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I'm kind of ambivalent.
On the one hand, with 20/20 hindsight, the police might have been able to spot that a serious situation was afoot and done more.
On the other hand, what realistically could they have done that would not violate anybody's rights? Laundrie hadn't committed any obvious crimes. It's not like they could have arrested him and held him for long. They could have tried to separate them or tried to get her hooked up with an organization that could have protected her; but they couldn't have forced her.
I see a lot of people screaming that the police should have spotted the signs of abuse. Fair enough. But what could they have done about it without hard evidence or a willing accuser?
@sh76 saidSuch crimes are so sporadic and unpredictable yet people talk with 20-20 hindsight
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I'm kind of ambivalent.
On the one hand, with 20/20 hindsight, the police might have been able to spot that a serious situation was afoot and done more.
On the other hand, what realistically could they have done that would not violate anybody's rights? Laundrie hadn ...[text shortened]... use. Fair enough. But what could they have done about it without hard evidence or a willing accuser?
@sh76 saidThis appears to be a somewhat grey area where issues of what the police should have done bumps up against issues of probable cause involving search warrants, surveillance etc. I don't know enough about the law to have a strong stance on this one, but hopefully once this case is over something will happen that will give the police the tools to track suspects closer without those tools being misused.
(Google it if you're not in the US and/or stuck under a rock and haven't seen the news in the past week.)
I'm kind of ambivalent.
On the one hand, with 20/20 hindsight, the police might have been able to spot that a serious situation was afoot and done more.
On the other hand, what realistically could they have done that would not violate anybody's rights? Laundrie hadn ...[text shortened]... use. Fair enough. But what could they have done about it without hard evidence or a willing accuser?
@sh76 saidWhat if he is innocent?
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I'm kind of ambivalent.
On the one hand, with 20/20 hindsight, the police might have been able to spot that a serious situation was afoot and done more.
On the other hand, what realistically could they have done that would not violate anybody's rights? Laundrie hadn ...[text shortened]... use. Fair enough. But what could they have done about it without hard evidence or a willing accuser?
He has not been charged with a crime.
I am very sorry to learn that the young woman is dead. I have not seen the autopsy report, so do not know whether, at this point, homicide is suspected. Certainly, her boyfriend's behaviour does not inspire confidence in an innocent explanation of her death; if he were innocent, he should have turned himself in by now. Still, innocent until proven guilty.
@earl-of-trumps saidBull hockey.
Such crimes are so sporadic and unpredictable yet people talk with 20-20 hindsight
This literally happens every day in America.
@mchill saidAll we have at this point is hope.
This appears to be a somewhat grey area where issues of what the police should have done bumps up against issues of probable cause involving search warrants, surveillance etc. I don't know enough about the law to have a strong stance on this one, but hopefully once this case is over something will happen that will give the police the tools to track suspects closer without those tools being misused.
With men in control, this may never change.
@moonbus saidI believe he's guilty as sin, based on what we know about the case.
I am very sorry to learn that the young woman is dead. I have not seen the autopsy report, so do not know whether, at this point, homicide is suspected. Certainly, her boyfriend's behaviour does not inspire confidence in an innocent explanation of her death; if he were innocent, he should have turned himself in by now. Still, innocent until proven guilty.
I also think his parents are aiding and abetting his flight from the law.
I'm beginning to think Gabby may never get justice.
The way police have responded to this mimics the way police responded to the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. She has never received justice either.
@moonbus saidHe has not been charged with a crime.
I am very sorry to learn that the young woman is dead. I have not seen the autopsy report, so do not know whether, at this point, homicide is suspected. Certainly, her boyfriend's behaviour does not inspire confidence in an innocent explanation of her death; if he were innocent, he should have turned himself in by now. Still, innocent until proven guilty.
That means he does not have to turn himself in. In addition to that people could hide him and not be breaking the law at all. He is NOT a fugitive.....yet.
@suzianne said"I also think his parents are aiding and abetting his flight from the law."
I believe he's guilty as sin, based on what we know about the case.
I also think his parents are aiding and abetting his flight from the law.
I'm beginning to think Gabby may never get justice.
The way police have responded to this mimics the way police responded to the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. She has never received justice either.
That is not illegal until he is charged with a crime.
@suzianne saidJust out of curiosity, whom do you believe should be brought to justice in the case of JonBenét Ramsey?
I believe he's guilty as sin, based on what we know about the case.
I also think his parents are aiding and abetting his flight from the law.
I'm beginning to think Gabby may never get justice.
The way police have responded to this mimics the way police responded to the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. She has never received justice either.
She didn't get justice because they never found the intruder. Unfortunate, but what are you going to do about it? What should the police have done differently?
@metal-brain saidYes, he has not been charged with a crime, though it seems pretty likely that he did it. He's entitled to a presumption of innocence in a court of law, not on an Internet forum.
What if he is innocent?
He has not been charged with a crime.
@sh76 saidHe may have done it. It seems probable to me, but I don't have all the information law enforcement does. They may not want to charge him with a crime in hopes he will see it as a good sign and stop hiding. If that isn't the reason they probably don't have enough evidence to charge him with a crime.
Yes, he has not been charged with a crime, though it seems pretty likely that he did it. He's entitled to a presumption of innocence in a court of law, not on an Internet forum.