This is so tragic. I hope she is found alive and well!

I can't sleep tonight. All I can think of is this little child, where is she, what must her mother be going through. My prayers have been sent up to the man above. Please whoever has her drop her off at a police station or somewhere safe. She is just a child. Please let her go home.

I have been praying for this precious child and her family all day and just checked the news sites in hopes that there had been an update. I'm in Dallas and they haven't mentioned it here. I wish I was closer to assist in the search. Everyone lift them up in prayer and give the searchers the eyes and ears they need to find this baby safe and sound!

I pray God wathces over her and all missing children! My question, if there are some 57 sex offenders living within 3 miles of this little girl, WHY are they walking home alone??????

I pray to God they find this little girl, alive and safe.

Why isn't this amber alert top news in Central Florida? Has she been safely found? I have been praying for this child....my heart breaks that another little child can be in danger. I just want the local and national news to take priority in cases like this...this needs to be priority!

i agree, this should be top priority. this isn't a family abduction, or the other twin would have been taken. this needs to be plastered on the news in every state, especially florida. my heart breaks for the innocence of this child and her siblings being snatched away as well her family and their pain. Godspeed to LE in finding her safe.

THIS IS NOT GROVE PARK FL!!!!! It's Orange Park Florida, suburb of Jacksonville Fl You can go to news4jax.com for more info on this precious angel...COME HOME!!!!!!!!

Why, oh why, weren't the people in the neighborhood(s) alerted when an abduction was attempted 10 days before? I would have run screaming down the road throwing about crayon made flyers if need be. Somer's mother never heard about the previous abduction attempt.
All we can do now is pray for this precious child and her family.

Someone said that she may have gone to a friend's house because she was angry with her siblings. Well-if she did-why wouldn't that friend's mother call the little girl's mom to tell her that she was at their house? It's not a good parental habit to let your 7 year old wander to who- knows-who's house, or to assume for even one minute that that's what happened. She's simply too young to be allowed to wander. Whatever adult in charge at the time should never have waited even one minute to begin searching.

Being allowed to run off and hide because she's angry isn't acceptable either-this behavior should be stopped before it's started-3 yr olds can learn not to do that. Seems there's a lack of parental/familial oversight here. She was an easy target. The abductors most likely played on the fact that she was angry/pouty.

The outcome for this tragic incident doesn't look good.

From the Jacksonville news:

These trips usually took anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. She said Diena Thompson had a list of phone numbers for the parents of Somer's friends in case she was gone for too long.

"She'd be gone and then just show up when I'd be calling one of her friend's parents," Reese said.

She said she never knew where Somer ran to, but she loves tree houses and swimming pools. The reason why she ran might be clearer.

"She'd always talk about other kids picking on her," Reese said. "That's probably what set her off and made her run.

"I hope she's just in a tree house somewhere hiding out."

What responsible adult waits AN HOUR for a 7 year old kid to arrive from a 20 minute trip? In an hour-she can be taken out of this state!

And why was she allowed to visit a friend's house-without her gardian's permission first?

The first time she was 5 minutes late-or made any detour not first authorized by the adult in charge-would be the LAST TIME she got to walk home from school.

The neighborhood is Grove Park, the town is Orange Park. I lived in this neighborhood 12 years ago and my daughter went to Grove Park Elementary. Our house was just a few blocks from the school, but I would never let her walk home. They have aftercare at Grove Park Elementary school, so I paid the few extra bucks for my daughter to stay at the school until I got off work and could pick her up. I see young kids walking to and from school all of the time...it is not safe out there...wasn't 12 years ago and sure as heck isn't now...wake up.

I too am haunted by the disappearance of sweet Somer. The sickness of the men in our society must stop. Pornography is fueling men to use our children as their sexual toys, experiments, etc. Any men who are reading this that are addicted to pornography, seek help and fast. There are so many twisted demonic men and women too seeking children to satisfy their sexual illnesses and distortions. Save our children. Take a child sexual abuse prevention class in your local area, take responsibility for saving a child's life today by learning more about how our kids become prey to the sick attitudes of adults in our society. I will be praying and lifting up every prayer I have to heaven to secure this little angel's return. May God reign down his mercy and let her be released unharmed.

