I’ve followed these threads since the beginning of the trial - I used to participate in them (I was part of the intense “on purpose” debate in the early days) but decided after a while not to post.
A bit of background, I have experience of pregnancy loss on a number of occasions (affecting my wife). I think, for that reason, I was too emotionally invested in this - I was convinced of Letby’s guilt and I wasn’t adding any value to your discussions. I was too entrenched in that “she’s guilty” camp. I also inadvertently upset another poster by suggesting Letby may have experienced child loss herself, and this was a potential motive. I see why this was careless and, that more than anything else, forced me to remove myself from the discussion.
Now it’s over, a couple of observations I wanted to share. Firstly, I have been impressed by your ability to be ‘fair’ in these matters. Even when you were all quite clearly coming down on G or NG, the debate was always considered, measured and fair. I was heartened, for example, to see Marrantz and Sweeper “change their mind” as things went on. I genuinely feel I’ve learned something from that.
Secondly, I’ve read these forums daily and it’s been so nice (amidst a horrible subject matter) to see bonds and relationships form between you - I hope that, somehow, that continues for you.
Finally, my thoughts are with the victims, their families, Letby’s friends and family, her colleagues, those who tried to raise the alarm, and the jury. This is a horrific case and I hope today’s events has gone some way to healing as many of those people as possible.
A bit of background, I have experience of pregnancy loss on a number of occasions (affecting my wife). I think, for that reason, I was too emotionally invested in this - I was convinced of Letby’s guilt and I wasn’t adding any value to your discussions. I was too entrenched in that “she’s guilty” camp. I also inadvertently upset another poster by suggesting Letby may have experienced child loss herself, and this was a potential motive. I see why this was careless and, that more than anything else, forced me to remove myself from the discussion.
Now it’s over, a couple of observations I wanted to share. Firstly, I have been impressed by your ability to be ‘fair’ in these matters. Even when you were all quite clearly coming down on G or NG, the debate was always considered, measured and fair. I was heartened, for example, to see Marrantz and Sweeper “change their mind” as things went on. I genuinely feel I’ve learned something from that.
Secondly, I’ve read these forums daily and it’s been so nice (amidst a horrible subject matter) to see bonds and relationships form between you - I hope that, somehow, that continues for you.
Finally, my thoughts are with the victims, their families, Letby’s friends and family, her colleagues, those who tried to raise the alarm, and the jury. This is a horrific case and I hope today’s events has gone some way to healing as many of those people as possible.
