[Devil_Anse]

Another thing you said... I see you were bending over backwards to emphasize that you were not blaming the victim. I have felt that way, too, when I contemplated whether maybe Laci was nagging Scott, or whether they were engaged in power struggles. I mean, nobody is a saint. She may have picked up a few of the bad traits a wife can pick up. It may have made him feel angry and dominated.

But these little flaws, if she had them, would be very, very small in the overall scheme of things. A decent man, when he got to seeing red over them, would step back, take a deep breath, and remind himself that "this too shall pass." But a man who's NOT decent... no telling!

[Canadian Outrage]

I suppose we could all analyze this till the cows come home but the main thing is this guy gets convicted. I am anxious to see what the Prosecution has NOT shown. I'm sure you agree Dev but MOST Prosecutors offices would NEVER go for a Death Penalty unless they thought they had a very good chance of getting a conviction. When Distaso let fly last time in Court and actually pointed at Peterson and said "then this man killed Laci Peterson"!! Distaso not only rattled Snotty somewhat but he rattled Geragos. Geragos was up on his feet and gave away the defense's strategy. I'll bet Jackie P. was not pleased either!! If ONLY something could still be found in the Bay that ABSOLUTELY ties Snott to Laci. (Perhaps there is - maybe a fingerprint on duct tape)!

[drjulie]

"A decent man, when he got to seeing red over them, would step back, take a deep breath, and remind himself that "this too shall pass." But a man who's NOT decent... no telling!"

I wanted to be very careful so what I was saying would not be interpreted as blaming the victim. I agree. I'm not arguing that he's a decent man. However, there are probably a good number of people out there who are capable of this kind of behavior but never do it. I'm proposing this analysis as something that might be helpful to the prosecution because I think that a jury is going to want some insight as to why/how this happened in a seemingly normal, happy, middle class, well educated couple.