Yes, the twisted part of their statement is that they equate Devlin with Shawn and Ben when there are very distinct differences:
Devlin is an adult and Shawn and Ben are boys (and Shawn was even younger than Ben when he was abducted). We as members of a civilized society are responsible to look out for the children around us, not to remove them from their families and/or harm them as Devlin did.
Devlin was the perpetrator and the boys were the victims. Devlin isn't a victim in any sense in this case. He acted of his own free will. This was a choice he made. Ben and Shawn had no choice whatsoever in the matter. They are the victims at the hands of their perpetrator, Devlin.
I can understand Devlin's family's concern for him, but to try to conjure up the same type of sympathy and compassion for their son Devlin that we as a society have for Shawn and Ben, is despicable in my opinion. They're trying to blur the distinct lines that completely separate their son from these innocent boys.
The title of the article? "I'm Still Too Scared to tell Mom and Dad". In this headline the New York Post is referring to the 41 year old man who is arrested for kidnapping two small boys. "Mom and Dad?"
From the article" "Devlin, 41, said his life took a dramatic turn in 2002, when he was diagnosed with diabetes, which led to amputations of the big toe and another toe on his right foot in 2003, shortly after Hornbeck went missing.
The loss of his toes made it difficult for him to maintain his balance and he had to give up his passion for hunting and fishing, Devlin said.
"I'm an outdoorsman, but not anymore," he said.
At the same time, he began to lose contact with his close circle of friends - most of them current or former employees of Imo's, the pizza parlor he managed in Kirkwood and where he'd worked since he was 16.
They used to get together at his old apartment to play video games or Texas hold 'em, he said. Sometimes, they would head out to Missouri's riverboat casinos and play poker or craps together."
It sounds to me as if the NYP is now injecting itself into the defense of Devlin. There is an ongoing investigation into other kidnappings. Judging from the accuracy of the FNC and NYP's reporting so far, I'm not holding my breath that they have this right yet. The Pizza owner said several days ago that he had never been to Devlin's apartment.
Oh, and another thing. Local Channel 5 newsreporter Mike Owens was denied access to interview Devlin yesterday. So somehow, miraculously a New York Post reporter got access to him twice yesterday, and then the attorney's put out a statement saying that no one was to have access to him except themselves and his family.
Something stinks at Newscorp.