No offense but you don't get to control the conversation. The fact is she had been drinking and that enough drinking had taken place that at least one of her friends had passed out and Maura herself had a friend try to talk her out of driving in whatever condition she was in. It is not unreasonable to posit that she was drunk. She did in fact have a wreck when she did drive after leaving the dorm. It does not have to be a known fact to be posted about in case discussion when a news article gives enough info to make it a reasonable possibility. The post covered a possibility that was pointed to by the contents of a known and linked news article.
She went to a small dorm drinking party (which is evidently what it turned into) where at least one person drank so much that she passed out and a host asked Maura not to drive that night. It seems almost unreasonable to assume that of all those present and drinking Maura would be the only one that did not drink or only drank a little and remained sober. You have the right to feel differently of course but in my opinion you should stop trying to tell others what they "stick to" in posts.[/QUOTE]
Since this thread has been pretty respectful as of late, I don't see any point to these comments. If you have a problem with Peabody, as it appears you do, IMO you should take it to PM's as it detracts from the informative discussion we have been having. She is not trying to control the discussion anymore than you are. Peabody is making an effort to help stick to the facts, as we all should. Remember, it is hard to decipher someone's tone over the internet. Additionally, I have seen various posts where she was humble enough to apologize when she unintentionally offended people. I would hope other posters would have the same consideration.
Please understand that from what I have read at mauramurray.com and from what a family member of Maura's has said to me via email, many of her family members are not comfortable posting here due to the rudeness of some posters (bullying that I referred to in earlier posts) and the attacks on the Murray's/Rausch's. Peabody is clearly trying to help. I believe we all want to solve the mystery of what happened to Maura and that should remain our focus.
Doc, I noticed that you questioned the actions of the LE that responded to the seen of Maura's wreck (while on the way to the hotel after the party). You implied that just because she didn't get a ticket doesn't mean she wasn't drunk. She very well may have been drunk, however, it is unlikely that a police officer would give a free pass to a young college student if she was really drunk. Drunk driving is an unfortunate problem everywhere, but I imagine it is much more prevelent in a college town. I would think most police officers would not take a chance and let a drunk driver get off scot free. That said, there is obviously the possibilty that she may have been drunk and not ticketed. As NH LE have proved, even LE can make mistakes.
