Yes, this makes sense. Thanks. I understand your position better. I agree that affluent people have better exposure to resources. I guess it boils down to how they want to use them, huh? I feel sad for innocent people who have no means to defend themselves too.
While it's the ethical thing to come forward, I guess I can see how some of these kids don't want to be involved. They probably think that their one little piece of info is insignificant (when it could be what breaks the case, honestly). So, they keep quiet. Think about the kid who found the keys. I understand that he has dark skin so some suspect him since this was the witness description of one seen with LS. That's understandable. But really, what if he has NO bearing on the case whatsoever? He did the right thing to come forward and say that he found the keys. Let's assume that's ALL of his involvement with this case.....the poor kid is being discussed on message boards and is now a POI. I know that people keep wanting to say they're "not kids" but age has nothing to do with this. These are not adults who've experienced the real world. The adult brain doesn't develop until in the 20's and the male's is like at 25. It would be tough for them to handle these accusations if they are innocent. I personally still find the key "finding" to be strange, so I'm guilty of a part of that myself. I'm just saying that it's kind of no wonder no one wants to talk......
I agree with you. When I put myself in the parents' shoes, as a parent myself, it breaks my heart that nobody will talk. But when I think about my own college years, which were innocent compared to the picture coming out now of LS's friends and acquaintances, I am not sure what I would have done in the same situation. For my close friends, I would have been desperate to find her and would have revealed anything. For an acquaintance (especially one I may not have liked that much), whose life I thought could not be saved anyway, but whose death could destroy the future of someone close to me who did not intentionally cause it...it would have been much harder to make that call. Especially in the current age of news being plastered all over the Internet. I do hope I would have, and these kids will, ultimately do the right thing, though. It's probably not an easy choice to make for them, but especially in a case of accidental death, they would probably not only be doing the right thing, but be doing a favor to all of the friends they are trying to protect. I can't imagine any of them living with this for the rest of their lives without some sense of guilt or dread that their secrets will be discovered.