Posted on 02/25/2002 7:35:42 AM PST by FresnoDA
There are plastic spiral chokers designed to look like tattoes, although some have beads on them, are very "retro" and very common in dollar stores, and very popular with the elementary school set. Lots of girls her age wear them constantly. They are stretchy and comfortable, easy to forget you have them on, my thirteen year old has had the same one on for a year.
2 - Danielle looked oddly developed for a 7 year old. Most of my friend's daughters did not get (sorry for the language, but that's the way they describe it in the health textbook) "breast buds" until age 11 or 12.
Not that uncommon, high nutritional standards have really pushed age of development downward, also Danielle was a little chubby, so not that unusual at all.
Someone else noticed this on one of the threads and said it might be due to molestation.
Sexual activity, i.e. molestation does not cause or contribute to the early onset of puberty or physical development. Although, it is a favorite rationale of pedophiles, "I was just teaching them", "Helping them learn","Showing them what to expect", blah, blah, blah.
Westerfield may have targted Danielle weeks or months before he acted. We can second guess the actions of Danielle's parents forever, but it doesn't change the fact that she was abducted by a predatory pervert.
I was looking at FBI statistics at MISSING KIDS and it happens with sickening frequency. Like 30-40% of stranger abductions are middle of the night home invasions (most of the rest are afternoon/evening and occur from public places) and are more likely to be predatory rather than financially motivated. It is a sick world, and I hope Westerfield is executed.
So now, I'll go watch the Antique Roadshow, followed by the Gary Condit Larry King roadshow, and I'll bet that live thread won't get pulled! LOL!
sw
In case no one here has been paying any attention, for many years, females in this country are entering puberty much earlier than we old farts-- primarily due to better nutrition. I could go to my medical books for stats, but I am getting pretty worn out with this discussion.
Poor, poor, terrified little girl. No punishment would be enough.
I suspect the litle girls are developing at an earlier age because of all the "hormones" in the dairy products.
sw
Based on my previous knowledge and what I have read from recent scientific studies, I have no doubt about that.
sw
To juries such actions often smack of double jeopardy.
Cops like to usually know where they are at all times while the active search is going on.
KABOOM!!!!
There it is folks!
What's kept me angry all this time!
Yo! newbie!..... "For the children" is it?
You know what you are?
Johnny Cochran jury fodder!
That's what you are!
Danielle is missing because of some beast in the form of a man stole her in the night, most likely raped her, then murdered her and dumped her somewhere like a used-up condom.
And you just gave him a pass.
You want me to start playing the same guessing games that you all have been playing?
That was no "highly placed law enforcement officer" calling Rick Roberts (if there was ever such a call at all) that was Westerfield's attorney, setting up the defense.
He could pick any number of you in here for the jury.
I'm sure there are wide variations. I only brought it up as a point which had already been argued.
With that, I heartily concur. Anyone who steals innocence and a wholesome childhood from any child deserves to die.
In the most painful way possible.
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