Hey, Ive been lurking with re: to this case because it has caught my attention. I decided to join to reply to the posts here so far namely, 1) why her cell phone battery might have been removed, and 2) why she left her friends, went to the bathroom alone, and then went outside.
First, though -- I think some people here are being way harsh on the friends. Im sure theyre talking to LE but I can think of several reasons they wont go public, the most obvious one being yes, they were all stoned or something. And they, their parents, and the Harringtons see no need for the world to know this, and possibly think of them as Bad Kids or druggies.
Furthermore, as to why they let her leave on her own - it's possible she was really adamant about it. (See point two below.)
Moving on
1) Why the cell phone battery was removed. Keep in mind that LE didnt find this remarkable, which means they must have some idea why it was done which to me says either that a) her phone was known to have a loose backing/a battery that fell out often, or b) she removed her battery.
So, theres one big reason to remove a cell phone battery. Namely, the cell phone gets wet. Removing the battery is the classic way to reboot it and see if you can get it to work again. You take the battery out, dry it off really thoroughly, and pop it back in to give it a go. If the phone still doesnt work, the next step is to get a new battery. Maybe you would toss the old one right away? And maybe, especially if you needed to get in touch with people to see if they would give you a ride, you would approach someone to ask if you could use *their* phone. Or their phone battery, just for a second (so they wouldnt have to pay for the call). Of course, this would require a conversation, to determine if your phone makes were a match.
Maybe some *advertiser censored**hole spilled liquid on her phone? Maybe some good Samaritan lent her their phone battery so she could talk to her friend? And so she trusted the Samaritan
? Im really reaching here. Just following one line of possibilities that would start with the phone having gotten wet, forcing her to remove the battery.
Now, to the second matter:
first off, girls that age do not go to the bathroom by themselves.
2. They do if theyre embarrassed about something like not handling their high and need a moment alone. I dont agree that this requires hard drugs the first thing that popped to my mind here was marijuana. Weed is considered a very mild drug by so many people who use it milder than alcohol - likely because they dont have bad reactions to it. But some people *ahem* dont react well to it at all. It can make some people super anxious, overwhelmed by sight/sound/input, totally anti-social, etc. One single experimental puff and you might be freaked out enough to need to be outside and totally unable to deal with the prospect of even your favorite band coming on, because everything suddenly seems completely overwhelming. But you also feel incredibly stupid for having a bad reaction when everyone around you is handling it with apparent ease (or maybe you took the hit off a joint being smoked by a totally hot stranger you just met, and you dont want to embarrass yourself in front of him). The LAST thing youd want to do is to screw up your friends night because youre too much of a wuss to handle the weed. Damn it, you knew you shouldnt have tried it, and now everything is ruined! So, you go into the main lobby to calm down. But instead youre just feeling higher and higher and youre freaking out and are all the security guards looking at you really strangely, oh my God do they KNOW? Are they going to arrest you? Your parents will KILL you. All you want is a minute of silence and solitude so you can deal with yourself and calm down and get away from being watched.
So maybe you make a really bad mistake and go outside. Or maybe you DECIDE to leave of your own accord. You tell your friends, Im so sorry, but I just cant handle this. Look, I do NOT want to ruin your night, so Ill find a ride with some friends.
Now, LE worded the response as to whether she was intoxicated very carefully they said she was mobile and talking. And weed leaves you this way. You dont actually look intoxicated. Youre not stumbling around or anything. Your balance is fine. Maybe your eyes are a little bit red or really red, like youve been crying - but thats it.
