I haven't posted since yesterday and was reading to catch up but I gotta say, I am a little disappointed in the turn this thread has taken for two reasons.
1. I understand that we all need some humor to lighten the mood in these tough cases but regardless of the heinous things prisoners have done, they still deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. They are still human, even AL. This is reminiscent of the conversations around the recent "torture report" release and I know everyone falls on a different side but IMO, an eye for an eye is not ok. It is not ok to torture and abuse no matter how heinous someone's crimes are. Our country was founded on justice and fairness. We are better than that.
Keep in mind, AL won his first case against the prison system not because he conned them but because they legitimately must have done something wrong. IIRC they settled, meaning they felt he had a valid claim. If he feels his rights are being violated, he does have a right to bring those concerns to the court. With all the conversations lately in the media about the treatment of criminals and the abuse of police power... well draw your own conclusions. And no, I am not defending AL. I do think he is a sniveling whiner baby but I also think they should be very careful to not give him a reason for a mistrial or any other legal loophole.
2. Seeing some of the conversations with VIs has saddened me. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, even if we disagree. A VI is just that, and INSIDER. This means they will have information about a case or the players in a case that the rest of us don't have. It isn't our place to question the validity of their claims. Let LE do that in their investigation. This thread is about BC and about seeing BC's family get justice. It is also about making sure that the right people are charged and convicted. These conversations can help us determine if that occurs. How many times when someone does something crazy do people say, "He always seemed a little off." or "Oh, they had mental problems before." I mean we say that about AL. No one is surprised about his part in all of this. But to the contrary, in this case, we also have a VI saying I would never have seen CL being involved in something like this. For me, that is enough to cast doubt. While I think it is dangerous to blindly trust AL, CL or any of the other players here, I think it is likewise dangerous to blindly trust LE when we have nothing else to go on.
I do agree with a lot of the things you said; however, with all due respect, I would like to elaborate a little bit.
Regarding #1: Just because AL has filed lawsuitS and alleges all these things happened, we don't know if they did or not. It's obvious he is an attention-seeker. Furthermore, if he didn't want the information out there to be made fun of then maybe he shouldn't have put the information on paper, but then I guess in order to file his lawsuits, he had to put it out there. LOL
JMO, but "if he feels his rights are being violated" then I anticipate he will be filing lots and lots of lawsuits because he is going to be in there I'm thinking for a longggggg time.
And if the prison system and justice system worked as they should, he shouldn't even have been out on the streets to have committed this crime he is alleged to have committed.
Regarding #2: I too am thankful for our VI's, they contribute a lot and have been quite helpful. IMO though, information should not be put out there/portrayed by a VI (or anyone else for that matter) AS IF IT IS A FACT when it is rather their personal opinion or what he said/she said type thing; as then it is considered rumor, hear-say, gossip, etc.
To sum it up, we are all here for justice for Beverly, her and her family are the victims. Those arrested and charged are NOT the victims (IMO), but their family members sure are (IMO).
We realize the "innocent until proven guilty" yada yada yada, but it is our freedom of speech to say what we want and to form our own individual opinions of those involved. And I don't feel I have to explain it to anyone why I feel the way I do; whether it be here on the forum or in real life. For example, if I don't like my neighbor, do I need to answer to anyone of WHY I say I don't like them?? If I don't like my sister-in-law, do I need to give a reason why I don't like her?
I'd say it's obvious that AL was not an "up-and-coming citizen". This isn't his first rodeo. His criminal history should prove that. He is proud of his past and proud of a lot of the crimes he has committed (it's been posted all over SM, You-Tube videos, etc. He has bragged about it in various places). So it is my right that I do not have to treat him with respect or dignity.
As far as CL being charged with Capital Murder and Kidnapping ALSO, a person would think LE has good reason/evidence to back up these charges, but only time will tell; it's hard for us to guess with so little information that we have available to us. To have married/been involved with a 7-time felon, unemployed, a person who you can't leave your daughter with, who has tried to blackmail you, cheated on you, used you, etc etc etc; IMO isn't real smart.