From The Birmingham News

Letters, faxes, and e-mail
Wednesday, January 11, 2006

I would like to remind the recent letter writer who called for a nationwide boycott of Aruba that the city of Birmingham had 105 murders last year, and 43 are unsolved.

This is a city with all of the world's technical advances in solving crimes available to it. In addition, there are a number of people missing - some for more than six months - with no clues given to their loved ones.

So my question is: Who does the letter writer really want to boycott?

Everyone is saddened by the Natalee Holloway case. But considering all the circumstances, it seems overboard to boycott an entire country.

Aruba is a beautiful place filled with beautiful and kind people.

They did nothing to Holloway. My understanding is she got into a car with three guys she hardly knew.

If you want to take your life in your own hands, go to Birmingham.

Gerald Dill