Just my 2 cents and insight into the behavior displayed in the GM/R/DT interview. One word comes clearly to mind - grooming. Whether intentional or not, those that have a history of behavior such as GM tend to entice, manipulate, and exploit vulnerability. I do not know R/DT personally, but my guess would be she didn't come from a stable home life. Someone with low self-esteem (no matter how much bravado they display) is very vulnerable to predators. I spent my teens/early 20's in an area much like Courtland, MS (about 3 hours south west). Due to "life happens" circumstances, as an adolescent I went from upper middle class military officer's daughter to living in the projects to very poor, pretty much overnight. That does a number on a young girl. Money, finding favor with someone in a higher position in the cultural/social hierarchy (for protection, credibility, sense of security), sense of acceptance, and stability are very alluring especially if they don't get those things at home. While all those things may be offered by the "higher up", once one aligns themselves with that ilk, oft times it's too late for the vulnerable party to just exit stage left, kwim? They now perceive/have seen/experienced the dangerous side of this person(s). However feel limited in their ability to escape that way of life, (i.e., learned helplessness). While behavior displayed by R/DT may seem paradoxical or contradictory, it makes absolute sense to me on a self-preservation level. If you knew someone you were dependent upon (for whatever reason) had the means to harm you, would you not have that person’s back both verbally/physically? By her “speaking out” it shows loyalty, which is beneficial, unless it’s against someone on the inside. IF JC was trying to leave this type of situation while remaining in close proximity, well…to me, that takes an incredible amount of courage. Again, like everything else this is purely in my opinion, although much of it is based upon personal experience and statistical studies/data.
Hopefully this made some kind of sense. I’ve been watching/re-watching so many of these related videos and news stories, I’m a bit loopy. lol
