re: Missing 18 year old's body found on Horn Island - and ridiculous reactions.

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What I will say is, from what I've seen regarding the case. Those boys were not his friends. I don't mean this in the sense that they did something sinister, but rather , they just didn't care that much.

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you don't know these families and kids personally so you're pretty much a hypocrite when this was your statement above.

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I refuse to accuse someone without actual proof.

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How do you all go somewhere together, but then y'all have non-issue leaving someone behind

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seriously how old are you? this completely normal behavior with guys who are not homosexual when they're trying to get laid. many posters including myself have been left behind or left others if meant someone could get lucky that night. It happened all the time in my college years at tigerland or at club lavela or the florabama.

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leaving someone behind, without having 100% certainty that said person will have a ride back. Not to mention, the young man's phone was allegedly left on the boat.

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were you there? how do you know these conversations didn't take place? If he was left and stayed with another group of mutal friends including his GF that's completely normal. As far as the phone is concerned do you really think teenagers that are drinking alcohol and have wool on their mind are making the best and wisest decisions?

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So he wouldn't have even had a way of contacting anyone

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I'm sure someone on that island with as many boats that were there would have a phone and he would remember his own phone number no?

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Tbh I don't know what type of bro code that is. Im not leaving my bro somewhere just because he's talking to a girl. Either I'll wait a lil for him to do his thing. Or I'll tell him to get her number because we're leaving. If we do leave him, I'm going to make sure he's got his phone in order to make sure he's ok and has a ride back.

But no, I'm not going to leave a friend behind with no ride with a random girl he just met. That's not cock blocking, that is being a good friend. Regardless of skin tone

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so you're gonna follow them to the bedroom to make sure he's safe? again you weren't there so you have no idea if the conversations already took place. Again some of these actions from these kids are no different than what the majority of us experienced from ages16-28.

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I’m not sure how old you are, but have you ever been on a spring break trip before? I remember going to the beach in Panama City, going to Club La Vela and other places like that, and having no clue of where anyone who you arrived with is until days later. Everybody gets drunk, makes friends with random people and hooks up with girls before separating and heading off in different directions. This seems to have a similar party atmosphere where I could put myself in this same situation 25 years ago. Very easily could one friend have slipped off into the water and never been heard from again.

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Yes, I've been on multiple Spring Break trips. Heck, in college we used to routinely visit other cities or other colleges just for the purpose of partying and meeting girls. But what you described is not how we operated at all. There was never a thing of not knowing where everyone is for multiple days. The general rule is if you arrive together, you leave together.
Are there exceptions to that rule? of course. But generally, those things are discussed so you can know when everyone is getting back together.

But while out partying, drinking, etc. Would I leave a buddy behind just because I saw him talking with some chicks and assume he will find his way back somehow? Absolutely not.

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Terrible friends not criminal activity however

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Lmao

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You're talking to some a girl at a party & she says "Hey we're going to this other party, wanna go with us?"

The proper response is "hell yeah lets go", not "first you must wait on me to hunt down my friend group & inform them of my whereabouts & means of transportation otherwise they will worry about me because we are all such good friends".

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Personally, I would say the correct response is, "hell yea, let me get my boys so they can come too!" Either that or, "hell yea, let me talk to my ride so they know where I'm at"

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So if Nolan said he’s riding back with Jenny and her crew, you are going to stay for hours making sure he got a ride.

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I can see how what I said could be confusing. But I was saying that if I see my friend talking to a girl, I'm not just going to leave them and assume he'll figure it out. I will talk to them to confirm plans.

"Yooo, we about to head out, let's go. Oh, you about to stay with Jenny. Are they gonna be able to bring you back out? You may want to make sure... Aight cool, be safe, I'll catch you later"

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This is the problem with racial discourse. On the surface, there is nothing odd going on here, but you will pretend there is, to the death, because you must keep the racist strawman alive

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I think you may be confusing me for another poster. I have not mentioned race at all.

They did.

The boat had a mechanical issue and they had to leave. Wells said he'd catch a ride home with other friends. They weren't surrounded by total strangers. These kids all grew up on the coast, so this is no different from catching a ride home from a bar or house party to them.

You are smearing some kids who in all likelihood were a lot more colorblind than you are.

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It's perfectly normal for people drinking & partying to wander off on sidequests.

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Yes, but a part of being a good friend is to look out for each other and make sure each other is straight so we can call come back home in one peace and live to party another day.

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Yes, I've been on multiple Spring Break trips. Heck, in college we used to routinely visit other cities or other colleges just for the purpose of partying and meeting girls. But what you described is not how we operated at all.

i'm not saying you're lying, but i will say that if you are telling the truth, you are an anomaly as far as the behavior of male college kids goes. i applaud your responsible behavior.

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100% I believe he would do that, there is always one in the group that is like that (at least in my friends circle in college)...however, if you are surrounded with multiple groups of people you know...this burden becomes alittle lighter to handle

This kid probably went out for a swim on the western tip of the island...and drowned in the current. People are very shocked at how silent a drowning can be and how fast it can happen (ESPECIALLY if alcohol and/or drugs are involved)