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I don't see how working for Fox negates anyone's status as an honest broker, unless the girl is chained up in Rupert Murdoch's basement.

The fact of the matter is the Smarts are a prominent Mormon family and the entire political structure of Utah, including the SLCPD has as their primary directive upholding the image of the Mormon church. I have no reason not to think the SLCPD wouldn't defer to Uncle Tom's wishes on this. The FBI is the wild card here, but I'm not at all sure they could get a sketch artist of their own choosing to work with Mary K despite the opposition of the Smarts, the SLCPD and the Mormon church. Maybe they could.

I don't see how working for Fox negates anyone's status as an honest broker, unless the girl is chained up in Rupert Murdoch's basement.

LOL! I've promised to be good, so I won't comment on the remainder of your thread. 0:^)

The fact of the matter is the Smarts are a prominent Mormon family and the entire political structure of Utah, including the SLCPD has as their primary directive upholding the image of the Mormon church. I have no reason not to think the SLCPD wouldn't defer to Uncle Tom's wishes on this. The FBI is the wild card here, but I'm not at all sure they could get a sketch artist of their own choosing to work with Mary K despite the opposition of the Smarts, the SLCPD and the Mormon church. Maybe they could.

You are showing your ignorance of both Mormon influence on the police and the police deference to wanting this case solved. While the Mormon church is the largest denomination in SLC, Mormons are no longer even a majority and definitely not a majority on the police force - based upon my one pesonal experiences related previously.

If you think for a minute that the church would cover up for the Smarts or any other evil doer, you are very mistaken.

My I now start rolling me eyes? The Mormon church stopped Boylan from coming to SLC to do a sketch of the abductor? Why? I'm LDS, and I want Elizabeth to come home. IF (and that is a huge IF) someone in the Smart family is responsible, it will be horrible. But how would the Mormon church's image be besmirched, other than a criminal used the church to shield himself? Believe you me, if that happens, that person will wish he never did that.

As far as Marc Klaas goes, there are two schools of thinking. I don't really care one or the other if the family doesn't want Boylan to sketch the perps face. What I do care about is Klaas going on TV and blasting the family for not taking his advice, and insintuating that they are like Susan Smith, "because Susan Smith is the only one to turn down Boylan's offer to come sketch the perp's face." That is what I object to, that and the fact that Klaas needs to make clear if he is there as a reporter or someone trying to help the family find a lost child. Sorry, but he can't have it both ways.