CW, I do have the capacity, and even some leanings to agree with you on this.
And this is also my biggest point of contention with debate and discussion about this case.
(In fairness, I'll step right up here and put my heart on my sleeve and admit that I want to smack myself in the head for even saying 'this case' versus 'Justice for Caylee.' So walk into this clearly knowing that I'm logical, but I am more emotionally invested, thus, my responses struggle to balance both.)
Here is my respectful debate rebuttal:
1. It is OK to assume what fits each person's belief when they need to and are comforted by that.
2. It is further accepted and respected to politely request validation and verification links for fact vs. rumour.
3. I get confused when some assumptions are readily accepted without verification & validation, as suits.
(Yes, yes, I recognize opinion from fact.)
I respect all posters - those who strive for facts/links/validation, and those who read all of the above and also rely upon their intuition.
But, admittedly, I cross over into a gray area when I am faced with inconsistency. I don't 'clue in' well at all with, "I have no trouble believing X about the A's," when all other posts and "I have no trouble believing..." (especially in regards to an SA motion,) needs to be validated and verified umpteen times, by sources that obviously aren't mutually agreed upon as accepted citations.
In short, I don't really have a great deal of difficulty stretching my brain out this far on this one either. BUT, I feel a bit crummy because I need to defend every other brain stretch I have with citations we might not agree upon.
I feel as if it is OK and agreeable to have a supposition that is favorable to the A's without a cited source. But, it is not worthy of posting a supposition/thought/opinion otherwise? It's ok to believe in something decent about these people, but should I question them, I'd best also come up with an unquestionable source, which might still be questioned regardless?