I am so upset over another disappearance of another innocent child that i have to post another comment to agree with Kim's posting. Parents have to wake up to the world their kids are living in. Walking home from school, albeit with other kids, is not an option anymore. Kids are no longer safe even in their own homes b/c of aggressive predators seeking to violate them via the computer (either thru a chat room or a gaming site or social network sites, etc.). God help us all!

Curtis asked the 6 million dollar question. Why in the world are these kids walking home amongst a den of registered sex offenders?

10 days ago an attempted abduction...today these children are walking home alone...This could have been prevented! What business does a 10 and two 7 year old children have walking home a mile long trip every day...

http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-father-daughter-kidnapped-091021,0,6274239.story

I think they've found her in the dump...so sad. DAMMMMIT!

this is one child too many. Sick adults are using our children for their sick pleasure and disposing of them like they were a used tissue. THIS MUST STOP. MAY THIS PERPETRATOR BE CAUGHT, TOO BAD THEY CAN'T CASTRATE HIM AND THROW HIM IN A DUNGEON TO BE EATEN BY HUNGRY LIONS. THAT EVEN IS A FATE TOO NICE FOR HIM. MAY HE ROT IN HELL.
And let this be a wake up call to the nation. We are in dire times and our children need 200% of our attention. My heart goes out to the family.

As I'm sure you've heard by now, reporters are saying that the body found in the dump is that of Somer Thompson. She was thrown away with yesterday's trash, as if she meant nothing.

I wonder if she had blonde hair if the national news would not have let this story go....It's sad that all child abductions are not plastered on every channel in American, isn't that why there is news and TVs in everyone's houses. It is so sad, I am praying for this family, and praying this was not her found...but if not her, who..God Bless this family and give them the strength to get through this time. honestly, our kids should be safe anywhere! It's not the parents fault some sick people are out there...but I agree I would never let my kids walk anywhere, were I could not see them...and I make sure I know the families of the children they visit very well before I let them just go over to their houses...It's a sad world!

This is horrible news. There is a lot of blame to go around, but my biggest blame goes to any school system that would have a policy to not bus kids home, just because the families live less than X number of miles. In today's society, and especially in Florida, this is totally unacceptable. All the parents of that community (and everywhere else) need to demand that schools change that policy immediately!!!
And we don't need to hear about COSTS. The COST OF CHILD is invaluable, so change these lousy policies immediately !!!!!

Florida has a problem. I can't even name all the kids missing out of Florida...when are people going to catch on?! The lawmakers of that state need to push to get the sex offender registrations down to serious offenders and then push for harsher punishments. Much harsher. If they don't do something, America's parents will.

I understand where some of you are coming from about kids not walking home from school and such. First of all, it was stated she was with a group, this parent didn't just let her child walk home all by herself. These things can happen to kids walking home from the bus, and their house is even in site. Look at Jaycee Dugard, her step father was watching her getting off the bus. Second,this parent/family is already going through so much that we can only imagine. I don't think now is the time to stress about what the parent should or shouldn't have done, it has happened and lets pray she comes home safe.

Being a resident of Florida and a student in the school system, I think people should realize that the schools would transport everyone home if it were possible, but it's simply just not in the cards. Every school (south of Orlando, at least, I'm not so sure about near Jacksonville) are overcrowded and it's an issue to find transportation for at least half of them. And there's no lack of schools, either. For example, my high school is roughly four blocks away from our rival school, and both schools have had to import 30+ trailer-sized portable classroms so that every student has even a place to sit down and learn.

I don't understand how many more of these tragic stories we have to hear aboout before people realize that children aren't safe enough to walk home alone or play outside alone? My kids are 8 and 5 neither of them are aloud to be outside by themselves.

Melissa, I agree with you. I don't even let my two little ones out of my sight at the grocery store or anywhere, they walk ahead of me and not behind me always and they are either holding my hand if we are out and about or they are walking right next to me within arm's length. We have a fenced in backyard and they aren't even allowed to play out there alone without one of us out there with them. Paranoid? 20 years ago, yes I would be paranoid. Today? It's called being aware, informed, cautious and aggresively looking out for the safety of my children? Guilty as charged.

