Agreed. I've been saying that on every thread I've been on (feel free to do a search). What bothers me is the alacrity with which supposed "rational" and thinking conservatives here on FR immediately extrapolate the specifics of this case, based on nothing more than their own internal prejudices. These threads say a lot more about the kind of people posting to them, and their mental hang-ups and warped worldviews, that they do about the case at hand...
But this is news discussion --not just news. We read articles and then take them apart, some come up with more details, some just give opinions based on things they've experienced or seen. It's done everywhere --on news stations, work break rooms, around a campfire, at dinner tables. Sure much is speculation ---and we realize that. I kind of like reading what other people think ---whether or not they get get me to change my mind.