Thread by @pgroseum, okay i've been biting my tongue bc this is an incredibly sensitive [...]

okay i've been biting my tongue bc this is an incredibly sensitive time but there's so much dipshittery being passed around about the search for naya that i can't. i have to say something.

despite what you think, SaR is doing EVERYTHING THEY CAN. YES, THEY ARE. THEY ARE. -

the amount of "search through the night!" "use a flashlight!" "why are you stopping!" comments, while i'm sure are well-meaning, really just goes to show you have never been near a body of water in the dark. flashlights won't fucking work, it's not like the city where there is -

light pollution. that doesn't work. there is NO light aside from whatever is in the sky, and light gets swallowed easy. it's not possible. and especially underwater? light refracts so much that you literally can't see anything. nothing at all, which is why everyone is warned to-

NOT GO SWIMMING IN THE DARK. these people are HUMANS, and regardless of their training, they can't see. it's incredibly and horrifically dangerous for them to be out as late as they are as it is, let alone through the night. they are human beings, too. as for the SaR team, they-

are also volunteers. they train but they are VOLUNTEERING hours and hours of their time and putting their lives at stake to find her. they are doing their fucking best, and calling the sheriff's office to yell "keep looking!!!!!!!" is literally doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING besides -

tying up emergency responder resources. no, they're not "giving up because she's a WOC", no it's not "white privilege and racism" that she hasn't been found yet. she's a drowning victim, the chances of her even surviving an hour in that water alone is very very low, especially -

considering how far out they were. they are doing their fucking best. as for people saying "check the shores!" literally what do you think they're doing. what exactly do you think is going on. they're TRAINED PROFESSIONALS calling them to say "you need to check the shores!" SIS -

THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT. they're prioritizing looking within the lake bc they know the likelihood of her having survived is slim to none. for those of you saying "have you checked UNDER the boat?" i don't even have words for this. please log off. those sending coordinates for -

them to check, THEY. ARE. PROFESSIONALS. what the FUCK y'all. they're prioritizing finding her, they are keeping us updated as often as possible, they are doing what they can. and finally for those saying move up the drainage of the lake to today instead of end of month - this -

is also one of those things that cannot Just Happen. it requires dozens of professionals, very careful planning and execution, big machinery, and professional assessment of timing. hopefully they can move up the draining, but i highly doubt it can be done without damaging the -

ecosystem. there isn't some big goofy plug that they can just yank and drain, it's a timed draining and flooding. this needs VERY CAREFUL PLANNING.

i totally understand the upset, my god do i ever, but this. is. not. helping. it's not helping ANYONE, especially not when you CALL

and before y'all come at me for saying this is not a racial issue - fucking check yourself. as one bipoc on behalf of another, you are not only detracting from her search but also shitting on the anti-racism cause when you are yelling that "they aren't looking bc she's a WOC".

like i cannot even describe how angry this makes me. they're out there all hands on deck from dawn til dusk risking their fucking lives and using all their resources and y'all are flinging around the racist accusation like it'll somehow magically fix things. i'm so mad.

stop tying up resources. stop taking up the lines that others in need may not get immediate access to bc you're calling to tell them they need to check under the fucking boat. stop accusing them of racism just because you're upset that she hasn't been found.

i'm so mad for her.

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