This happened repeatedly on the Westerfield threads. I started out with an open mind, but the behavior of those who defended this monster eventually turned me against the notion he could be innocent.
"By their works shall ye know them." I can't imagine that anyone whose defenders are so sneeringly nasty could be a particularly wholesome person himself.
And I think the nastiness resulted from putting their faith in such a creepy monstrosity in human form. It caused them to put a lot of humane feelings in a box and store it out of sight.
Above all was the refusal to see how high the evidence stacked against Westerfield. Each new revelation was jeered and treated with humiliating condescension instead of examined logically.
Evidence on the other hand that seemed tentative and inconclusive was hailed as a breakthrough.
These people really had their blinders on, and I hope the humiliation of this "defeat" for their cause will make them leave. I just think they make the forum far less useful for their presence.
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These people really had their blinders on, and I hope the humiliation of this "defeat" for their cause will make them leave. I just think they make the forum far less useful for their presence.
Illbay,
If you often get flamed, perhaps it's because of illogical tripe like this. First you say contrarian questions are good, then you demand that the people that ask them go away.
How about addressing even one of the points others or I have made about this case instead of knee-jerk attacks about how we love child killers, and perhaps we could have a discussion.