That was me re Jump the Shark. I do get uncomfortable when people start stating opinion as fact. For the record, I don't think JW must have committed murder because he was boastful on SM. In fact, I don't even really think those posts are suspicious. The lies are very suspicious and though they were details, they were details that implied something bigger--that maybe he never dropped the money in the car at all if he didn't know whether it was locked or not. Maybe he never talked to SS at all if he couldn't figure out when he got instructions. Maybe he took the money out of the Manila envelope from the acct and never put it back into another Manila envelope because he knew it was not being to delivered to SS for the dojo.
These aren't wild speculations, but theories (or like the theories) that caused LE to out him in the public eye.
If he turns out to have zero involvement, I will admit I was wrong and that other posters have better instincts than mine. So I might feel slight embarrassment, but not remorse. My opinion in an investigation chat room is not important enough, or impactful enough to affect JW's life in any way.
But JW has the power to affect his life. He didn't have to lie. And he now has the power to clear his name. He has the rest of the life to live. Heck, even OJ got another gf. Maybe I'll soften up and feel bad if is cleared. Maybe LE will too.
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Thank you for that, "jumping the shark" because it fits so perfectly to describe certain things.
That phrase cracked me up for years until I learned where it came from, lol! (Not a fan of fifties stuff, Happy Days included, nobody throw shoes, please)
I agree with you that those are theories - I really do. It was just some other weird things were coming up. Some of those wild ones aren't here anymore.
I am SO curious to find out what was behind JW's differing stories regarding the cash drop off.
Just so people know, I wasn't making that a judgmental, sarcastic question regarding how some posters would feel, it was meant to be thought about. Jeez, I can now hear the sanctimonious voice in my head as I reread that question, but it wasn't what I intended. I didn't intend to scold or make anyone feel bad. A philosophical or sociological question, I guess.
I swear I have no clue if I'll be eating my hat or crow if he turns out to be involved in some way, but the degree of guilt I would feel would depend on level of participation. I can go as far as to think lots of people, could be involved in a spur of the moment kinda thing if they were fired and p.o.'d, and grousing about money and bitter. Maybe he set something in motion that was only supposed to be "Hey, Ddub you wanna get even with that rich guy that fired you? Here's the address, nobody's home at this time. Go for it."
Maybe I'm not giving him enough credit (bad word, but the gist) to believe he'd set up a robbery, but I could believe that before I could ever believe he imagined it would turn into in the kidnap/extortion/torture/murder part. I still can't believe that was planned by anyone.
Something I am still confused by though, concerning the $40k in cash since it's figuring in with the JW as suspect theory. NG said that was for an auction either at the MA studio or for it? Has it been substantiated that she said that? I'm not doubting that, but am doubting my memory. I was trying to put together a timeline of sorts and remembered that being said. I think it would be extremely odd for her to know about that beforehand and that would influence me. So many conflicting accounts.
It would be some horrible sort of perfect storm if this was all coincidental. People have mentioned the construction company and NG in addition to JW. So many theories we can come up with and I'm sure if I posted some of mine, I'd get in supersize big trouble from many quarters. :/
