JeannieC
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Good grief, I thought you said "S&M" games here....
I took a double take on that too! :floorlaugh:
Good grief, I thought you said "S&M" games here....
Many law schools do, but Mercer does not enforce any type of 'professionalism' rules.
We learned about the chainmail very early on. It's come from a number of different sources, and now you, Reannan. I find it very odd that he would wear it to school. That's a sign of someone who is insecure and doesn't fit in. So he wears the chainmail to make a statement, as if to say, "Yes, I'm different. I'm not like the rest of you. I don't want to be like the rest of you because I'm better than you. I know and understand things that you can't." Maybe I'm wrong, but that's often the case with individuals who deliberately set themselves apart from their peers. Shows a lack of maturity, too, because it's adolescent behavior. :twocents:Not sure about games, but from a friend of mine who is related to someone that went to school at Mercer, and who briefly knew SM, he liked Medieval armor and would sometimes wear chain-mail to class. That certainly doesn't make him guilty of anything, however. I love Medieval stuff too.... and I have a friend who makes some awesome chainmail. I don't think I would wear it to class when I was in college, however. That sort of stuck me as odd. I am more familiar with medical students than law students. In medical school, there isn't exactly a dress code per say, but there is a clear understanding that the students will look "professional" at all times. Is there any similar standard in law school???
I think you're confusing a dress code with professionalism. Mercer's law curriculum stresses ethics and professionalism.
I was talking to a doctor friend, who said his first impressions from the interview and rumors of SMd was that he might be a Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
I was talking to a doctor friend, who said his first impressions from the interview and rumors of SMd was that he might be a Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
Police Chief Mike Burns said the GBI also is examining computers taken from the apartment complex.
I don't think it necessarily means he thought he was better, but I do believe it is a sign of insecurity and immaturity. A lot of kids feel like they are outsiders and instead of trying to fit in and fail, they choose to be different and be ignored. Then they don't have to feel like the failure themselves. They can always say they were shunned because of how they dressed or looked. I have also found a lot of those kids tend to be some of the brightest and most interesting if you take the time to talk to them. Not all. But a lot of them. Just as I have seen some of those dressed nice and neat be the evilest, sickest, and just plain meanest people I have ever met. Clothes don't really make the man or woman.
I also heard a RUMOR that a student came forward to report that the week before Lauren's disappearance, an unknown man came to the law school and asked where Lauren Giddings lived. That student, not thinking anything of it and not being alarmed apparently told the man where she lived. Again, I don't know the validity of this info or if after investigation, the police discovered it was harmless.
PsychoMom,
I don't have the extent of psych background that you do, but I've known people who dress and act differently even when it elicits negative reactions ... Wouldn't you agree that those people are often seeking attention? The saying goes, "negative attention is better than no attention." For some people, defying social norms by dressing/behaving differently may be harmless, but for others it can cross the line into anti-social behavior where the person, as you suggest, claims persecution and begins to feel hostility toward others. Usually, those people do feel insignificant and are easily offended.
SM may have felt he had to compete for attention. His parents adopted his young niece and nephew, who would've been the focus of his parents' attention, at a time when SM was attaining great things in his life and, perhaps, he didn't feel his achievements were sufficiently appreciated by those close to him. That could explain why he wanted to look different - to stand out to others. Of course, that doesn't mean his thirst for attention crossed into the realm of anti-social behavior. It's possible, though, that LG's killer (whether or not SM) felt slighted by LG and even by their classmates, and so was desperate for recognition. Just a thought.
PsychoMom,
I don't have the extent of psych background that you do, but I've known people who dress and act differently even when it elicits negative reactions ... Wouldn't you agree that those people are often seeking attention? The saying goes, "negative attention is better than no attention." For some people, defying social norms by dressing/behaving differently may be harmless, but for others it can cross the line into anti-social behavior where the person, as you suggest, claims persecution and begins to feel hostility toward others. Usually, those people do feel insignificant and are easily offended.
SM may have felt he had to compete for attention. His parents adopted his young niece and nephew, who would've been the focus of his parents' attention, at a time when SM was attaining great things in his life and, perhaps, he didn't feel his achievements were sufficiently appreciated by those close to him. That could explain why he wanted to look different - to stand out to others. Of course, that doesn't mean his thirst for attention crossed into the realm of anti-social behavior. It's possible, though, that LG's killer (whether or not SM) felt slighted by LG and even by their classmates, and so was desperate for recognition. Just a thought.
But, the phrase was "Master Key" wasn't it? If that is the wording used to describe the key, I would have to assume that is exactly what they meant. Not a bump key or anything else.
For what it's worth, the local hash house harriers (of which Lauren was a member) have been known to run in the sewers under the city. I don't know if that's connected to this, but thought I'd mention it.
When I heard that Lauren had worked for the public defender's office, I too wondered about anyone she would have come in contact with that might have developed an unhealthy admiration of her.
As for who the other persons of interest may be:
I wouldn't be surprised if her boyfriend (or ex-boyfriend as reported by some) was still being examined. I remember someone in her family had posted a comment on one of the news sites that this guy had accompanied her to her sister's wedding only the previous weekend before her disappearance. It's not really clear the timeframe that he was in California. However, even if his alibi checks out, it's not out of the realm of possibility that he could still be involved in her death....if you catch my drift....
I also heard a RUMOR that a student came forward to report that the week before Lauren's disappearance, an unknown man came to the law school and asked where Lauren Giddings lived. That student, not thinking anything of it and not being alarmed apparently told the man where she lived. Again, I don't know the validity of this info or if after investigation, the police discovered it was harmless.