Uptotheminute,
It was the D.A.'s decision not to charge the Crowe's. You can go back and look in the articles and I believe there should be some quotes by Paul Pfingst or one of the deputy D.A.'s. It was their decision, and perhaps you can read for yourself what they said their reasons were. I neither agree or disagree, I only paraphrased some of what was said in court. I did not say LE did the Crowes a favor!
Does anyone actually know the extent of the Crowes' drug use? Do you? 2 grams were found in the house along with several articles or paraphanelia, it was found in their bloodstream a few weeks later, I think meth disappears after 48 to 72 hours. Do you know the Crowes' precise drug use habits, and do you know Truit's drug use habits? Did you live with them and write it down in a diary?
Meth and smoking cigarettes cannot be compared. Go read up on methamphetamine, and in particular crystal meth. There are presumptive tests law enforcement utilizes for drugs including meth with immediate results. Just like luminol. One does not keep drug paraphenelia to use aspirin. One does not carry white aspirin powder in vials in their purse or white aspirin powder in baggies. I do not know the exact time when the drugs were found, but I believe it was within the first few hours of the search.
One can drink one drink and not get drunk. One will only smoke,snort or shoot meth to get high.. Meth is a dangerous drug, one of the most dangerous out there. You cannot compare the two. Apples to oranges.
Yes, I know the kids were taken to the Polinsky children's center for a few days, and no, it was not to railroad Michael. Believe that if you want to, it's often done when there is a violent crime such as this with no sign of forced entry. The Crowe's themselves were suspects initially. I have been to the Polinsky center many times and it's not "any children's center," it's actually a lovely place, and has been a model for other shelters in the country.
Perhaps the Crowes were mistreated, but then again, so are many other victims. I sympathize with them on the death of their daughter, and there have been some recent deaths and illnesses in their family.
Although you have every right to your opinion, it is wrong to make up your minds before you have heard all of the evidence and the arguments of this case. There certainly is alot of reasonable doubt, and there is a very strong possibility Truite could get acquitted. We have been fed information on this case for years,but the details outside of San Diego have been limited. You are reading short newspaper articles from one paper, the trial transcripts are not available on line as far as I know. Local TV has covered part of the trial,but to my knowledge, national TV is not covering it in any sort of depth. You are not getting the entire trial or facts, only exerpts.
For example,I mentioned something I heard in court and on the news and was jumped on for relaying "tabloid news," and accused of posting misinformation.
It was posted "the lab was so screwed up they probably messed up on the drug tests." If anyone thinks this is an intelligent, informed statement they need to learn about drug testing,crime scene and evidence collection,DNA testing and how crime labs function. I am only attempting to inform people of some facts which they may not be aware of,are horribly misinformed about, and show a high degree of bias as cited above.
I really cannot say much more,but I don't think I will comment on this case any further. Richard Truite, offensive as he is, deserves a fair trial.