A married man who cheats isn't a child killer.
A married man & father who cheats isn't a child killer.
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An unhappily married man & father who cheats isn't a child killer.
An unhappily married man & father who cheats, has a child and a fear of his child dying in a hot car isn't a child killer.
An unhappily married man & father who cheats, has a fear of his child dying in a hot car, and clicks on something 'child free' isn't a child killer.
An unhappily married man & father who cheats, has a fear of his child dying in a hot car, clicks on something 'child free' and something 'hot car death' isn't a child killer.
‎‎An unhappily married man & father who cheats, has a fear of his child dying in a hot car, clicks on something 'child free,' clicks 'hot car death' and forgets his child in a car in under one minute, sounds sort of like he could be a child killer.
An unhappily married man & father who cheats, has a fear of his child dying in a hot car, clicks something 'child free,' clicks 'hot car death,' forgets his child in a car in under one minute, returns to a hot car a few hours later & fails to see his child in it, could possibly be a child killer.
An unhappily married man & father who cheats, has a fear of his child dying in a hot car, clicks something 'child free,' clicks 'hot car death,' forgets his child in a car in under one minute, returns to the hot car a few hours later, fails to see his child, returns to his hot car after work, drives away in that stench filled hot car while still oblivious to the corpse of his toddler a mere foot away, displays an insincere demeanor, flings around terms like "but it wasn't malice" and "there was no intent" while at the police station - can only BE a child killer.
For me, and because this case isn't one where material proof actually applies, well, it does in the sense CH's dead body is material proof but I digress.. it comes down to the process of elimination. It's more or less based on statistical likelihood (or not) of ALL things considered. I'd have to suspend everything I know about probability, intuition, chance, coincidence, subconscious, and human behavior. And yes, even cases involving *true* FBS.
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No question it's SO MUCH EASIER to believe it was an accident. It's convenient & tidy that way, sterile even. Just a generic, tragic accident. But I know evil happens. It walks among us. Evil looks & acts normal. Physical monsters are only found in the movies. Human monsters live next door. Monsters do unspeakable things to their children, their victims, their 'loved ones.' That's a FACT, like it or not.
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‎Spur of the moment murder is still murder but it's more palpable to the human psyche. I could have bought into that theory but for his 'clicks', his deleting certain search history and not others (clearing ALL search history would be too obvious,) and the sudden cessation of taking/sharing pics of his pride & joy in the weeks proceeding June 18th.
Some of you were repulsed by my parody of RH being interrogated. It was brutal, indeed. That was the point. I thought about editing it but no, I believe every word I wrote so why should I? Because it invokes uncomfortable imagery of what I perceive as the painful reality? PASS. For those of us who believe this wasn't an accident, what Ross Harris DID was BRUTAL. It was repulsive. He slowly cooked his baby to death, even taking the time to open the 'oven door' to see if his helpless child was 'about done.' And more than likely not, he gave his son a 'pep talk' before closing that door. He may as well of hog tied Cooper, stuck him in an actual oven, cut the temp to 175 degrees and walked away. It's the same thing. He slowly cooked his son from the inside out. An innocent child that loved his dad unconditionally. Think about that. So while my comment was insensitive, and indeed it was, I think you're barking up the wrong tree. RH's ACTIONS are where that outrage should be directed. Anything else is deflection.‎
I actually appreciate opinions that cast reasonable doubt on guilt. We NEED both players in order to have a fair & just society. My problem is when it goes beyond reasonable and becomes steadfast denial bordering on a vicious assault of the innocent. I believe most people are good and while there are always bad apples I've seen nothing to suggest RH is being unfairly accused simply for being an innocent, grieving father who tragically lost his only child.
‎IMO, Ross Harris is Casey Anthony with a penis. If true, one could reasonably assume RH will be found not guilty, right? Well, one (big) difference is we know exactly how and when CH died. We still don't know for certain when or how little CA died. That's kind of an important detail in murder trials, even if everything else *suggests* intentional murder. ‎Why? One reason is because it COULD have been an accidental death that CA tried to conceal out of fear of x,y or z. Humans are known to do this very thing. On the other hand, there are jurors who lie to get on a jury in order to hang it, anti- government jurors, jurors who need video proof, and jurors who simply wear rose colored glasses while refusing to believe parents kill their children with malice.
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Still yet, I remain hopeful the jury will get it right this time. Their job isn't to make excuses for RH, but rather take what's presented, consider the unthinkable, and draw a reasonable conclusion based on the totality of the evidence. It's not up to the state to provide clear and convincing evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt, for we know there are but a handful of absolutes. If they provide enough evidence that more likely than not this was intentional homicide, they've done their job. I believe they accomplished this.
‎If by chance RH walks, I will be disappointed for sure, but I'll also take comfort in knowing CH didn't die in vain. He accomplished great things in his 22 short months. He brought awareness to the table and certainly deterred a few RH's along the way. Since June 18th 2014, child related car deaths have steadily declined. They're currently lowest they've been in almost 20 years. I don't think that's a coincidence.
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All the above is MOO. ‎
Imagine the impact of that, if allowed.
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