It just angers me that a mother would let their 7 year old child walk home with no adult supervision. In this world you cant do that anymore. She must not watch Tv much. I hope she stops and thinks of what her neglect caused this precious child.

Sickening. It's hard to believe how often we see these tragedys over and over. Does any other country in the world have this problem on this magnitude? This should be a very rare occurance, but it is every day, all day. Children, people are not safe anywhere and it's a crying shame we can't get a handle on this and make the world a better and safer place. They need to build prisons,put sex offenders and child abusers in them, forever. I'm not satisfied with them living in communities, just because we know where they are. We have registered sex offenders on some kind of registry like its an award and we watch them terrorize our children. I am ashamed of our system and what we allow against the innocent.

i would not allow a 10 year old girl to be responsible for the safe journey home from school of her younger 7 year old twin siblings, nor for herself. A parent or trusted adult has to be the one to pick the children up from school and take them there. Florida appears to be the child rape/murder capital of America.

Who ever did this should suffer and if it was a MAN SHOULD HAVE HIS YOU KNOW WHAT CUT OFF WHILE HE IS ALIVE AND IF IT WAS A WOMAN THEN SHE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME TREATMENT SO THAT THEY CAN SEE HOW IT FEELS TO DIE... THEN TAKE THEM TO A DUMP.. I PRAY FOR THE FAMILY AND AS FAR AS FOR THE FATHER I WOULD HAVE NOT WAITED WHEN LAW INFORCEMENT TOLD ME JUST TO WAIT ,,,,I WOULD HAVE NOT WAITED I WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE WHEN I FIRST GOT THE INFORMATION ...BECAUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ANYONE COULD HAVE NOT HELD ME DOWN...

My heart is broken for this little angel. There are so many sick and demented individuals running loose. I pray that this filth is quickly apprehended and punished to the full extent of the law. My heart goes out to her poor mother. You are living all of our worst fears. God Bless you.

I thought there was a law that sex offenders can't live within so many miles of a school? There are 57 registered close to where this child lived? My God, it's like a rabbit living in a jungle.

Newsflash Anne - Florida has the highest concentration of registered sex offenders in the country.

I don't see why we just can't send them to Cuba or some deserted island. The airfare would certainly be cheaper than paying sheriffs who have better things to do besides checking up on these creeps who fail to comply with the terms of their release.

Better yet, send them to a country that doesn't tolerate this behavior, who still believes in the death penalty with none of this "living on death row for 40 years" bullsh*t.

I dont think now is the time to tell someone they did a poor job at parenting, because their 7 year old got into a fight..clearly you dont have children nor have you been around them..when kids get upset what do they do?? pout thats right!! What do most adults do when they get upset, they walk off and pout and act just like they did when they were three. Its not like she ran away from home, she walked faster than the rest of the group, TOWARDS her home. Also, the news said several people said she was picked on constantly. AND ONE PERSON said she walked away, a baby sitter that delt with her for one month one summer..I was out there looking for Somer, I live very close to this and decided to go help, and the whole time her momther and neighbors kept saying this is not like her, she never just runs off. So maybe she got mad and walked home a little faster, that doesnt mean she should have been murder and God knows what else, and then blame her parents! lets blame the school system who cant put enough gaurds on her .9 mile walk..the whole walk there are two of them, but many roads!! AND my questions is why are 58 offenders living within three miles of like four schools?? MOST parents didnt even know this until monday, and some even lived on the school road and on the roads where there are no crossin gaurds. I think the school system can spare some money and bus these kids home who are like 5-10 years old!! this is not a safe world anymore

Tiffany said:
It just angers me that a mother would let their 7 year old child walk home with no adult supervision. In this world you cant do that anymore. She must not watch Tv much. I hope she stops and thinks of what her neglect caused this precious child.

