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In reply to the discussion: OK. About the Georgia murder of the toddler. [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)160. And these poor neighborhoods are full of guns.
And untreated mental cases. And dangerous locations. And kids raised on glorifying violence. And hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
Sure there are lots of Narcissists around in every segment of society. But if this turns out to be a simple case of that (Mom wanting money) I would be real surprised. Now she could be mentally ill and wish her child out of the way (like people who do kill their children) but that's different from going out and hiring someone to kill him. I could see her as negligent. But what is negligence when nothing else around you makes sense (and your own head doesn't make sense)? it's all relative. You can't judge this from a comfortable armchair in suburbia--not yet anyway.
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If the alleged shooters were white, no one on DU would raise questions. nt
Generation_Why
Mar 2013
#2
NAH! A child getting shot in their stroller would never get a reaction, no matter who involved.
devilgrrl
Mar 2013
#122
You should honestly ask yourself if you are prejudiced. It appears to me that you are. nt
patrice
Mar 2013
#150
There is no need to wait any length of time at all. A funeral home can/will assist in filling out
bike man
Mar 2013
#16
Notice in the post you responded to ". . .A funeral home can/will. . .", but it may well be
bike man
Mar 2013
#209
Maybe I'll burn in hell for this, but I still have my suspicions regarding
bullwinkle428
Mar 2013
#10
depraved? ghoulish? Could you possibly be more of a hysteric? Uh, no. You could not.
cali
Mar 2013
#21
It's the most plausible. It certainly is NOT the only plausible scenario, genius.
cali
Mar 2013
#205
So a girl is removed from her mother's custody when she's 8 and it's her fault for
EOTE
Mar 2013
#77
The OP did a damn good job of showing why the mom should be looked at very closely.
EOTE
Mar 2013
#100
You're more than welcome to back up that claim. But as lies are all you have, you won't.
EOTE
Mar 2013
#151
lol. so you can't post the link to the non-existent police statement clearing her
cali
Mar 2013
#152
But of course you know I never suggested she was the trigger person and YOU fucking well
cali
Mar 2013
#162
Hey, cut the poster some slack. If he wasn't allowed to lie, he wouldn't be able to participate at
EOTE
Mar 2013
#167
+++! Awesome post. So very! constructive and useful. Thanks for helping others.
patrice
Mar 2013
#183
Okay, you just lost this whole thing right here. Not all probabilities are equally probable & I'm
patrice
Mar 2013
#171
IF she solicited them to do it, it was probably expected that they'd get away & she would not ID
patrice
Mar 2013
#186
"Walking a baby" in the dark? Way less likely. & I bet poor people DO rob one another, but that
patrice
Mar 2013
#216
Yes there are ghouls, but to some people it's like a mystery and others are interested in how
patrice
Mar 2013
#159
There is a legal presumption of innocence, but, to be fair, I think cali is proposing something that
patrice
Mar 2013
#192
Pony up the link that explicitly states that, please. Otherwise, it is INDETERMINATE which is a
patrice
Mar 2013
#258
There's something wrong with you. Asking questions is not hate. Saying she is not a suspect is not
patrice
Mar 2013
#267
Skepticism when the facts are still coming out is fair. But this taps into something a lot deeper
RZM
Mar 2013
#34
I believe the evidence clearly shows that Amanda Knox is totally innocent (eom)
StevieM
Mar 2013
#247
No it doesn't. With so little real information, everything in this thread is about probabilities.
patrice
Mar 2013
#204
She was not working, and was on disability, why would she make having insurance on her kid
HipChick
Mar 2013
#68
if she was not working on disability - then she'd be getting checks for the kid too.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#124
I think it is good for people to think. That's part of what makes it possible to learn how to care.
patrice
Mar 2013
#215
Someone who would murder a baby in a robbery attempt might not be the sharpest tool in the shed
slackmaster
Mar 2013
#119
a serious question directed to those who think the mother's story doesn't add up
onenote
Mar 2013
#123
No, there's no evidence, but it's odd that her daughter is uncomfortable with the story.
cali
Mar 2013
#130
Doesn't to me. But then, I'm autistic. Many people would look at how I react in grief...
Moonwalk
Mar 2013
#273
Because I'm not as entirely certain as you that she was "forced" to do anything.
Kurovski
Mar 2013
#239
really? I'm a troll> That's absurd. And no, I don't post flame bait. care to point out
cali
Mar 2013
#238
No. You have just implied that an impoverished woman arranged to have her baby shot in the face.
alphafemale
Mar 2013
#262
To be fair, you don't need to admit being wrong about anything no matter how this turns out.
randome
Mar 2013
#212
All hail Mr Tragedy who just throws unfounded crap out hoping something will stick
Catherina
Mar 2013
#270
Well, by all means, if his defense lawyer claims him to be innocent, he must be!
LisaL
Mar 2013
#278
I've seen some really repugnant posts that blame the victim over the years here,
MadHound
Mar 2013
#261