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I'm not seeing or hearing this, Ace.
I see no community outrage.
Besides a few posts on the CCSD website asking for updates (and mostly by people here at WS), I see NO public outrage.
But you can bet on seeing people picketing against fracking up and down Broad St. on Saturdays.
In Jen's case, I see apathy, acceptance and moving on.
Just my take.
A lot of people are being denied coverage.
I think cjwoods pointed it out a few days ago that most locals there, especially in the Norwich area, tend to rely on the Evening Sun for their news coverage.
The Evening Sun has very sparsely covered this case, due solely to the fact that they're depending on the Sheriff's Department, and the Sheriff's Department has been utterly silent.
All the media focus that has been put on the case has been, in terms of facts and actions, has been in newspapers outside of the county that many locals don't read, like the Daily Star.
Another reason why people may not be reluctant to talk openly about it is because they might feel that if they did, they may feel that they may implicate themselves as a potential suspect.
I alluded to this and a few other things, a few weeks back, in a post I made:
The longer they go without asking questions, the more likely people are to forget what they may have seen.
While it's easier to say "If you may have seen something, please call our tip-line;" sometimes people are hesitant to do so.
Maybe they're not sure if what they saw was something that was important, and don't want to waste LE's time.
Some may have a prior conviction, or have had some run in with the law in the past, and feel that if they get involved in a case, that it can implicate them as a POI.
Some remain silent because they don't want to be called to witness in the event of a trial.
Maybe the Sheriff and/or the local media needs to inundate the local area with constant reminders that Jennifer was somebodies daughter, mother, and sister... something that will weigh on the minds of potential witnesses to get over whatever fear they may have, and report to the tip hotline.
Another factor to consider is the effect that the Sheriff's Department prohibiting searches may have played.
People were reluctant to help search, as upstate pointed out.
I had cousins that were going to help search, who were later angered that they were forced by order of the Sheriff not to do so.
I think when things come to light, more people will be outraged. Especially when they learn that the information they were given in the beginning was wrong (i.e. maroon van, the fact that they were led to believe she had ran away, etc.).
That's why what we're doing here, and what you've been doing on the Facebook page, is setting, or will set that grapevine alight. The more locals that come here and talk about it, the more apt they'll be to spread that info to the community.
When I look at this board and see who is online, I often see members, and then guests, and guests tend to outweigh the members at times.
My hope is, these guests are locals that have been following along.
One way or another, it will get out there. Once it does... there'll be hell to pay.
