Knowledge Creates Heroes; Ignorance Creates Victims

2 teen boys in Pennsylvania are being hailed as heroes after they halted a kidnapping on their bikes. Temar Boggs and his friend recognized Jocelyn Rojas’ face from her 'missing' posters just hours after she’d been abducted off her front lawn. The teens were quick to chase Rojas down, and the little girl is now safe with her family.

Law enforcement, perhaps due to its para-military character, loves to keep the public in the dark about active investigations.  But, sharing information with the public converts the public into an army of potential heroes from an army of potential victims.