That was a VERY stupid thing to say to the parents of this girl. Do you not think that she keeps replaying EVERY single day that she had with her daughter in her head and blame herself for every little thing? You have no right to say anything to that mother or father. I hope that you stop and think before you speak or type before the next thing you say is even worse.

I pray that God is with the family of Somer and that whoever did this to her is found and that NO MERCY is shown upon him/her/them.

Rest in Peace little one.. My heart goes out to the family.. Her siblings will never be the same after this, knowing they were the last family to see her and she was upset.. Poor children..

Rest in peace little angel. My heart goes out to this family. So sad. I cant even imagine.

We need to figure out a better place to keep sex offenders. Like far far away locked up forever so they cant get out and do it again or even worse kill too. This is redicuous. These people hurt children serve a little time get out live in a half way house whatever they call it and they do it again and than they get even crazier and kill. F#%$ that. Get rid of them. Put them in the trash. I am just angry. We had sex offenders living 4 houses up from us and it was across the street from a childrens bus stop. Really? Come on now does it sound like our children were protected. Heck no. There were 4 guys living there. Thank god for that www.familywatchdog.us website. It list all sex offenders by you and shows pictures. Everyone should look at the website.

My heart goes out to this mother...and this is no time to place blame..but I will say one thing: at 16 my mother or father still stood outside EVERDAY as I got on and off the school bus.Walking was not even an option...

I wanted so badly for little Somer to be found alive and safe. My hopes crumbled this morning when I heard the news. All I could do is ask why?? Why would this happen to a small child like this, and then turn and hug my 4 year old. People, our children are under attack...We can't allow our children to be sex toys for these sick,monsters. I can't even venture to call them human...I am sickened by this crime that keeps repeating itself over and over with a different innocent face.

My prayers go out to her mom, and siblings...as well as the rest of her family. I am sure she was loved. Look at her smiling face....Heartbroken doesn't begin to explain my sorrow...RIP Baby Somer..you are now an angel

It will turn out to be some pervert, who has done something before. They always want to rehabilitate until they finally kill someone. I say lock them up and don't let out. 95% children that are taken my strangers had a previous background. What is wrong in the USA, we don't make people pay for their crimes. God bless this child and her family.

I'm just sadden, an angel taken so wrongly away from her warm, loving, family...I pray for them, and the ones that took her..May God find a light in the dark...for in the absence of God is darkness...May her light carry on ward in their hearts...may those who took her find God and allow his vengence be there's...for it is far greater than ours...

My heart goes out to all in the family the mother the sister brother and father .. May God give them the strength to get through this treacherous nightmare together united. I hope the children or the mother realize it is not their fault.. we expect our children to walk play and run not jailed in our homes. .. we will all be praying for you... Stay together and do not let this vicious cruel persons heinous actions cause you to blame each other. Dienna, our prayers will be with you now and always and your children. May God take care of all of you. Somer will always be with you in spirit and in the happy memories you have of her. she seems such a happy joyous child..she reminds me of my own about 15 years ago..

First.. I am sorry this continues to happen to our young children.. BUT.. I do have to ask... Why are these YOUNG children walking a mile home from school WITHOUT parental supervision..?
Parents want their kids to grow up too fast... I would have never allowed that to happen... Especially in today's society and than to find out there are over 75 registered sex offenders within the five mile radius of the girl's home..
Can we at least look at the Parents for a minute and ask the question of "Where were you?"....

I was shocked when I went to a meeting where police were notifying the neighbors of a sex offender moving into the area. The police lady said she was shocked at the turnout in our community of North Bend, as when she does these in the urban city limits of Seattle only 1 or 2 people bother to show up. I had asked how many "offenders" are there. She gave a statistic that blew my mind. She said there were enough offenders who had been convicted and released, not counting the unknown first timers out there, that at any given hour at any major shopping mall, public event, etc, there is at least two looking for the opportunity.

So when is there a good time to let your kids go unsupervised? The answer is never! EVER!

Peace be with the family of Somer and all the other children who are victims of these monsters in our community. WAKE UP AMERICA!

