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Originally Posted by Mike33
Yeah going to wait until more facts are available. Still too many unanswered questions to assess guilt or innocence at the moment.
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Agree Mike - the tendency to offer comments and opinions on high profile or celebrity cases/issues and "trial by TV" is a joke.
In several countries it is not permitted to have media spin/TV comment on the facts of a case from the time of arrest until a jury delivers a verdict - other than performing the functions of "court reporter" - the reasons are obvious. At the same time neither prosecution or defense issue details of the case in an effort to play games and pander to public opinion.
Unfortunately because of media coverage (and helped by the previously known problems of the investigation/prosecution team in Bolder), the JonBenet case has been highlighted to the level of celebrity status with the world and their dogs being under suspicion - and the usual conspiracy theories on this and that.
To put it in perspective and at an individual level, it is a tragedy for any family unit to have a death under these circumstances - even more so if this has not reached a point of closure for them. The stress placed upon close family is bound to be something most of us will never know, especially if this is prolonged for a decade. It would not be unusal to see related problems such as those causing the death of Mrs Ramsey.
However, in the overall, it is often only when the individual level is reached and the public are aware, that there is any concern shown. Since the death of JonBennet, there have been millions of family tragedies around the globe and generally these are treated as statistics - ranging from murders, death by starvation, effects of wars, AIDS, drugs blah - each one when examined, is an individual tragedy at a level which dwarfs all possible media coverage.
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- murders/killings need justice and closure, but there is a much wider problem that needs addressing in order to reduce suffering on an individual level. If anything, while the JonBennet case proceeds, hopefully to a conclusion, it may be worth a thought to the millions of others the media, prosecution/defense has never mentioned on any personal level.