, they are trying to raise their point totals but commenting repeatedly on a thread about a girl being abducted.
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January 8th, 2018 at 11:46 AM ^
This board can be a strange place. That dude is the strangest.
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January 8th, 2018 at 9:53 AM ^
usually these types of situations don't end well if the individual isn't found within the first couple days. Glad this was of the positive variety
January 8th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
How you doin'?
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January 8th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
ALWAYS, MeanJoe!
January 8th, 2018 at 10:04 AM ^
I also feel that social media is exposing people to a much wider potential group of psychos, and therefore exposing them to greater risks.
An acquaintance of mine with a dark, dark history is a Twitter follow of mine (mainly to keep tabs on his psycho ass). Like most socially inept males, he uses Twitter to try and interact with celebrities directly. Local and regional newswomen are his favorite, and they often interact repeatedly with men whom they should probably not do so.
In one such interaction, a local Detroit media figure tweeted a view from her apartment that, should one be so inclined, could be used to determine the location of said apartment. I know this because my acquaintance commented "nice view" or some such. Not smart on her part at all. I would ask these celebrities one question: is the promotion of your personal "brand" really worth the risk you take in conducting your public life in such a way that thousands of strangers feel that they are intimately acquainted with you? What payback do you receive that compensates from such a risk?
If I were a celebrity, particularly a female, I would definitely take a more hands off approach to social media. maybe, at a minimum, using it to promote your latest projects.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:52 AM ^
why leave the house?
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January 8th, 2018 at 11:03 AM ^
Odd she was found under an overpass near the Galleria. I hope she is ok both physically and mentally.
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January 8th, 2018 at 1:26 PM ^
How?
Just curious...
January 8th, 2018 at 4:21 PM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 12:20 PM ^
Since the demise of thought provoking writing this place as disentigrated into a bunch of garbage with the occasional genius thread.
this thread was genius.
love,
jdon
January 8th, 2018 at 5:24 PM ^
You may need to update the title again. It now reads like she was found and safe, but was then abducted again.
Then again, avi checks out.
January 8th, 2018 at 5:27 PM ^
the thread is garbage.
the new accounts are garbage.
WD is garbage.
this board is garbage.
January 8th, 2018 at 7:12 PM ^
So apparently it was according to reports a "change in medication" and "no foul play is suspected.
http://abc13.com/once-missing-reporter-claims-medicine-caused-disorient…
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I don't know what's going on, but I'm totally glad it doesn't appear anyone harmed her intentionally
January 8th, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^
As it technically covers the I work hard and take my job seriously but it's Friday and I'm going really to tie one on scenario.