Instead of asking their son the HARD questions and insisting that he be direct and cooperative with LE, providing direct, honest answers to LE investigation, they want to put all the blame on somebody else. The Ramseys did this time and time again and it makes me sick. From their viewpoint (or the one they want to convey), ALL LE is bad, bad, BAD!!! ... and cannot be trusted. Well I just don't buy it. I think this guy is guilty as all sin just OJ was guilty, and just like the Ramseys in the death of their daughter, or at least complicit in covering up the true facts about her death. Despicable people...ALL OF THEM!
But way before that is the problem of the 24/7 news media that tends to shred the concept of innocent until proven guilty. Oh sure they drop in their obligatory "alleged" caveats, but no one really dwells too much on that. Kinda like "taking the 5th" has become synonomous with being guilty. Knowing someone who took the 5th and the reasons they did changed my perception of that too.
A lot of the same things were being said around here about Condit in regards to Chandra. Not saying he isn't a sleazeball, but he was branded a murderer instead of the freak he is.
With a little baby boy on the way and a very pretty wife, I myself did not want to believe that this was what happened. As soon as we heard about the $10k, new hairdo, goatee and carrying the brothers ID, my wife and I both yelled "guilty" at the tv.
Um... that's how all crimes are solved...
Unfortunately, you are basically correct although some investigators do take their jobs seriously and keep an open mind.