Metallica Committs $50,000 to Help Find Fan That Went Mission After Concert

College student Morgan Harrington went missing over a week ago after getting separated from her friends after a Metallica concert at the University of Virginia (click on article title for link).  She had called her friends and said she would find her way home and that was the last anyone heard from her.  Her parents have been keeping a very public profile, and with the injection of Metallica's money and publicity, hopefully the authorities will get some answers sooner than later.  According to  MSNBC/MSN:

Boosted by the $50,000 pledge from Metallica, there is a $150,000 reward for information that helps find Morgan Harrington. Police ask anyone with information to call 434-352-3467.

 Here's how I feel: I'm very impressed by Metallica's commitment to finding Morgan.  They don't have to help and they don't have to contribute money.  I have always been a huge Metallica fan but now I have a new found respect for them.  I don't want to make this all about them.  It sucks that Morgan is missing.  I would rather not be writing this post and would prefer to use this space to make steroid jokes about Mark McGuire's new gig as a hitting coach.

We need to pass harsher punishment laws for sex offenders and rapist.  Cut their balls off.  Plain and simple.  Get rid of the organ that produces these hormones.  If that doesn't stop these predators, then death should be the second punishment... or first if they finally get caught after multiple offense or commit murder or manslaughter during the offense.  I'm not saying do that for a guy that has an office relationship and the woman now feels uncomfortable or a highschool senior is dating a sophomore and the parents have a problem with it, I'm saying kill the real offender.

Bye-bye twigs and berries or at least berries.