There are of course many reasons for this. One of them is the fear of many people that Pai's kidnappers are not an isolated case, but that in fact they represent a growing class of ruthless thugs whose power and potential for violence is not being checked by the government.
這當然有許多的原因，其中之一就是民眾擔心白曉燕案不是一個單一的個案，而是象徵著殘暴惡徒的增加，而政府似乎對這些惡徒束手無策。