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I could get the children supporting their father in getting a fair defense, fair incarceration terms, and support him in making the best of incarceration- visiting, writing, sending gifts and funds. I think I would do that for my murdering father unless he abused that by asking me to destroy or fabricate evidence, denigrate the victims or minimize the harm done to them, etc.
If it were my father, if he were not trying to draw me into excusing the crime or getting away with the crime, I would support his making the best of the future he created for himself.
IMO, showing up at Lori's trial could come off as seeing the "real" murderer of their mother get held accountable. In any case, they would be swarmed with people trying to get them on the record blaming Lori exclusively. They did this- especially E., on 48 hours, and it was ugly. That is what I'd call being drawn into minimizing and deflecting from the crime.
It is possible that the children lying low is the most ethical thing they can do right now. It doesn't set them up to defend the indefensible. It might be an improvement from the 48 hours filming, when they were participating in the crime after the fact, in my opinion.
It is okay with me if they want to avoid execution for their father- it's okay with me if they hope he is incarcerated near their home. I think they could want those things and still believe he killed their mother and must face that.
It's also okay with me if they wish him executed and refuse to ever speak to him again.
The only thing I have trouble with is their helping him avoid facing what he's done. And frankly, they will be pushed to doing just that if they publicly follow the case and get statements coaxed from them.
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If it were my father, if he were not trying to draw me into excusing the crime or getting away with the crime, I would support his making the best of the future he created for himself.
IMO, showing up at Lori's trial could come off as seeing the "real" murderer of their mother get held accountable. In any case, they would be swarmed with people trying to get them on the record blaming Lori exclusively. They did this- especially E., on 48 hours, and it was ugly. That is what I'd call being drawn into minimizing and deflecting from the crime.
It is possible that the children lying low is the most ethical thing they can do right now. It doesn't set them up to defend the indefensible. It might be an improvement from the 48 hours filming, when they were participating in the crime after the fact, in my opinion.
It is okay with me if they want to avoid execution for their father- it's okay with me if they hope he is incarcerated near their home. I think they could want those things and still believe he killed their mother and must face that.
It's also okay with me if they wish him executed and refuse to ever speak to him again.
The only thing I have trouble with is their helping him avoid facing what he's done. And frankly, they will be pushed to doing just that if they publicly follow the case and get statements coaxed from them.
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