Arranged Marriage via Myspace?? Jigga NO!

From all the crap in current world news I keep reading about this story: 16 year old girl runs away from home in Michigan to attempt to marry a 20 year old man in Jordan that she met on Myspace.

JIGGA WHAT?!?!

Now, I was a 16 year old girl once. I have no problem admitting that I talked to some boyeez on the internet. However, I was NOT traveling halfway around the world to marry them. Her parents say she's a good kid, and I'm sure she is a great kid. But let's discuss logistics..and by logistics I mean COMMON SENSE, because she needs a good kick in the rear.

A- You are 16. You are traveling to a nation in turmoil...by yourself. You're not exactly inconspicuous.

B- You are 16. Your parents will probably realize you are gone at some point during your 10-12 hour flight to the Middle East. They will alert the authorities and you'll be caught FO SHO!

C - You are 16. Why are you flying around the world to hook up with someone who could be 65 and wants you to raise cattle and rapes you with a rake handle? Crazier things have happened......

D - YOU ARE 16!!!!!!

Do I really need to further elaborate? She's obviously not the brightest crayon in the box...she's like the one who's tip got broke in that little plastic sharpener. It's not just this girl, there are girls all over the place running off to get together with these random guys. These are kids who don't even trust their own grandma but will trust some random guy who says he's "20, 6'2, 180 pounds..brown hair, blue eyes..athletic build..." and he's 58, 5'6, 295 pounds, bald & glasses thicker than a Bible.

The good news, FBI intercepted the girl before she reached her future husband and sent her back to Michigan. Yes, they sent her back to the land of Michael Moore and she's STILL safer than she would have been in Jordan. The groom-to-be's family is upset, claiming the groom is heartbroken and they had no idea she would run off without her parent's permission. Le Sigh........who let's their 16 year old run off around the world?

In the end..I don't get it. I get the whole talk on the internet part..it's fun. It's more fun to lie about things like "I'm from Wisconsin..I live on a dairy farm". However, old perverts also like to lie...and that's why kids need common sense. So basically..don't pick your spouse on myspace. I don't care what pictures he has posted.....