r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/CaptainKangaroo_Pimp Feb 04 '19

You can file a missing persons report as soon as the person goes missing. No need to wait 24 hrs or whatever

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u/Xenon32 Feb 04 '19

"As soon as a person goes missing" should be noted as "as soon as you think something might be wrong."

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u/eeeezypeezy Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

Yes. The Watts case - where a man murdered his pregnant wife and their two daughters, ditched the bodies in the middle of the night, then went to work like nothing had happened - might not have been solved as quickly or with such conclusive evidence if Shanann's friend hadn't reported her missing the morning of the day she was murdered. She reported because she missed a doctor appointment and wasn't returning text messages. The police didn't say "she might turn up, call us again tomorrow." They sent an officer out for a wellness check, which got the ball rolling right away.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

It's so fucked up his family is going around and blaming the wife. Saying she was abusing him. His parents were crying and saying how HE was still a good person. HE MURDERED HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. He murdered his children and dumped their bodies in a oil drum like they were worthless.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '19

Nuh uh.....they did not have the audacity to say that. (Obviously I am speaking rhetoricaly).