Heard on TV last nt (July 6) that the lie told by the Kalpoe brothers affected the search for forensic evidence.
When they said they dropped Natalee off at her hotel, vital time was lost in gathering important facts.
By the time they changed their story, evidence may have lost.
Aside from that, the lawyers for one or both of them accused Beth Twitty of libel for referring to them as
criminals. Oh, those poor young men! I bleed for them!
While Natalee Holloway's mother may have made a "judicial" error, how much can a mother be expected to endure without a "breaking point" sometimes? Beth has conducted herself so admirably that I wonder how many of us could match her dignity and resolve.
I say "SHUT UP" to any Aruban lawyer who dares to critize her. Can they swear that if one of their children disappeared so mysterously, they would be as patient as Beth Twitty has been forced to be for over a month?
And the Joran and the Kalpoe boys: If they had to face the tragedy that Beth Twitty and Natalee's father and all the rest of her family must endure, do we really believe they would never call anyone they know was involved a "criminal"? IMHO, they would say that and much more.
ANY CRITICISM OF BETH TWITTY IS OUT OF BOUNDS!!!
from merriam webster:
Main Entry: 2criminal
Function: noun
1 : one who has committed a crime
2 : a person who has been convicted of a crime
Main Entry: crime
Pronunciation: 'krIm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine
1 : an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law; especially : a gross violation of law
2 : a grave offense especially against morality
3 : criminal activity
4 : something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful;it's a crime to waste good food
synonym see OFFENSE