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I understand why AJ doesn't want to come within a 10 foot pole of Brittney's case. He has millions of dollars riding in the upcoming draft and where you fall in the draft is so much about PR. He could get good PR from trying to help Brittney but the downside is that he would have that much more negative fallout because of the case against his uncle. If it were just Brittney, I would hope he would try to help, even if he never met her. If I found out a relative, even distant, had gone missing, I would do what I could to try to help if I was in his position. Unfortunately, it's not just Brittney missing and his handlers won't let him any where near this even if he wanted to.
What I am shocked about is that reporters haven't jumped all over that angle. No, he isn't blood. No, he isn't involved in any way. But how many times do you see reporters go for the sensational headlines or stories. On the one hand, I am surprised that the media hasn't jumped on that angle because it would catch people's eyes and increase sales. On the flip side, my impression is that football is almost a religion to many in Alabama and possibly local media fears the backlash if the star player's name is mentioned in the same sentence as a missing girl/sex abuse investigation.
I think I said it before, but these rape charges are far reaching. Not just the immediate victims, but Brittney's investigation. Look at what the University of Louisiana-Lafayette did in the Shunick case. I think they wore a resemblance of her on their helmets, and there was no relative on the football team, distant or not. Can you imagine the exposure Brittney's case could get from Alabama doing something similar in the national championship game? Never going to happen because of the rape charges. Sad in so many ways.
Are there crocodiles/alligators in AL? In the Styx River? How far away?
Could this be a case where remains might not be found due crocs/gators?
If you google Brittney Wood and Wallace Hanke, you'll find he's spoken out for Brittney. He was out searching on his own every day. The fact remains that Brittney was allegedly last seen leaving Chessie's house.
IMO Mr Hanke has good reason to get a little emotional. Chessie's continuous fibbing comes to mind. :waitasec:
Brittney's step mom really does a wonderful job when meeting with reporters.
Crocs...no.
Alligators....yes. Plenty of them. But alligators don't usually frequent the Styx.
http://www.gulfshoresinfo.com/grab-a-tube-relax-and-enjoy-a-float-down-the-styx-river/
I am still not understanding why the Alabama media can't report on Brittney's disappearance without bringing her cousin into it. There are many cases that got more local coverage than this one and the media did not go into detail about the extended family. The BCS game is this week. Will we finally see coverage after that? Would the media still ignore the case if Brittney was an adorable blonde 5-year-old girl kidnapped from her bedroom in an upper middle home? I am not denying that the football connection made them avoid the case, but I do wonder if her being a teenager, and a mother too, made it easier for them to look the other way.
I don't know about making millions in the NFL.....it's not about that, really, for the media,because he's not quite at that talent level, and he won't be like RG3 or Cam Newton. It's about protecting his university and the current football season, and the BCS. The in-state media is protecting the institution more than the individual, and the millions of dollars at stake for that school. It's been that way for about 50 years. This is nothing new, and he's far from the first athlete from that school to be attached to a scandal that the media doesn't want to cover. If he played elsewhere, they'd be all over it.
But in this case, it's probably just as well, since the QB is not responsible for BW's disappearance.
Poor Brittney. No one wants to kick up a fuss about her. If she's ever found it will be due to an accidental discovery. It really is sad.
Whether he is as good as those other players or not is your opinion and rather irrelevant. However even if he was already an NFL player or still a college QB from Alabama I think we can thank CW and her repeated misinformation for the non interest of the media, not because her cousin is a football player.
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BBM...
That would have little to do with it IMHO. There have been other missing teens and young women who have gotten a fair amount of local media coverage. There was a young single mom missing from Homewood, AL who received quite a bit of attention.IMHO... Brittney could be made a sympathetic figure due to her past if anyone wanted to spin it that way. I certainly feel bad for her.
Brittney's case is just the perfect storm.....the salacious details of the sex ring battling with the need to protect the victims and the QB/university, then add in her family's inability to advocate for her....and this is where we are.
Whether he is as good as those other players or not is your opinion and rather irrelevant. However even if he was already an NFL player or still a college QB from Alabama I think we can thank CW and her repeated misinformation for the non interest of the media, not because her cousin is a football player.
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BBM I think this is the key phrase.
We have agreed to disagree about the AJ element being the primary reason for lack of media coverage in this case. I don't believe for a minute that his QB status at The University has had any bearing on the attention this case has received. I will never believe there is some mass conspiracy to protect The University of Alabama - unless you want to believe that all television news organizations in Alabama are major BAMA fans and/or boosters. IMO, there are plenty of haters on the other side with influential fans who could shift the focus to AJ if the media/public was interested.
If you lived in this area, I think you would see this is about par for coverage. Example: Brittany Robinson disappeared about a week or two after our Brittney. Google Brittany and see how much coverage she has received. Very little.
Whether he is as good as those other players or not is your opinion and rather irrelevant. However even if he was already an NFL player or still a college QB from Alabama I think we can thank CW and her repeated misinformation for the non interest of the media, not because her cousin is a football player.
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Just to clarify my thoughts, I don't think the lack of coverage is due to AJ and some conspiracy to protect him and/or the University. What I do think is that a wonderful opportunity is understandably lost whereby AJ and/or the University could bring Brittney's case to the forefront. This opportunity is lost because of all the rape cases. If it were simply Brittney's case and there were no rape/abuse allegations, I think AJ and/or the University may have been willing to do something to shed light on her case.
While other family members have been busy trying to solicit funds for bail $money$ to get them out of jail...:banghead:IMO her family hasn't been able to advocate for her because they're too busy being arrested and in jail..
Let's remember they are not cousins. If looking for opportunities for Brittney coverage from the football fanatic state, what about the Senior Bowl 2013, right there in Brittney's back, I mean, front yard? This venue draws players and fans from across the nation.
http://www.seniorbowl.com/
This case sadly reminds me of the Haliegh Cummings case in Florida. The child is still missing, but several family members and cohorts are in jail for drug charges. The ones who know what happened are in jail and not talking, IMO.