I was thinking about lying and how we all probably lie differently and how most of you are probably right now saying ' uh i dont lie' but I think we all do in some degree. So imagine this scenario and how you would respond, then apply to the statements / interviews we have and see if anything jumps out at you . I'm not saying it has jumped out at me, but I'm fishing here.
Your mom / aunt/ sister/ bff/ neighbor/co worker who you really really LIKE but has a very sensitive side and gets upset easily, comes in and shows you their new hairdo and / or outfit . They say ' Do you think my new hairdo / outfit is pretty ? " and the truth is it's horrible, makes her look fat and aged her 15 yrs. It's ridiculous. Do you say that ? Knowing it will upset her and send her into tears? You're on the spot and a LIE is necessary. So do you outright lie and say " wow it's beautiful'" Or do you dance around the issue with some sweet comments that do not address the beauty or ugliness of the new hair do / outfit ? I do the latter . I cannot lie in a situation like that for some reason. I might say " wow did you get that at the fancy new salon in town " ( implying it looks fancy ,, ie: pretty ) or ' you need to get a new outfit/ hairdo to go with that new outfit / hairdo to do it justice'' or '' wow did you get a facial while you were there too, your eyes look really blue today "' . See? These are not lies,,,, they do NOT address at all the question asked but I feel they make the friend feel like I did give them a compliment and their feelings are not hurt. So sorry to ramble, but I'm wondering if this type of 'roundabout lying' is present in anyone's interviews. Thoughts ?
This is funny! You sure know how to throw a curveball!!
Ok... I don't lie. If someone I am close to asks me something like that, I would probably say, "no, I don't like it, but if you do, that's all that matters."
If I have to I will just smile and say, "do you really want my opinion?" I don't lie to assuage someone's feelings, because in a way that's kind of cruel. I could say "oh, yes, you look marvelous!" And then she's going to go around thinking she does look great and everybody else is laughing at her! Then she will come back and be mad at me because I didn't tell her the truth, and caused her to be laughed at and she ends up not speaking to me for weeks. See? Lies don't pay!
BUT... I believe that kind of lie is a whole lot different than what everybody is talking about Mark doing. That is not even in the same ballpark, as far as I'm concerned.
I don't know for certain that he has lied about anything, or made up anything. If he came out now and said he had been lying all along, I would be very surprised, it's just my impression of what I saw. Other people see it differently. Who knows which ones of us will end up being right or wrong?
Let me tell you a little story. When my son was about 4, he came inside one day and told us that there was a lion under our house. He was as serious as a heart attack. Of course, we said, "son don't make up lies, you did NOT see a lion under our house!" He argued and said yes he did, and finally his dad followed him outside so he could show him this lion. Turned out to be our dog, who had kind of long, shaggy hair around the neck and was about the same color as a lion. But.... the important thing is, my son believed it was a lion. He didn't make it up, and he didn't tell a deliberate lie. It looked like a lion to him. He was too young to realize that we don't have lions in East Tx, except in zoos. If you believe what you're saying... even if you're mistaken about it.. it's not a lie.
I believe Mark's version of the events of Sun. night and Mon. morning. I suspect that LE believes him too. I could be wrong and if I am, I will admit it, but at this moment, I don't believe he has deliberately lied about anything.
The discrepancies that other people have seen... I don't see them as such. No one can say the same thing the exact same way every time... unless they've rehearsed it. Most people, when they tell a story, will add little things sometimes, and then leave some things out the next time. When they say something the same way, in the same order every time... that's when LE knows they've made it up and rehearsed it.
Sorry for the long post, hope I didn't bore anyone. If so, then just ignore it, I'm on a roll today!
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