I say that enough is enough! The death penalty needs to be strictly enforced. I'm sick of hearing lock them up... Jesus said it would be better for those who harm one of these little ones to be drowned in the sea! There's no salvation for these monsters. Why spend our hard earned tax dollars keeping them, when not even the Creator has any use for this scum! It will go on unless we string them up and that will help put a stop to this evilness. I'll be praying for little Somer's family. May you find some comfort with the knowledge that she's now in the arms of the angels.

I first heard about little Somer on Tuesday morning at work. I started praying right then but had the feeling that her story would have a tragic ending.

Yes, it is easy to demand answers of the parents who are likely ripping themselves apart with grief. Yes, it is easy to wish for a painful death for the person responsible. But, we cannot forget that little girl. She is the one we must remember. It is the loss of a piece of our future that we must think of. There is no replacement for her and her place in this world.

Rest easy, Somer. God bless you, angel.

i think we as parents need to realize that its not safe for our children to walk across the street let alone from school by theirselves we are suppose to protect our children in every way that includes taking them to and from school everyday its awful all these little kids keep disappearing and getting killed by monsters they should do to these people what they do to these innocent kids then maybe this would stop happening

This just breaks my heart. I watched Somer's poor mother on tv this afternoon, and it was just gut wrenching. No mother should EVER have to deal with the kind of pain she is having, and I'm sure her siblings are wracked with guilt, feeling they should have done something differently. They're kids -- and now their trust and innocence has been shattered forever. It is time for people to take a stand and do something to stop this, or pretty soon, the whole country will be in shambles from the likes of all the scum walking the streets.

To all the parents out there, You need to realize that we live in the most evil times EVER!! You NEVER let your children out of your sight. They can't defend themselves. If anyone see's children alone you need to contact the authorities. We need to not only look out for our own children but also the children who are not being looked after by their own parents. We need to set up neighborhood watches. If you don't have this in your neighborhood then you need to find out how to get it like I am going to do. My heart goes out to the family but this is a wakeup call for the rest of us. May the Lord help us.

Oh H no - this was my first thought when I heard this little girl was WALKING HOME WITHOUT PARENTAL/ADULT ACCOMPANYMENT. Yeah yeah, I will probably hear it from many people to say - "it's a safe area! There were other children around!! It was a short walk from school!" I DON'T CARE. PEOPLE DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN GO UNATTENDED FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS!!!!! I need to know where my children are and who they are with EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY!!!!! This is a NIGHTMARE that will never end. A NIGHTMARE. Imagine what Somer's family must be going through, and NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!!!! I will continue to watch my children like a HAWK - PERIOD.

Please please - I pray - I PRAY that that murderer is found - by Somer's father. PLEASE let this happen. Let her father find him before the police.

Why don't stay-at-home mommies take turns walking the groups of kids to and from the busstop? If the kids can get up and out the door on time-so can mommy! It's good exercise and a chance to get to know alot about your neighbors, neighborhood and the kids in your children's lives.

WHY WOULD ANYONE PUT A 7 YEAR OLD IN THE CARE OF A 10 year old. I would never let my little 7 year old walk a mile home from school . Not only do we need to stop these people that take children we also need to stop putting our child at risk. COMMON SENSE SAYS KIDS SHOULD BE WALKED HOME BY PARENTS NOT OTHER KIDS!!!!

Anytime a child is taken a adult isn't around. These cowards never take a child in front of a adult. This should be a lessen if you leave your kids to walk by themselves and play outside by themselves then someone out there is watching and waiting to snatch a kid.

A WORD TO ALL MOTHERS AND FATHERS Don't be scared of your child being taken because these people are COWARDS, they go after innocent child when their is no adult supervision like I said no adult supervision so if you are keeping an eye on your child and walking home with them from school there is no need to worry because if there was adults around this guy would have backed off in a second. Now If I happened to be walking my daughter home and say a kid walking home by him or her self (which I use to see a Kindergarten walking by him self every day) I would scream and run after the person how a bunch of people includeding myself beat this person down. REMEMBER Thees people are cowards and can't only go after defenseless little .. children. ALSO If this was such a short walk home from school then why didn't any neighbors or adults or even the other kids see her being taken?????

