—Regardless of how effective they usually are, they’re not going to be any more effective if you withhold pertinent information from the investigators.—
Not true. They may be effective at convicting YOU.
I’m not making a stand here, really. If one of my kids was abducted I’d probably tell them everything they want to know. But I’d tell them EVERYTHING up front. Including the “damning” stuff. Heck, this woman being drunk at the time is a non-starter for me. A lot of people, from time to time, and in the privacy of their own home, and even WITH kids sleeping, will get drunk. It’s irrelevant on its own. She could have been passed out drunk and it wouldn’t matter. Some people sleep hard too. Doesn’t mean they are irresponsible and their irresponsibility led to their child being abducted.
Getting drunk while three children (one being a sick infant) are in your care is totally irresponsible. And she told Megan Kelly she drinks several times a week. There is NO EXCUSE for this! She should at least be charged with child neglect/endangerment.
Some 40 years ago my toddler wandered off into the woods behind the house. Dad working in the front yard, Mom working in the back. Each thought the baby was with the other one.
That was one hair-raising experience. Fortunately, the dog was the culprit - baby had followed it into the woods and then turned it into a game of hide-and-seek. Of course, 40 years ago we did not call the cops - we asked the neighborhood kids to help. We never considered stranger abduction. The dog finally barked when he heard us yelling.
That was 40 years ago - and times were very different.
Well, if you’re not making a stand, I guess I don’t see what point you are trying to make. Not talking to cops is great advice in most situations, but when you are desperately asking the police for help, it seems like very foolish advice.
Think of another situation. You and a friend are attacked in an alley and your friend is killed. The attacker drops the murder weapon and runs away. You call the cops, they arrive at the scene. Do you tell the cops what happened and describe the attacker or just clam up and say “I want a lawyer”? I’d say that’s a no-brainer if you are innocent.