Unit 6: Invasion of Baby Snatcher

The article that has been set for this unit is the ‘Invasion of the baby snatcher’. In this article the writer, Walter Kirn, focuses on kidnapping children which is getting serious in U.S. and Britain. Besides that, in this article, the writer also included of how the victims got kidnapped. For example, Sarah Payne suddenly missing while playing hide-and-seek with her siblings and was found dead 16 days later. The writer does praised the cooperation that have been given by public which have succeeded bring home one or two victims. This issue received attention from thousands of citizens especially the police force who have worked hard in order to find missing children even though the condition of the children is unknown, whether they are still alive or dead. However, in this article, there is some confusion towards the writer’s feeling. This is because sensitivity that the writer showed in this article was sympathy towards the victims and their family, but, as the story comes to ending, we can see that the writer blamed parents for what happened to their children.

From this article, we can say that there is no way we can stop this crime from getting worse. This is because when one case is solved; there will be new case which will rise. In addition, the writer also included other danger that children will face throughout their childhood, which are abandoned by parents or being dumped onto social services.