SCOTT PETERSON ARRESTED IN MODESTO

[Devil_Anse]

It won't matter if it's on Page 14, if it interests me, I will still look for information about it. If it doesn't interest me, I won't.

That's what's called NOT drifting along like a leaf in the current of the media, rudderless and directionless.

You watch the media, and you accept OTHERS' definition of what is Important. I'd say you're the one who's being led along. Or perhaps you're just letting your emotions control you, instead of responding with reason.

[clouda]

Mellyyyy!!!!!!! Jackie-oooooo!!!!!!!

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RB, thanks for all the articles. I love this front page.

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This was almost as ridiculous as a poster a few months ago who was criticizing some thread, maybe even one of the Laci threads, and the thread he was most interested in at that time was some humorous thread about the penis.

Hey, I think I remember that guy. He thought men were superior to women because men always had an orgasm and women didn't. I remember thinking maybe he should take a look at himself if his woman/women were having so many problems.

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WONDER who she is! Could Amber's sister have been posting there, using the name Krista?

I had the same thought.

[Devil_Anse]

The word was the most appropriate one for your continual arguing. Your arguing is the most trivial thing on here. What's the matter? So delicate you can't take the truth? Better go back to your bonbons and dreams of being relevant.

And try to keep your emotions in check.

[runningbear]

yeah, just depends on the stuff and the case profile they are going to present to the jury of what evidence will be taken into court and allowed, same as the defense.

[runningbear]

based on the DNA.... they are.... ;o)

[Devil_Anse]

From what I've heard about the lawyer for Scott whom the media were chasing one day, sounds like Scott needs a lawyer with a haircut!

[runningbear]

NY POST...They are good...
Gee, have to email my sis in upstate NY... she was hearing 3rd party stuff, kidnap etc...my other sister told her straight...lol..

[Devil_Anse]

You seem to have shifted. Now you're implying that murder IS important? I thought you considered only those things grouped under "what is going on in the world", on a global level, to be important.

And really, the "when did I say that" or "I never said that" remark is such an OLD trick. You really must be kind of new to this.

You keep acting like this story is all about emotion. Emotion is involved, but there is a lot more to it. You also imply that emotion is unimportant. It is important. Both reasoning and emotion impel people to DO things. That's important.

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I know that some/most of the posters in this thread, stay in this thread pretty much for discussion of the case. so, I'm going to repost a link I left in another thread.

Polls

There are 3 polls at the above page.

What happened to Laci Peterson?

Is prosecuting the killing of a fetus as 'murder' just another means of undermining legal abortions? (NOW is already bringing this issue up. When I voted I didn't want the poll to be taken as being hit by pro lifers, so while being pro life, I scued the poll a bit by voting (no, and I consider myself pro choice) I figure if enough people vote that way the NOW bunch won't be able to gripe so much! It would imply that even pro choicers consider the baby murdered along with the mother)

And the third poll:

Imposing the Death Penalty When There's No Body or Absolute Evidence That the Victim is Actually Dead

Anyway, that's the link for anyone interested.

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Golf coach recalls Peterson as leader

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20030419-9999_1n19profile.html





By David Hasemyer
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

April 19, 2003

There is little disagreement that Scott Peterson was a great golfer during his four years at University of San Diego High School.

But there is a vast difference of opinion about his character and personality while he earned accolades on the links. To his coach, Peterson was a model player. To some of his teammates, he was full of himself.


Peterson, who was arrested near the Torrey Pines Golf Course yesterday in connection with the death of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, grew up in San Diego. His parents, three brothers and a sister still live in the county.

Peterson was on the University High golf team from 1987 to 1990, and earned most valuable player honors two of those years. He was named to The San Diego Tribune's All-Academic Team three of his fours years in high school.

In the years after high school, he moved to Morro Bay and graduated from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He and Laci lived in Modesto when he reported her missing Dec. 24, 2002.

"He was a tremendous kid and a tremendous golfer," recalled Dave Thoennes, who coached Peterson all four years in high school. "He was both popular and a leader."

But that's not the Peterson teammate Ed Ventura remembers.

"He was the biggest snob," Ventura said. "He was always talking about how good his golf game was and how much better he was than the others."

Peterson anchored teams that competed in regional and state tournaments, Thoennes said, reiterating he had nothing but good things to say about him.

Peterson was consistently in the top six golfers on the team, from his sophomore year on, and was a natural athlete who reveled in the sport, Thoennes said. "He was dedicated to his game. He was dedicated to his team."

Peterson was always on time to practice and never caused a problem, Thoennes said. Quite simply, the way Thoennes remembers him, Peterson was a Beaver Cleaver kind of kid. "He had a great personality. He was dependable. He was well disciplined."

Thoennes recalled Peterson as being quiet, yet confident, always ready with a smile and willing to answer the call as a mentor to others on the team. His leadership blossomed his sophomore year, after playing his freshman year alongside Phil Mickelson, now one of the top players on the PGA Tour. Mickelson said he could not remember Peterson.

When Mickelson left, Thoennes recalled, Peterson filled the void, becoming the team leader in a seamless transition.

"When it came time, Scott stepped up," he said.

Ventura, however, said Peterson made sure his teammates knew who the new team leader was, irritating them with his arrogance.

"He made sure we all knew how good he was," he said.

The team did look to Peterson, but because they knew his ability would lead them to win after win, Ventura said.

"We always want him to play, but when it came to wanting to be around him we would stay away," he said. "He was a loner. At school he was the kind of guy you would walk by and not even notice."

Peterson never really socialized, and when he did he stayed pretty much to himself, Ventura said.

"He was a good golfer, that's all," he said.

[Devil_Anse]

I'm so relieved to hear that the shorts were khaki. While watching it on TV I got the impression that the shorts were white. I thought, why was Scott wearing tennis whites when he was going golfing??

It's a relief to know that Scott still has his fashion sense. Wouldn't want him to crack up completely and do something totally stupid.

[Devil_Anse]

I have a feeling that a LOT of the disruptors on the Laci threads are of the description you just gave.

[Devil_Anse]

Of course they are! I was being sarcastic again--you know how EMOTIONAL all us Laci posters are, lol!

[runningbear]

I know... It is Easter...Happy Easter.. I have to wash the car, be back ......

[runningbear]

LOL... ;o)

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I sure am glad my hubby doesn't disrupt these threads. :)

[Devil_Anse]

Thanks for the information. I'll check it out.

I think what some people are missing is that the knowledge of how a human develops in the womb has expanded greatly since the days of Roe v. Wade.

I begin to think that the die-hard abortion supporters are afraid that the argument of when life begins is going farther and farther back towards conception. They know that beyond that is the territory of BIRTH CONTROL. They fear the loss of that.

They needn't worry. Humans don't have the restraint to really act (as a group) on moral grounds alone. They will always take advantage of whatever science is out there, to achieve whatever result they desire.

That baby could easily have lived outside the womb. That should be enough for anyone to consider him a human being. Some of us would consider him a human being even if he couldn't have lived outside the womb yet.

And yes, I do think the prosecuting of the killing of a fetus as "murder" is (among other things) a means of undermining legal abortions. And I think it's GREAT.