its not surprising to me the amount of people who will not come forward when they may be privy to a crime committed by someone they know or just know a person as [now] notorious as LM is.....
the amount of drama that would cause in their lives is not something many would want (interviews, subpoenas, reputation ruined - oh you were friends with him, and so on)...
i know many people think that he had NO friends....but i doubt it. he has lots of pics with him and other people.....casual kind of pics....just because WE think he is a and creepy and crazy and all of that, does not mean other dont people find him perfectly fine....birds of a feather flock together.....
so just because people dont step forward doesnt mean all that much to me....they may have been short lived friends...but the comments ive read that nobody liked him, he had no friends, etc....i find that probably false....
honestly, if i had been a friend or acquaintance....i think id hide under a rock until it all blew over :giggle:
Another good reason for this person not coming forward-- they would be potentially admitting that they were party to animal abuse; a criminal offense in Canada:
Causing unnecessary suffering
445.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who(a) wilfully causes or, being the owner, wilfully permits to be caused unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal or a bird;(b) in any manner encourages, aids or assists at the fighting or baiting of animals or birds;(c) wilfully, without reasonable excuse, administers a poisonous or an injurious drug or substance to a domestic animal or bird or an animal or a bird wild by nature that is kept in captivity or, being the owner of such an animal or a bird, wilfully permits a poisonous or an injurious drug or substance to be administered to it;(d) promotes, arranges, conducts, assists in, receives money for or takes part in any meeting, competition, exhibition, pastime, practice, display or event at or in the course of which captive birds are liberated by hand, trap, contrivance or any other means for the purpose of being shot when they are liberated; or(e) being the owner, occupier or person in charge of any premises, permits the premises or any part thereof to be used for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (d).
Punishment
(2) Every one who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of
(a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not more than eighteen months or to both.
Source:
http://www.spca.bc.ca/cruelty/legislation/criminal-code-of-canada-animals.html
