I interpret this to mean that the You in the story hid LS in a well thought out place; not in some way that her remains would be found later to provide closure for her family.
that was my interpretation, too, holly
I interpret this to mean that the You in the story hid LS in a well thought out place; not in some way that her remains would be found later to provide closure for her family.
I would think that CS would have access to someone who would help her craft letters so that her words maximized the likelyhood that this "YOU" person would give a clue to LS whereabouts. Her posts are more like free form musings.
While it would be nice if she had access to someone who could help her write in a way that cause someone to give a clue of LS's whereabouts, I don't fault her for not doing so, and if blogging is her way of releasing grief / stress / etc, I fully support that. I'm not by any means saying that anyone is faulting CS for the way she wrote the letter; I'm just saying that at the time she wrote it, who knows where her mind was or what she was feeling? I feel horrible for her.
This case is baffling. It pains me that CS and the family (and the families of all missing people) have to live such a nightmare every day. If someone is responsible for whatever may have happened to LS, they are indeed cowardly.
If I were CS and I received that letter, I would stand on every roof top in Bton and drop hundreds of missing flyers as a "take that - we're not leaving until we find her." But that's just me. CS is more calm and collected than I would ever be.
The letter has a decidedly different tone than those of the past. I don't know if resignation is the right word, but something like that.
Two things that she doesn't say stand out to me: It is the first time in a long time, if ever, that she doesn't call out the friends. She doesn't even allude to them. Also, she says she is "thankful" to LE, no mention of confidence.
If I were CS and I received that letter, I would stand on every roof top in Bton and drop hundreds of missing flyers as a "take that - we're not leaving until we find her." But that's just me. CS is more calm and collected than I would ever be.
So, here's my idea-- Fans of the Official Lauren Spierer Updates from Her Family and ALL SUPPORTERS around the world: When you see one of Lauren's posters, wherever you are, take a PHOTO and SHARE IT.
Post it on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook...EVERYWHERE. Use your social media power to "litter" the Internet with our love and endless support for Lauren."
To me, CS's words sound like she believes it was abduction, not an accident. Yet another possible clue for the existence of the Mystery Man who is like man in the account that poster doubtingthomas retold. Basically, a pattern is developing.
"You alone, have the knowledge which can return Lauren to us. While it took cowardice to take Lauren off the streets of Bloomington, June 3, 2011, I offer a cowards alternative to providing the truth.
Snipped by me. I personally don't think her style of writing is a problem in terms of the case ... she does have a stream of consciousness style, but by doing that, she covers a lot of ground. She may someday say exactly what "you" needs to hear in order to take action. On the other hand, "you" may be too heartless for that.
To a degree, I think writing is her way of processing, too ... she needs to be doing all she can to help find LS, and right now, writing is one of the few things left to do. I myself do that and also in a rather circular fashion when I have a problem to solve.
FYI: Others had the same reaction. This was also posted to the @NewsonLauren site:
http://newsonlaurens.blogspot.com/
Thanks for pointing out that in red. I TOTALLY skipped that important part! You are so right - it does sound exactly opposite now, after reading that piece. Can't believe I missed that, being so focused on the word "coward", which I still find to be an odd word choice for an abduction. I can think of lots of terms I'd use for an abductor, but "coward" doesn't really come to the forefront of my mind.
Re. the shoes.....I don't feel that anyone "let" her walk barefoot, and even though I believe one or more of these boys is likely guilty of her disappearance, I do not blame them for "allowing" her to walk home barefoot. I think that CR/LS, and probably JR were all under the influence and LS herself was probably laughing about not having her shoes. I think that drugs/alcohol probably had them so relaxed that it wasn't an issue.
Bring up the question that puzzles me - in the state they were in, how could they do what it appears they did; namely, commit to date a perfect crime and get their stories all in sync...
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Bring up the question that puzzles me - in the state they were in, how could they do what it appears they did; namely, commit to date a perfect crime and get their stories all in sync...