My point is that instead of relying on his client's innocence, he's attacking the parents of the victim for an unrelated lifestyle. If these parents had had several friends over for a night of gin rummy, nobody would be even questioning them.
I disagree. I think you may be missing the point. It is not the pot, the sex. It is the LIES,LIES, LIES, CHANGING STORIES, COVERUPS, LIES, and LIES AGAIN. LYING RIGHT IN COURT TODAY, SEVERAL TIMES AND BEING CAUGHT AT IT.
If you go back on these posts, you find that the VD's said the dog could not bark. (had it vocal cords cut). Then said it could bark but didn't learn to. Then Damon admitted it barked. Then, from what I heard, the tape of the 911 call, you can hear the dog barking.
People that repeatedly lie probably are covering up the truth.
They both now state "When we realized the importance of the situation, we told the police everything they wanted to know". The IMPORTANCE OF THE SITUATION. HELLO!!!!!! YOUR DAUGHTER IS MISSING AND COULD BE DEAD. HOW IMPORTANT DOES SOMETHING HAVE TO BE TO GET YOU TO TELL THE TRUTH? They lied about the drugs and sex SIX times, and for I don't remember exactly how many hours.
IT IS ABOUT THE LIES, nothing else.
Quila, nice to converse with you. Please don't take any of this as yelling at you or attacking you. I am explaining what I have seen, and the yelling (all caps) is directed to the VD's.
Nice to have someone else up late to talk to.
Unrelated to what?
Quila, If this were a charge of cheating at cards, I would likely agree with your statement, but this is about a likely sex related crime, involving the murder of a 7 Y.O. girl.
The people that were in the VD household that night may have not technically been breaking any sex related laws. But, their (now admitted) lifestyle is clearly outside the norms and values of most American citizens, just as DW's collection, would fall outside those parameters. Therefore, it does not seem unreasonable to me, to question why they have not been given closer scrutiny than they have recieved, especially given the admitted withholding of information and conflicting testimony surroubnding them.
I don't care to know what individuals do in their bedroom, but, IMO, a vial and tragic murder has trumped the VD and comany's right to enjoy this privacy.