Have you really honestly NEVER been so upset at a loved one that you walked right past them like they don't exist? Really? Is this the level we're lowing the bar for abuse? My 4 year old does this daily to me, he's not going to abuse his girlfriend when he's older.
Also if I JUST FOUND OUT that my kid is missing and I was on 911 I really would not be thinking "gee this might be on the news someday if my kid isn't found, so I better put on my public face!" I mean, if that was even something that popped into my head I would consider myself an awful parent.
Did he call a press conference so the news cameras could record him disrespecting her? No, he's living his life and the cameras ARE THERE. Is he the nicest guy in the world? No, but alot of people aren't pretty under stress and are lucky enough not to get caught on camera. I helped my friend escape an abuser, and I can't even imagine her uttering "He was mad and ignored me in public!"
We can pick at every detail of his actions and reactions all day, but in reality just because most people are not caught on camera does not mean these bahaviors are THAT out of the ordinary. It's like we all get on the internet and pretend to the world that we never argue, but IF we did we'd NEVER call names, NEVER shoot a nasty look, and resolve all conflicts over warm muffins and tea.
Again, he COULD be abusive...I'm not even pretending to know them, I just don't see it in these reactions.
Well if she was 16 when they got together that would put her as a sophomore in High school...not 7th or 8th grade, so not going BEYOND 7th or 8th grade would be HER fault, not Ron's.
And we can SAY alot of things...but it is all speculation. Sorry, but everybody and every situation is individual. Life is like a "choose-your-own-adventure", not an instruction manual. HOPING for the best is better than prescribing a set course of action based on what your particular reading of the situation is.
I won't apologize for looking at his relationship with a child as wrong. Misty was 16 when they began dating, whether that dating stayed on the innocently holding hands side of things. I don't care if he smiles about it or not. But I won't drop my belief that a 25 year old man has no business with a 16 year old girl. Now that she's 17 and has her mother's gleeful blessing on a marriage to this man, I do not see that it is more legitimate to put aside questions about why he would seek out the affections of a girl who is barely capable of keeping from licking her chops that she's sporting a ring on her pretty manicured hand.
I won't pretend (like he would like everyone to do) that he doesn't have a long history of drug related charges.
I won't pretend that he hasn't been violent in the past.
These things are relevant to the disappearance of his child and it is unfortunate that in investigating that disappearance, all that information is shown the light of day. As is evidenced in the rumor threads, it wasn't as though all these things weren't being discussed before Haleigh went missing. I won't be cowed by his belief that we all need to "get outta his face" because he doesn't like the light being shined on the decisions he makes in his life that are quite apparently of the destructive kind.
theory:
Ron is being careful with Misty since he is aware he could be accused of statuatory rape. Therefore, in order to have sex with her, he needs to be married to her. Just some horney kids.
Croslin's mother, Lisa Croslin, said, "They've been trying to get me to do this for five months now. And I told them you need to wait until you're 18. But now that everything's been going on and people have been trashing them, I'm going to let them do it. I know they lover her... Haleigh, and they love each other."
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=133274&catid=3
Okay...her mom says they've been trying to get her to let them get married for 5 months now? I thought they had only been dating for 4 or 5...? HUH? I must have missed something....
You got it, Lancelot! These two are up to their eyeballs in this together.
This is unbelievable!!!!! What else can be said???? By a ring for your 17 year old girlfriend, and your daughter is missing???? How about donating that money towards Haleigh!!!!!!!!!! How quick they seem to move on!!! I know this sounds harsh, but what else can be said?????? I know it is probably not right but I would have a hard time even looking at the person my child was LAST seen with and now missing WITHOUT a TRACE!!!!!!!!!!! I was pulling for Ron until NOW!!!!!!!! A good dad, I am sorry but what ARE his PRIORITIES??? HONESTLY!!!!!!! Can't talk to the media because they bad mouth him, nut can talk about his engagement!!!!!!! Is it just me or is this situation getting worse day by day????? JMO JMO
LE has often said that they don't know what the crime is or when the crime took place so how could Ron have an absolute alibi for that?
Sorry if this has been posted, but it looks like she had a nice manicure as well (again, not cheap and seems extravagant under the circumstances of a missing child):
Just to ease the skeptics and the doomers out there. Misty, personally, told us that Ron had asked her to marry her well over a month ago. She wanted to, however she thought waiting would give them more time for a full dress wedding. This was well before Haliegh went missing, and any of this happened. The statuatory rape charges , well I don't know, but I sincerely doubt anything is there. The man/wife testifying is out of Perry Mason. Go find another reason to be skeptical of Ron.. Look at where all of the rumors are coming from. Let us concentrate on finding Haliegh.
Just to ease the skeptics and the doomers out there. Misty, personally, told us that Ron had asked her to marry her well over a month ago. She wanted to, however she thought waiting would give them more time for a full dress wedding. This was well before Haliegh went missing, and any of this happened. The statuatory rape charges , well I don't know, but I sincerely doubt anything is there. The man/wife testifying is out of Perry Mason. Go find another reason to be skeptical of Ron.. Look at where all of the rumors are coming from. Let us concentrate on finding Haliegh.
Seriously, come on. ITA with debs that we are being asked to believe anything these people throw out there. Rings and expensive tattoos, there is always an excuse why they didnt actually spend money for them. I know a million tattooed people and I have NEVER ever seen anyone get a memorial tattoo for someone who isnt deceased. Seems first thing Ron did was run out and get some expensive ink, showing it off and wanting his old stuff re-worked. Now a diamond turns up. Just like the Ants coming up with new clothes and all, nobody working, except working the public. Sorry , Im sick of being PC watching all this carp.
Sorry if this has been posted, but it looks like she had a nice manicure as well (again, not cheap and seems extravagant under the circumstances of a missing child):
Misty has always been careful about her personal hygiene as Ron was about the children and his (forgetting the body art). Her nails usually looked like that and she did them herself. So much for extravagant.
Person female/male.. FYI Ron has a great job and worked 10-12 hrs daily and Saturdays. Now if my NLRB and state laws tell me right he should have been paid 40hrs at S/T + 10 hrs at 1.5x + 15 hrs for each Sat..Based on 10 hrs a day.... For atotal of 65 hrs per week based on a 6 day week.quote]
Sounds like Misty was babysitting more than I thought.