[Igottago]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

I think social media really played a huge part in this kid being returned unharmed.

A decade ago, posters, newspapers and news stations, and word of mouth would have been the only ways to spread the word.

Today, social media takes raising awareness about situations like this to a whole new level. It creates a massive amount of social pressure on the kidnapper.

Not sure I agree with this. Sure it raises awareness for the public, but why would the type of person who abducts a child care what is being said on facebook? If their moral compass is so far off that they are willing to abduct a child and even worse, I don't think people posting on facebook would do anything to change their mind -- clearly these aren't people that are worried about social pressure.

I'm not sure what resulted in this guy returning the kid -- its just a lucky and rare case.

Didn't the guy's mom make a plea for him to return the kid as well? Maybe that had an affect on him.