Not offended Simlyme. I do think CL is confused, shocked and probably stunned. It has been a hard time for her. First her husband is accused of child molestation and possibly murdered, then her grand daughter is arrested for those things. That's a lot to have to take in and try to undertand.
As for good out of evil - this is a principle I hold very close to my heart. Sometimes we don't understand what that good is but I do believe it happens (I need to believe it happens). In another thread, a poster (I think it was SeekingJana, but I could be wrong) was comparing this case to the JBRamsy case. Maybe one of the good things that will happen from Sandra's case is that new light will be shed on JBR's case. I don't know, all I know is that it is very important for ME to believe that Sandra's death is not in vain. Whatever the good is, I have to believe in it. If nothing else, this case may open the eyes of LE everywhere and help them understand that sometimes women are evil too, and if there is no male perp, they should seriously consider that a woman could be the perp.
Hope that makes some kind of sense :crazy:,
Salem
Hi, Salem,
Yes, it was me who stated that this case adds quite a bit of pathos and perhaps very belated additional understanding of female adult to female child murders with a psychosexual component to JonBenet's murder.. For some of us almost 13 years ago, JonBenet's brutal murder caused us to gasp when it first hit the nightly news, then the emerging details tore our hearts out, and have changed us forever.
Some of us believe now and some of us have always believed that JonBenet's mother was instrumental in JonBenet's murder. Others have argued just as passionately that it couldn't be possible due to the damage to the tiny child's genitalia. That a mother wouldn't do that kind of thing.
I hope so much that one day in my lifetime the world will know who killed JonBenet, even if the time for justice on his earth passed with the death of Patsy Ramsey.
I understand the confusion and perhaps the anger associated with Sandra's suspected murderer's family comments, because part of it does closely parallel things which were leaked and inappropriate statements made by extended Ramsey family members.
For example, Patsy's mother, Nedra, stated that JonBenet was molested a " little bit". The precious child was all of 6 years old at the time of her death. There is no " little bit" molested.
I can only speak for myself. I am a Christian who believes that when any of us on this earth do wrong, or believe another person close to us has committed a crime, we are subject to and are charged with supporting the laws of this land, not to protect or make excuses for the accused criminal in the name of God.
God didn't have anything to do with Sandra's murder- Satan did.
God's forgiveness does not negate the justice system, either.
We had " God's forgiveness" shoved down our throats endlessly with JonBenet's murder, from everyone from the neighbors to the family pastor, to the Ramseys who said on national TV that they forgave the killer. So did John's eldest son, John Andrew.
On a related note, I think in the evolution of a long unsolved crime, it is healthier for the survivors to reach a state of peace and perhaps forgiveness than to be stuck in anger and bitterness, but not in the early stages when anger and grief and outrage are appropriate... if the murderer is not a beloved family member too.
I believe Sandra's family has displayed heartbreak and anger with their grief.
IMO, Connie Lawless may be caught up in some kind of misguided religious dogma of almost instant forgiveness and reconciliation. The best thing the Lawless family could do would be to hire a spokesperson, issue condolances, and never violate the gag order again.