Very true. I’m on this fence as to premeditated or spontaneous. If indeed the camping trip was planned by BM, then that is suspicious and goes toward premeditated.
The condition of the body would have to be consistent with injuries suffered in a bike accident, and perhaps that was not the case.
I understand the reason for the Barry Morphew exception; there would be very little discussion without it. I also understand why there are rules for protecting family members.
That being said -- as an attorney* -- the insistence of anonymity is troublesome when a serious accusation occurs: there is no penalty if the person is untruthful. As I've stated in previous posts, the lack of anonymity -- and the willingness to risk possible civil or criminal liability -- is one factor (though courts have held that it is an important one) in determining how much weight to give a statement. While there may be valid reasons for the Moorman family member to want anonymity, that very anonymity also can affect the weight to give the statement.
As to Profiling Evil and Lauren Scharf having no obligation to the public regarding vetting of sources: you are correct. While they have the right to not inform the public about their methods of vetting sources, the public also has no obligation to simply take a media organization at its word without questioning certain aspects of the reporting.
* I would ask any poster (this is not directed at you, @sillybilly) who is intending to respond with the trite "This is a message board, not a court," to please refrain from doing so: I'm posting from a criminal law perspective because that's what I do for a living. I understand that not everyone is considering this case from a legal viewpoint. If you do not want to hear a legal viewpoint, kindly keep scrolling.
1. I'd be happy to help but -- considering I only do criminal defense -- I hope you never require my services!
Hmmm...can you explain #2 with specifics as to what that reason may be? I mean, if the person genuinely thinks, "Barry will kidnap me if I'm not anonymous," that would certainly be a valid reason to seek anonymity. If it's just, "I want to damage Barry but I don't want it traced back to me," then it wouldn't.
I sure wonder if it was one of those truck cement mixers. Maybe left a little cement there as a red herring, and took off spinning with the real prize. Could they possibly have dumped a load of cement somewhere and rapidly covered it up? Or at some unmanned dump where no one would notice the dumping of surplus cement? He/They basically had most of the day to get that IMO spinning load pretty far away.
IF the ring is the personal item found... what IF... he convinced her to “go look at something” spontaneously - maybe the NEW lot (he recently purchased)...Hmmmm, could very well be a jewelry item. I will admit I am a lover of all things shiny and Suzanne's ring was gorgeous <and looked very expensive>.
Wouldn't it be great if 'someone' wanted that ring to sell, trade, etc. and removed it with hopes of recouping the $$$ in the future and LE has their hands on it now????
If I was Barry, I’d fight the fires. Much harder to be located and arrested when you’re out in the fiery wilds.
Now you can maybe see why I didnt agree with any comparison to how Chris Jeffries was treated. This info has been out there for some time, and it's just one very part of the picture that has been building up. JMO.The 'Oh Suzanne' comment bothers me a little - ok, a lot - I am still trying to keep an open mind but that is definitely getting much harder! We all use the word Oh, its just one of those words isn't it? Anyway I looked at what it meant (silly, I know
for me - I find the 'Oh Suzanne' comment even more worrying now as I can picture BM experiencing all of the above - annoyed at something and then sad at his reaction to whatever annoyed him, then surprised that LE are acting quickly, then disappointed that LE don't believe him etc ...... just my thoughts and all MOO.
It was 2017 that she said she wanted 20 more years. Things change, people change. A move can make or break a relationship sometimes, just like building a house together. Then, another bout with cancer- that is quite a test in and of itself.
I appreciate other peoples point of view, written/typed word can be misread - I am defo guilty of misreading at times, I didn't see it as snarky - but thanks for clarifying, I also do understand where you were coming from.
I would think it would be the other way around? BM doesn’t strike me as the sensitive, let’s go to therapy or let’s work it out guy. He’s more of the my way or the highway type if we go by rumors and family statements. SM being the docile, sweet, church-going mother and wife does more to me?
