Three Teen Girls From Denver Tried To Join ISIS

[NaturalHigh]

Three teen girls from Arapahoe County reported missing by their parents on Friday were stopped in Germany on their way to apparently join Islamic State fighters, officials said Tuesday.

The girls, two of them sisters of Somali descent and another from Sudan, were students in the Cherry Creek School District. One of the families reported that $2,000 of their money was missing after the girls disappeared, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said.

"The families indicated they didn't know where they were at and they did not know where they were going," said sheriff's Bureau Chief Glenn Thompson.

Suzie Payne, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Denver, said: "FBI Denver Division is aware of the situation and assisted with bringing the individuals back to Denver. The juveniles are safe and reunited with their families."

http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_26770787/fbi-denver-3-colorado-teenagers-stopped-headed-join?source=most_viewed

I don't get it. Teenagers pull bonehead stunts all the time, but this is too much. Who wants to travel around the world to join a terrorists group?

[pnwmom]

1. I wonder if some boys were involved in this.

Someone should be checking on their Facebook friends.

[NaturalHigh]

2. That's a good question.

In Austria, there were two girls who went to join Chechen fighters. Authorities figured out that a local cleric had set it up for them. I'm not sure what the case will turn out to be here.

[JI7]

3. guys in ISIS regularly use the internet to look for girls

i always thought it would be a good way for some undercover agents to get at some of them. similar to the catch a predator thing .

[pnwmom]

6. My niece had a ton of friends because she accepted anyone.

Including strangers from other countries. It can be a dangerous thing.

[Warpy]

4. Apparently, it's a draw to a lot of young, idealistic Muslim girls.

When they get there, they realize they're going to be "married" and used as fuck toys.

Some have screamed for help and have been gotten out. Most have not.

[Rhinodawg]

5. I think it's just great.

What could be more exciting than be a sexual object for a bunch of smelly murdering guys who enjoy committing atrocities.

Let them go get impregnated.









that's sarcasm.

[Historic NY]

7. If they don't like living here send then back to their homeland countries....

where they can see what life they would have there.

[Shrike47]

8. The reflex tends to be 'let them go and find out about real life' but they're very young. Be kind.

[NaturalHigh]

10. I agree.

I didn't post the OP to beat up on them. It's just such a WTF deal.

[Adrahil]

15. Sums up my feelings precisely.

On the one hand, stupidity and "idealism" should have a price. On the other hand, these are kis, and that's a high price to pay.

Hopefully, if their parents had anything to do with their attitudes, they will rethink how they talk such organizations. I have a friend who is Muslim, and he tells me he's kind of shocked by the casual support of ISIS by some in the community... Not most by any means, but more than you might think. And it's not like they REALLY support ISIS, according to him, but there is a bit of backlash against 10+ years of Islamophobia.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Convicted murders also seem attractive to some, psychologists can explain it better.

But getting back to reality, who wagers the girls were trying to deflect blame for the stolen money, nothing to do with ISIS, which they probably could not spot on a map.

But the story keeps the general fear mongering on the back burner.

[Electric Monk]

13. Hybristophilia, also sometimes known as "Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybristophilia

[Rhinodawg]

14. Thats the greatest spin on reality ever.

reality... it can be tough to swallow sometimes.

[Fred Sanders]

18. So now you want to be scared of runaway teen girls who stole $2000 from their parents and when

caught came up with this lame excuse....some folks just want the fear over facts and reason. Some folks want the media fear spin rather than the actual facts.

I wager you are in mortal fear of Ebola also.....?

[Rhinodawg]

19. Nice taqiyya.

you should be proud.

[shenmue]

11. I used to beg my parents just to let me go to the movies

There are more fun things to do than be a terrorist.

[NaturalHigh]

12. No kidding.

At that age we were still drinking wine coolers and making out on the "back roads."

[Rhinodawg]

16. "Hey MOM, I'm going to Syria to join ISIS to sexually satisfy these murdering psychotics..

and behead a few infidels .Dont wait up."

[bemildred]

17. A Children's Crusade. nt

[Fla Dem]

20. I have trouble scheduling a flight from one city to another.

How do 3 teenage girls, I heard 15 & 16, figure out how to get to Istanbul, pay for the plane tickets, get passports (it takes months), get to the airport and clear security?

This is so strange on so many levels.

[NaturalHigh]

21. I wondered about the passports too.

Maybe they already had passports.

[Recursion]

22. Why would teenagers want to join an organization dedicated to smashing capitalism and imperialism?

Seems kind of par for the course, no?