Very good post. I have tried to see both sides and often think what would I do if I was in either families shoes. I usually wind up thanking God that I am not and praying for all the victims and what they are going through. You are right they dont know what Enrique's parents are thinking or feeling. None of us do. I think if they would just TALK to Christina's family this all could go a different way. No lawyers, no media, not the family going on the news to tell their side of the story like Enrique did... just a face to face, heart to heart between the mothers and fathers. Sometimes silence can be so cruel. We are human. We would rather hear something, anything, when we are hurting even if its not the truth or not what we want to hear. Sometimes the words I'm sorry are what we need to hear. I dont think those words will come from Enrique's mouth but coming from his parents would mean a lot to Christina's family.
I do know as a mother I would go to the ends of the earth or like someone said from team Christina "to the edge of hell" for my child.
I won't judge or criticize but instead be understanding and empathetic.
Not sure how to respond here but don't want to ignore the post which is linked to mine.
My post was meant to examine the other side of the coin (not to criticize either side).
I do not believe the mother of the accused is capable of what is being expected of her at this time (is all I'm saying).
It is a rare occurrence, even when a trial is over, where either party approaches the other with words of compassion or expressions of sorrow.
A father of the victim (his daughter) approached the parents of the killer (daughter's husband) to say he knew they were good people and hugged them. Imagine that?
This happened after the third trial (first two were hung) and a conviction came down.
It took a long time for the father to come to grips with the situation.
No one expected him to show mercy toward them. It came from his heart.
You can't make anyone respond that way.
It is rare that people in EA's parents position behave the way people expect them too.
Try to find cases where that is normal behavior.
Scott Peterson's parents, afaik, still believe their son is innocent and he killed their daughter-in-law and their grandchild.
The expectation here is not likely to be met even if you think that's what you would do if you were in the A's shoes.
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