I’m not downplaying anything. If this had happened recently, I am sure we would all be up in arms. I am noting that this was 6 years ago, and may very well have been the subject of a 250 post thread right on this very site—back then. Since it happened, the suit was filed, a settlement was reached, it was written about in a book, the kids who weren’t killed are grown up, and now there are new, even more disturbing incidents to talk about. You seem eager to downplay the Chelsea King murder.
“We have enough new outrages to deal with without getting worked up over ones that are long over with.”
This is downplaying.
An outrage which was “resolved” by ruling (effectively) in favor of the government is not “long over”.
The arrest of a 14 year old for daring to ask about a warrant does NOT become unworthy of discussion simply because of the passage of time.
Since you were a member of FR at the time, and claim to have knowledge of this case back in 2007, why did you fail to bring this matter to the attention of other Freepers when it was “current news”, if you believe the murder of a 17 year old for the “crime” of attempting to defend his sister and her child and the arrest of a 14 year old for asking about warrants *are* worthy of discussion in the “proper time frame”?