West of Memphis - Page 3

Compassionate Reader · #51 03-28-2013, 12:41 AM

None of the debate about whether the "age of majority" is eighteen or twenty-one is important. What's important is that an eighteen-year-old is still a teenager. Most of them are still living at home (or have just left home for college).

Damien's statement, which started all this, is still accurate. The term "kids" is still applicable to those in their teens. Remember, Damien turned eighteen in December of 1992. So, I still contend, as Damien said, that they were still "kids" when they were arrested and falsely convicted of murdering three eight-year-old children.

IMO, age is merely a number. Being an "adult" means a person has achieved a certain maturity about his thoughts actions. I don't think Damien, Jason or Jessie exhibited "adult" maturity during the trials.

kyleb · #52 03-28-2013, 01:43 AM

I agree that 18 year old are generally still kids in many ways, but that doesn't make your statement "they're not legal adults until they're 21" true by any stretch. While you apparently don't consider it important to respect the truth, I do.

Compassionate Reader · #53 03-28-2013, 07:12 PM

Again, they can't buy alcohol; they can't enter gambling establishments. They can legally sign contracts in some, but not all, states and commonwealths. They are simply not totally legal until 21. My statement is true. I, too, respect the truth, and the truth is that Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. are innocent of the murders of Christopher Byers, Michael Moore and Steve Branch. Do you respect that truth?

seattlechiquita · #54 03-28-2013, 07:31 PM

Wesdt of Memphis is showing in town this week --- though I wonder how much material could it provide beyond thew previous trilogy. Any of you folks seen it yet?

Compassionate Reader · #55 03-28-2013, 08:41 PM

It provides quite a bit of new information, from what I've been told.

seattlechiquita · #56 03-28-2013, 08:46 PM

Will try to watch it soon.

UdbCrzy2 · #57 04-19-2013, 10:13 AM

Does anyone know if they included the bonus footage that was cut out of the original Paradise Lost movie?

I have not seen the latest movie, but I did however see this clip that was cut out of the original movie. I thought this was very interesting.

A deleted scene from the original Paradise Lost documentary. It shows a necklace or pendant that belonged to Damien Echols, being discussed between the defense and prosecution. The necklace or pendant was found to have Echols blood on it and also blood that was consistent with fellow killer Jason Baldwin and Victim Stevie Branch.

Deleted scene from Paradise Lost - Necklace - YouTube

kyleb · #58 04-19-2013, 02:05 PM

No, there's no mention of the necklace in West of Memphis. There's no real evidentiary value in it for either side of the argument though either, as the blood could be from Branch or many millions of other people who share that same bloodtype, Baldwin being but one notable alternative. There's also no way to rightly discern if Echols was wearing that necklace at the time of the murders. Had DNA testing back then been what it is today, perhaps the blood would have proven to be Branch's, which would have made the case against against Echols a slam dunk. However, even with Misskelley consistently identifying Echols as the one who attacked Branch, but the blood type match has perfectly reasonable alternative explanations.