Hi All,
This is my first post, not sure if many will agree with it from what I read here, but I like all of you have been following this case closely and are amazed at the hatred that has been conjured by some for Andrea.
I'm not saying that everyone here who believes her guilty of any of the things she has been accused of hate her, but that seems to be gist of many of the messages of those who wished to see her convicted.
In the end despite the conviction, I consider this a victory for Andrea as she has been able to keep her honor of not having to admit to an affair of which there is clearly is no evidence to prove had occurred, let alone any evidence in the murder of Rusty.
My take is that was a classic stereotypical case of a supervisor trying to intimidate, harass and cajol an employee into entering into an intimate relationship. Hemy being someone who would not give up in his hope that Andrea would somehow end a meaningful and fulfilling marriage and enter into a relationship with a clearly mentally challenged individual.
What could Andrea Sneiderman do except to walk a tightrope of trying not to insult Hemy Neuman but at the same time not encouraging him. From walking that tightrope we end up with some strange sounding responses and actions from Andea to Hemy that the prosecution has unfortunately used to their advantage to get a conviction.
Not only though, trying to avoid insulting Hemy Neuman, but at the same time trying to respond to his advances in a way that he would continue to like her enough to not hold it against her in any job performance evaluation at GE, a job that she wanted for her own fulfillment and needed to help support her family.
What surprises me the most though, is that this forum being visited by so many women that this controlling and dysfunctional relationship being Hemy and Andrea is not recognized as the reason for so much of the behavior of Andrea.
Thanks