TxLady2
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Liar!
Don't get me wrong I'm not about to defend Misty. I'm merely criticizing the conclusions of the interpretation of her statements and how they can't apply to everyone.
If these tactics were applied to me in my daily life I'd be accused of lying all the time. My short term memory sucks so I may go to the end and then back to the middle and not be lying.
4. Use of justification (why she saw the light and door) rather than reporting
That I don't get? If I were being interviewed I'd tell the cops why I got up. Why I went to the kitchen, how I found the door open.
Very early on in this people said she wouldn't have been able to see the kitchen light from where she was. She didn't have to see the light just the glow of the light which I'm sure was possible.
In the house I grew up in my bedroom was on the second floor and the kitchen was downstairs and away from the staircase. I could tell just by looking out my door in the middle of the night if the kitchen light was on, even if the doors were closed. The faint difference in light at that hour was detectable. In a mobile home I'd bet it's a lot easier.
JMO
I agree with you about the light... there is a wall between my bedroom and the living room, and a wall between the living room and kitchen. I can see the glow from a night light which is behind that wall from my bedroom. If it is turned off or burns out, I know without having to go look.
Also... in this interview, just before Misty makes the statement about not making it to the bathroom, I believe the reporter asks or makes a reference about the reason she got up in the first place.
The point is, I don't think LE needs a statement analysis to figure out that Misty has changed her stories over time.