Nova said:
No problem, Red. I could have been clearer.
As for my "theory," years ago I posted detailed breakdowns of my thinking more than once, long posts that were lost in various board catastrophes. These posts can be summed up simply as follows: there were three people - and only three - in the house that night (other than the victim) and one of them killed JBR. I don't think we have enough information to know with any certainty who did exactly what. (My gut says Patsy killed JBR, but that may be because I know a lot more about histrionic Southern mothers than I do about fathers who molest daughters or brothers who abuse sisters.)
So if I seem to merely snipe at people who have the courage to post detailed theories, I'm sorry. (I'm guessing that is the implied message in your baiting me. No offense taken, I assure you.)
I very much appreciate those of you who are able to construct what you believe to be definitive accounts of the killing, but I can't in good conscience join your ranks.
Yes, Nova, I watch your show on public television. First rate!
I'm thankful for the opportunity to learn more about histrionic Southern mothers. I absolutely defer to your expertise on this topic. I know I won't be telling you anything you don't already know; in fact, I'm hoping you'll share with me what you know and I don't. I came to the forum to find out who killed JBR. Though I haven't yet, I'm still hopeful; one of those optimistic fools.
Patsy was raised in West Virginia? That's pretty far north. Does she qualify as a Southerner nontheless? I guess what makes her a Southerner is the culture which molded her? Where is the invisible line that forms the boundary between Southern culture and Northern culture? We could include Eastern and Western too, but those are slightly irrelevant.....well, maybe not. West Virginia is pretty far east relative to Boulder, Colorado. On top of all those cultures (psychosocial influences) we have the American culture? Damn, it's getting chaotic in here.
I'm a Westerner by birth and immersion. It's a sad fact. More specifically, I grew up and live in the Rocky Mountain West. I'm a John Denver fan; God rest his soul, that poor naive idealist. It has it's pros and cons. The trout fishing is excellent. The "motor heads" can be a pain. I think I'd be like a duck out of water in Parkersburg; boy, have you looked at the map of WV and noticed all those burgs? People are sure copy-cats, aren't they. Thisburg, thatburg, theotherburg. Well, what have we got here? Thisville, thatville, theotherville. We don't like "outsiders", except if they come and spend a lot of money and go home and come again next year. It's called xenophobia in association with tourism. If they decide to stay--there's no law against it--we call 'em "imports". Who says we're not prejudiced. A Southerner who decided to come here to live, would be given the cold shoulder at first, but eventually acculturated and embraced. Slowly, the old culture gives way to a new one, and a newer one, and a newer one yet. And so it goes. Child beauty pageants? Forgetaboutit!
So, Southern gals absorb their histrionics from their culture? If that's so, then can I safey surmise that these gals are genetically predisposed to histrionics, and the culture which surrounds them and washes over them nourishes this behavior? If the personality (a stable set of psychosocial characteristics) which forms by virtue of this cultural bombardment, is described in the diagnostic manual, I guess it's pathological, right? And, if it's pathological, the South, itself, is mentally and/or emotionally pathogenic? Maybe it's the mint julips.
I confess, I knew next to nothing about so-called child beauty pageants until this homicide occurred. I probably still don't know nearly as much as I think I do; but, I'm learning. I will want to give my daughter a leg up in life and this pageant thing just might be the ticket.....nah!
Tell me, leaving all prejudice aside, and knowing what you know about the pageants and JonBenet's participation in them (see, I didn't say excessive), is that any way to raise a daughter; is that any way to treat an innocent little girl? Is that any kind of healthy childhood? I really would like to have your opinion on this. I promise that I'll reciprocate, once you've revealed your innermost thoughts.
Finally (almost), if I were to read all your posts on this forum, would I be rewarded with some definite reasons as to why you think the Ramseys must have done it? Seriously, if that is so, I'll not hesitate to study them.
I hunger for a convincing hypothesis concerning the events of Dec. 25/26, 1996, at 755 15th Street, in Boulder Colorado, which culminated in the death of Little Miss Christmas.
I wasn't aware that you'd been sniping; I'll be sure to be on the lookout for that.