Officials suspect the structure took weeks to build, and was carefully designed to avoid detection. It explains how she was so close, yet was never spotted by hundreds of searchers.
I would add it CONVENIENTLY explains why she was so close yet never spotted. Was it soundproofed as well? So a street bum knows how to build a shack that will withstand thermal imagery, eh? Interesting. Very convenient, too.
And even in the own news story you reference:
What you can tell from the lean-to is that Brian Mitchell put a lot of work and planning into his alleged scheme to kidnap Elizabeth Smart.
Maybe you need to look up "alleged", too?
Needless to say, have I ever said she didn't hide out in a shack? No. I just think she RAN AWAY to the shack. Of her own volition. And I said I *think*. I don't know. Neither does this article, since it doesn't address that issue.
Did you ever hear me say Mitchell is NOT a slimebag?
My gut says this story reeks. No, I don't read stories like this and think, "Oh, this reeks." I listened to the Smart's press conferences and read the transcripts later in detail. THAT's what reeks.
Truly, this is a "wonderful story", indeed, how could I find a comment like that out of place...
You haven't answered my question. Why are you so defensive when I am admitting I am simply speculating? :-)
Now, I have to go do some work, so I guess you'll just have to wait for someone else to come along who doesn't believe that Ed Smart walks on water to get all this pent-up defensive anger outta yerself. ;-)
The story reeks. Stinks. To high heaven. It is *rotten*. This is speculation by me. All I ask is that you consider my opinion, and, if you disagree, do so respectfully, as I have been TRYING to do with you.
You really do sound like a liberal. You won't open your mind a crack; you seem to merely want to provoke me into some sort of emotional response. It's not going to happen. Throw whatever touchy-feely pieces you want at me: THE STORY STILL STINKS. Do I have hard facts to back it up? No, and I must have said this fifteen thousand times at this point.
Do you work for the U.N. or something? ;-)
Anyway, like I said, I gotta run, but it has been a pleasure watching you refuse to exchange views with me, and I'm sure you'll find someone else you can stomp, yell, screech at and generally flame soon.
Again...I just wonder why you're so defensive about this. Methinks you doth protest a bit too much. Which makes me even more suspicious of your motives on this thread.
Have a good day. It's been completely unenlightening, but very silly, and I've gotten more than a few chuckles out of your thrashing about. :-) Keep at it, it's fun to watch.
I am not defensive. I am just disgusted by people like you.
For you to believe that Elizabeth coincidentally ran away with a man who was in the process of trying to kidnap teen age girls is pretty far-fetched.
So answer my question... If Mitchell was successful in kidnnapping Smart's cousin, or the California girl, would you be "speculating" here that these three girls also "ran away" with him?