I don't know what you are referring to re drugs.
And I never said any of what you attribute to me in your third 'graph.
I have formulated my own politely expressed ideas about the case.
I react to cases based on my own life history, my own decisions over a really long life, and, many times know it was only thru grace that I somewhow lived thru it all. Especially the ages of 19-22 or so. I made it thru, others who then and nowadays make similar choices don't make it.
We're Americans, some large portion of us, and the law applies to everyone, when we screw up and break a law we are afforded counsel to defend us. He is pleading guilty to financial fraud.
In no country of the world, under no legal jurisdiction is he a declared suspect in the disappearance of NH. And while many brickbats were thrown at Aruba "island justice", the fact of the matter is that the Netherlands' law was applied. He was arrested several times, declared a suspect, but no crime was proven to have taken place, he is no longer a suspect.
I already said a few months ago what I think probably happened. It's partly based on what American media was allowed to present, which would have been illegal had the then-suspects have been American or had the disappearance taken place in our country. And, to me that is sad and did nothing to help solve the case and further destroyed any incentive for cooperation.
I already opined that he will be murdered in Peru, at the least commit or be found to have committed financial crimes, cuz that's the way it is in prisons where the inmates run the show.
Imo
The below is MO and MO only.
I partied from 18 until 27. I was so good at it i managed to make it into my profession after I graduated from college at 22.
Mon - Wednesday 'networking' in lounges and clubs on industry nights and Thu, Fri, Sat working. Threw concerts and parties all over the world (Ibiza, Cape Verde, Miami, LA, Sacrament, SF, Chicago, Boston, Madison). Had regular A list attendees who i entertained with private tables and bottles. And booked a good amount of D list celebrities as hosts (former Real World / Road Rules cast Members was my niche for a few years). At some of the top nightclubs and in partnership with top shelf liquor brands. All of this before being burned out by the lifestyle and the people i encountered day to day. Seeing many of them at their worst. Then eventually pivoting (a complete 180), settling down with a brief stint teaching and now a family man and an executive in software.
I did a lot of growing up over that decade. And even more in the decade since.
IMO and experience....I"ve come across
dozens of Joran's in my life. I got really good at recognizing them. Knew what to look for. Guys who only cared about themselves and their every move calculated and self serving. There solely to prey on the women who came to my events to have a good time. Buying them drink after drink. And shot after shot. Making sure the friends of the girl that they were interested in were having a good time too, as they would be more likely to accompany her back and hook up with his 'wingmen' (friends), or if they weren't interested in his wingmen, maybe they would let her leave alone with him if he just seemed cool enough. If they didn't find someone and convince them to leave early, they'd loiter/troll outside after closing, until every last one of them were gone.
Going home empty handed was never an option.
This might sound normal. Isn't this what happens in ALL nightclubs you ask? Sure. I guess. In a twisted sense, through the lens of 'hookup culture'. Where it starts to become predatory is that these guys, venue regulars, do it week after week after week for years at a time. And you start to realize that they are not looking for a relationship. They are going there to buy drinks and convince a girl to leave with them. All they want is to take advantage of another human being.
The point above becomes even more disturbing when you consider early reports that Joran enjoyed targeting American tourists for a hookup. Meaning he knew that any and all interactions (sexual or otherwise) were fleeting and likely transactional. No committment required. The next week would bring in a new batch of American woman for him to prey on. An endless supply fueled via tourism. It quickly moves from frequenting a bar dialed that's dialed into hookup culture to -> frequenting a bar that becomes their hunting grounds.
In my entire career in that world I only permanently banned 2 men. One for repeated inappropriate behavior and the other one, also a regular, for attempting to ply woman with a class a substance inside of a venue. He was also a creep and had it coming eventually (the ban).
The other creeps were merely dissuaded from coming in by having security keep them in long lines, inventing dress codes on the spot that didn't allow them to come in or simply give them the classic "private party, you on the list?" or my favorite "not tonight, guys"
Were any/all of them capable of murder? No. There's no way for me to know, really. But look no further than the deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola to see how quickly guys like this can ruin lives.
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MOO
