I agree, Yllek. What you say makes sense.
The problem is: so much of what BS & JT have said DOES NOT benefit the parents of Lisa - in fact, it has done the opposite.
So much of what BS & JT have said has not fostered public favor of the parents, but has apparently turned the public against the parents.
At this juncture, it would appear that BS & JT are more of a liability than an asset.
BBM:
I agree, if their mission is simply to make the parents look good, they are not effective.
But, I think that they are trying to sell an obviously faulty product here. Makes it hard for some people to buy it, no matter how slick the sellers and how hard they try. JMO.
Imo, BS and JT aren't necessarily a liability to the parents. There are people convinced that the sightings by the neighbor couple, motorcycle man, and surveillance of blob point to an intruder. There are people still very suspicious that Jersey could be the intruder and his ex-girlfriend has the baby. Some think maybe MW, who received a phone call from the house that night, could be Jersey's gal. Some believe that Debbi's inconsistencies mean very little and she is being harshly judged for drinking too much in her own home (and that she must be honest to admit that she was possibly black-out drunk on national tv). Some feel that Lisa died in an accident due to Debbi's national admission to drinking so heavily; had to be a tragic accident for which she is racked with guilt. Heck, they could be right - I don't know where Lisa is or what happened to her. Point is, whether they're fact or fiction, some of these possibilities that support an intruder abduction or tragic accident have been introduced and/or propagated and reiterated by JT and BS.
If DB and JI are innocent, I agree that BS and JT are a liability, if they are behind the parents' decisions to date. The parents should be using the media and the public to help find Lisa. They should find out what the boys know in a child-friendly professionally-conducted interview. They should work with LE to iron out holes and inconsistencies in their previous accounts and advocate for finding Lisa with all their might. Imo, they are doing none of these things. JMO.
If DB and JI are guilty, I think that JT and BS have been an asset. The parents aren't answering LE questions that could only further incriminate themselves. The boys aren't giving LE information that could incriminate the parents. The parents are no longer talking to media, where changes in stories will be broadcast and could be used later in court. While the parents aren't looking so good to much of the public, what JT and BS are doing now could benefit the parents if Lisa is never found and/or if the parents are charged and tried in the future. JMO.
JMO...