What deal?
National media.
What deal?
Originally Posted by DeAnn
This is from an attorney who at least observed the Oct. 8 interview. Not sure about the Oct. 4-6 interviews.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/20...ay-police.html
BBM
Thanks, had missed that one..
from that article:
Know wonder reporters can't get it straight, can't blame them. The parents have changed their story how many times??
Also alot of people are blaming media - WHO called them and made a deal with them on what? Day 2 or 3 of Lisa missing??
How can you sleuth it in Missouri? Those records are closed in Missouri unless charges are filed or the case workers' actions become part of civil litigation.
If you read the search warrant a box is checked. That box that KCPD wanted to search for? "Deceased fetus or corpse."
Read into that what you want. But helps explain why they asked the judge for a search warrant of the home and that's part of the reason X-Ray equipment was brought in and the backyard was dug up. They didn't just check the X by property. They checked the box by deceased fetus or corpse.
I meant no offense and can only speak to what I know from personal experience. I don't know anything about this young man or housing/rental costs in your area. If PN is paying rent, I would assume he is employed. I don't know how much rent would be, but most 20-year-olds that I know can't afford to rent a house. Depending on their individual circumstances, most are attending college part-time while living at home, working part-time while going to school, are full-time college students whose parents have the means to provide a college education, or they're working some type of low-paying job. Renting even a very small home anywhere in this area would be prohibitive for a 20-year-old. jmo
About the "white trash" comments. I used to advocate for victims of domestic violence and rape, and during the course of a case I would often deal with LE. I'll preface my comments by saying more times than often the police officers and detectives were hard-working, stand-up people. However, I've also heard LEOs use the above-mentioned term and much worse in regards to my clients, while referring to the alleged abuser/rapist in glowing terms. Folks, it does happen. It's sad when it does, because it means fewer victims coming forward and cooperating with LE.
eta: I'm not disputing whether or not LE used that term in this situation. Until it's shown for a fact they did or didn't, it's not for me to form a judgment or make an inference.
What proof do you have that any "deal" has ever been made? And what proof do you have that it wasn't the medial who called them asking to talk to them?
And exactly how is it probative that a parent talks to any media outlet about the case of their missing daughter?
What evidence is there that parents in their situation who grant media interviews are more or less likely to be guilty? The research I've seen shows there's simply no commonality. Some innocent parent's have given interviews, and some guilty ones have not and vice versa.
Look, I understand and respect suspicion directed at the parents - statistics bear out they should be considered in this case. Nonetheless, there's simply no need to go looking at things like the fact that they did media interviews, paid or unpaid, exclusive or not, to infer that their "guilt" is more or less likely.
If we start saying that the fact that parent's of abducted children are more likely to be guilty simply because they granted media exclusives (paid or unpaid) then we're simply feeding into the reasons that people think the next set of parent's shouldn't give an interview to a big TV network.
Instead, wouldn't it be better to encourage parent's of missing children to do all the national media interviews they can? Paid or unpaid, exclusive or not?
There's also the VERY REAL FACT that parent's of missing children tend to not work because their child is missing. This means that often times, they tend not to get paid. I can tell you for a fact that KCPL, Missouri Gas Energy, etc. do not care if your daughter is missing when you don't pay your bill for a month. If the media outlets are paying for your interview, why would we want to discourage parent's of missing - who have no other income - from taking that income so they can pay their bills and feed their other kids?
Sorry, I don't want any part of an argument that says "you talked to a media outlet and got paid so you're guilty!"
“She was absolutely beautiful, and she was always cooing and laughing and chewing on her hand. I used to tease Debbie and say, ‘That kid is just hungry. Give her a pork chop, will ya?’ ”
RSBMInstead, wouldn't it be better to encourage parent's of missing children to do all the national media interviews they can? Paid or unpaid, exclusive or not?
Ewe. I would think they would list a deceased fetus in it's own check off list (tick), and then human corpse in another tick. I guess that means that a HRD dog is used specifically for corpse and dead fetus only. Ok, that still doesn't make sense. Dead fetus?? Really??? That just seems to be a weird thing on a search warrant. If someone has a miscarriage in the middle of the floor, is that a crime? Maybe it's just the wording. Maybe it's just that I'm messed up from changing the clocks back. As if we didn't already have enough time line issues with this case. Now I have a time line issue with my Dalmatian and his internal clock telling him it's time to eat, with me telling him, no it's not time yet dude. UGH. But anyway, ok, if a dead fetus is something a search warrant is supposed to have on it, then I guess it is what it is. I wouldn't think they find those very often. :waitasec:
I'm wary about this article-taking it a face value if you will-but i can see why le may have referred to DB as w trash, Sitting on the stoop, drinking wine while having a ciggy and talking with neighbors isn't a good picture to paint. Heck it's against the law here to drink in your front yard.
Dang, we tap a keg in our front yard. People roll in with their homemade trailers for sleeping over and we party down!! We call them campout/passouts. If you don't pass out, you're camping out.
I'm wary about this article-taking it a face value if you will-but i can see why le may have referred to DB as w trash, Sitting on the stoop, drinking wine while having a ciggy and talking with neighbors isn't a good picture to paint. Heck it's against the law here to drink in your front yard.