Most of us on ActiveRain have discovered the power of the Internet - in fact, that is one of the things that attracted us to this network.
We've seen it evidenced in referrals to and from other ActiveRainers, and perhaps even direct contact from relocating consumers. We have even gone out of our way to meet new ActiveRain friends when we travel to other parts of the country.
One individual recently discovered the long arm of the Internet, too, when library workers in Marianna Black Library in Bryson City, North Carolina, read an email about a missing child and his non-custodial parent. They thought the photos resembled a father and son who frequented the library in this small town of fewer than 2000 people near the Great Smoky Mountains, so they checked "America's Most Wanted" website. Then they called the police.
As a result, a child was reunited with his mother, while his father faces charges of noncustodial abduction. (By the way, 30 days in jail and a $500 fine are the penalty for this felony.)
Just more evidence of the long arm of the Internet and further proof that we never know who our cyber-communication will reach, even in remote rural hideways.
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