That's a bit callous. There really are thousands of kids kidnapped every year in America. And as someone who has been to Africa to help out with Engineers without Borders, I still feel like fighting kidnapping here is a worthwhile cause.
"115 children were the victims of “stereotypical” kidnapping. (These crimes involve someone the child does not know or someone of slight acquaintance, who holds the child overnight, transports the child 50 miles or more, kills the child, demands ransom, or intends to keep the child permanently.)"
We've still got genocide in Africa. How about we make a deal where if we're going to be melodramatic, we be melodramatic about something that matters?