I guess my point is, that I think most of the public had their mind made up before they even knew of everything you stated. This is just based on my brief survey of MBA students in a Finance class... maybe they're just more jaded. lol :crazy: Seriously though, a number of people believed that one of the parents did something to the baby as soon as the amber alert was issued. How sad is that???
It makes me think if one of my kids disappears out of their bed in the middle of the night, I'm hiring an attorney on my way to the police station. It shouldn't be like that but I guess it is.
You know, I feel like I am taking little mental notes JIC-
hold up a picture, speak only to my child and/or abductor
don't give details
never admit was LE tells you in interrogation
get new carpet so that head injury spot won't get hit by a cadaver dog
don't cut my hair, but also don't wear the same outfit every day
hire attorney quietly, no big names, but good at advising big cases
oh, wait, don't hire an attorney at all- just wing it. but don't talk.
don't cry too much, it looks fake
don't be too stoic, it looks cruel
don't make any mistakes the night before/acquire hindsight
do post fliers
don't talk about myself
hell, unless you're saying baby's name/doings- just don't talk
don't give interviews.
don't go stop talking to local media (you know, if you could give interviews)
don't drink boxed win :crazy:
ok, so in case it isn't obvious- I'm being tongue-in-cheek. I will be the first to admit that I can't relate to DB on a personal level, and that she has made choices that make me question (judge?) her as a mother. I'm just not going to judge her as a murderer without more science. It's unethical IMO. And yes, this is life and not court... but IMO it isn't the beautiful and free land it is supposed to be unless the foundations of our system are respected universally, at least as a collective.
And I do fear the entire point of the Amber Alert system is in jeopardy. Remember that little boy from Canada? All I ever heard on facebook from my northern friends was how it was "fishy", even after he was found- it was some elaborate ploy by the parents. IOW- many people in his area weren't looking for him. They were contemplating how & what hypothesis of parental guilt it will prove to be. Of course this is just one small population sample, so maybe that isn't the universal experience.
It is sad, and I hate the (sorry excuse for) parents who have made it so...