Cindy, that's a good question. I saw the news reporter walking along the girls path. They frequently showed video of all of the cars, people, etc. I find it extremely hard to believe that NO ONE saw anything.

They are saying "she ran ahead of the pack". Ok, just how far / fast can a 7 year old run?? The kids, well, don't ask them for details, they can't remember what they did 5 seconds ago, as most have the attention span of a loaf of bread.

The adults on the other hand, must have been oblivious to their surroundings. It must have happened so damn fast, that no one saw anything (obviously), or whoever took her didn't make enough of a scene to raise an eyebrow.

The wooded area they showed on her path home... now that's just plain creepy and needs to be gone through with a fine toothed comb.

When I was a young girl we lived two miles out of town, but rode our bicycles to town and all around our neighborhood all the time. Things were so different then. It's a shame that the world has gotten so perverse that our children cannot go out and play without fear of some sick, twisted creep doing something like this. I remember a case in GA where a guy at an apartment complex raped an 11 old girl, the girl told her father, he went and beat the guy up and he was arrested and put in jail while the rapest went free. What kind of society have we become?

You people on here that are point fingers at the parents need to stop and show some mercy. I have a child as well and if you think for one minute that it could never happen to you then you need to think again. Do you all know how many sex offenders are around us...have you looked at where they live which you can access online? How about the ones that haven't been caught or registered? My point is it is impossible to know...good and bad people surround us. Have empathy and mercy NOT blame!!! Think if it where your family/child. SHAME on you all who point blame anywhere but at our system who release those who offend as well as at the monster out there that did this.

Somer was the sweetest little girl, i remember walking her home from school a couple of times, i wish i could have been there for her when she needed it most. She didnt deserve this. No child, or family should ever have to go threw anything like this. My heart goes out to her and her family. Somer you will be missed, but NEVER forgotin.

why did they have to take little sweet cute Somer i wish i could of been there to help Somer i miss her.

IM VERY SAD TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING. WHO EVER HAD DONE THIS NEEDS TO PAY ALOT AND WHEN I SAY THIS I MEAN IT
SOMER IS THE BEST CHILD IN THE WORLD .
I WILL PRAY FOR HER EVERY DAY AND NIGHT.

MISS YOU SOMER!

I don'r mean to be creepy but I've done psychic work on cases like this for years and would like to ask Sarah Bowens or someone who knows Somer why she might actually walk up to the front door of a house on Gano Ave. Does she know someone well enough that if she had to go to the bathroom or was upset and wanted to call her mother was there a person she felt she could go to?

I DONT THINK ANYONE SHOULD BLAME THE PARENT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CHILD. SOMER THOMPSON GOT MAD AND RAN AHEAD, SHE WAS NEVER WALKING HOME BY HERSELF. SHE WAS WITH A GROUP OF CHILDREN. ITS NOT HER FAULT SHE WAS TAKEN NOR THE MOTHERS. SO ALL YOU HEARLESS PEOPLE NEED TO STOP BLAMING THE MOTHER OF SOMER, SHE IS ALREADY BLAMING HERSELF AND THATS ENOUGH.

A group of children is no substitute for a parent or guardian (or any other responsible adult). She was simply too young to make that trip home-and the other kids shouldn't have been trusted to oversee her. That's lazy parenting. I bet the group of children who walked with her are feeling alot of guilt too, and that's wrong.

A child-any child-is the responsibility of his or her parents-AND NO ONE ELSE.

Somer's mom should've made better arrangements.

JMO said:
Wow I cant believe you said that! I know a few psychic people myself--I am not one of them, however I lost my 15 yr old son 01-10-02 he was beat by a gang and hung on my fence, I did not seek a psychic He sought me! I also just lost my 23 year old daughter in a horrible car accident, she died at the scene, she was run off the road and hit a tree, I am now raising her two children. Anyways this is what I have been told: Remember none of this is public knowledge. I was told she ran ahead and went into the vacant burned out house to hide, then jump out at her brother ans sister. Well she did not know there was a man inside smoking. (He has like gray/silver hair) I was told she was not found in one peice! I do not know if the killer did this or the trash. The sheriff did say they had viable DNA! hhhmmmm thrown around in the trash NO However I do see viable DNA IN her. also dna off of the cigarette butt. The did arrest a preditor that did not registar on two counts of not registering: he lived on Gano!!! His name is William L. Kuhn! The week before Somer's disappearance, His girlfriend 49 named Debbie died. I do not know how. look up the fdle preditors list. zip 32073. They may have the right man! I really pray that he is off the streets aND IT COMES BACK WITH HIS DNA!

i pray for the family....LORD bless her sisters and cousins.....be strong.....pray everyday..

