Here is Why.. I am not sure why others are not seeing this..
Because now the family's home where this mass demonstration not for just 1 day but into 2 days subsequent actions were in fact encroached on and their civil rights under Texas State Civil Laws have been clearly crossed.
I'm not
upset at the family, per se. I just don't think what they're doing is the smartest.
Here's how I see it. I work within walking distance to EA's house. I have followed this case from the get go as I've been to the Shops many times. Hell, I had a friend get so drunk at the bars he ended up wandering around at 2 AM and woke up in a field nearby the next morning. I have never once felt intimidated at the Shops, and I've been there late into the night. It's lit up like high noon and it's rarely completely empty. So when this first all happened, my suspicions were off the chart.
PPD and APD are fairly well respected departments. I've followed many cases on WS where police are playing their hand close. Mickey Shunick comes to mind. The DWT.
To ME, it feels like they're playing this one close. I sense they've got a lot of circumstantial evidence, but are missing the key piece which could lead to an arrest or recovery or whatever.
IMO the family has now potentially tripped that up. Think about it - this has two outcomes, both of which are lose-lose. Outcome 1, he's guilty of something and now knows that the spotlight is on him so he clams up. Perhaps he was feeling cocky and getting careless. If he was, he sure won't be now. Outcome 2, he is completely innocent but now has a potential lawsuit he could file for defamation, etc and the attention is turned away from the real perp.
I am 100% behind the family to not let up until answers are provided. I just would've gone about it a different way. Picketed the police, perhaps, if I felt that enough wasn't being done. Hired a stealthy PI. I just think that between this and the comment on FB, the family is getting desperate (understandably so) and in their haste, they're revealing that they know more than everyone thought. Which, at this point, if it's true that a crime was committed allows the perp time to realize "oh *****" and bail, rather than playing it quiet and waiting for them to slip up.
I understand the family's desperation, and I'm not upset, but I just don't get it. (Disclaimer: if the police encouraged this, all bets are off.)