Bring in the CSI regarding Somer Thompson. On tv they always get their man/woman. I hope they're conducting some of those investigation you see on tv. As far as these sick ass people, they should be locked away somewhere, not living here on the streets around every corner a child is. I have three grandchildren and I can relate to Somer's mother. At any rate, there should be some stronger laws regarding sexual predators. They should not be allowed out here to live among us... and to hell with the over-crowded jail cells, they wouldn't last long anyway because convicts have children too. Put em on an island and let them kill one another for all we care, but as far as us out here just being some honest hard working people trying to live and raise families, we shouldn't have to live with this kind of fear. We're sick of it.

I am so sorry over the loss of Somer. My deepest sympathy to your family! I think about this poor child...every night! I am just so sorry! If you took Somer and your reading this..YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!!!! BECAUSE I HOPE THE POLICE GET YOU AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO SPEND IN JUSTICE!!!! The police will find you and I hope ya know that!!! Why can't people just realize that can't break the law and GET BY WITH IT!!!! And I am so sorry to you poor family! If you live in Somer's area PLEASE watch and keep your children always in your sight because just thinking of Somer it makes me cry and if this wold ever happen again it would just really tare me in half!:( ~Kyley~

I am just floored, but not surprised, by the ignorance of people on this post, that are blaming Somer's Mom. How about blaming the baby killing SOB that is stalking Somer's neighborhood. Before you judge Somer's family, think about how many times you have been someplace, or done something, that took your attention, away from your child, for just a moment. How many times have your children, been out of your sight and reach.
At what age do you suggest, a parent cut the cord, and give the kid a little room to grow up? Will you ever let them go play with other kids, have a little responsibility, or be a little adventurous? guess you'll never have a Sally Ride or Amelia Earhart in your family.
STOP BLAMING THE VICTIMS!!!!!!!
Change Society and the way it deals with the offenders. We have no tolerance policies in schools for children that bring pointy objects to school (on purpose or accidentally) no matter what their age; yet we tolerate and release child sex offenders!? WTF...
Stick up for the victims, no matter what the situation and deal with the offenders appropriately.
This is the time, to offer our deepest sympathy and support to Somer's family; not second guess their decisions.
If you want to be a good citizen, then keep your eyes and ears open, for children in trouble. Your neighborhood, the mall, the grocery store, toy sections at any retailer, and parks; are all places that sex offenders find victims. And for Gods sake, if you hear a child crying in a bathroom, pay special attention. Don't be afraid to speak up. Most sex offenders will either run away or say the child is a relative in which case you should ask the child. If the answer is "no" then call the police and don't let the offender leave with the child. Better to make an honest mistake than have a dead child on your conscience.

I feel awful for Somers Family. I'm so sorry, and God Bless you.( There Is a 16 year old girl missing and her name is Summer Street, a shes with some one that could be a threat to her well being. There is no Amber Alert on her, and she has been gone since last Friday. They have already moved her from Thanonasasa Fl, to Port Richey Fl. How I know that, is They traced the Phone that the person that has her has.The Police are taking to long, and Her Mom is scared out of her mind that something is wrong.

I feel bad for somer's sister. She will have to live with the fact that she was there when Somer ran off for the rest of her life. I don't blame the parents, but it's obvious there was some disciplinary actions that were ignored. Both by Somer and her parents. A 7 year old that runs off from a group is terrible, and it's very sad that Somer payed for that mistake with her life. At the same time i think her parents should have warned her about the dangers of being alone, and have instilled that under no circumstances was she allowed to take off by herself.