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Old 07-16-2014, 11:00 AM   #782
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss View Post
I agree. But there is also a lot of pressure on them to get an arrest in this case. Hopefully they have enough to get a conviction.
Was there? Until Monday afternoon, it was a missing persons case. The public focus was more on finding information that could lead to their being found rather than the need to arrest somebody.

IMO, a lot of the response is a post-hoc reaction to the arrest itself. Probably triggered (and quite naturally so) by the change of emotional state that occurs when that nagging feeling in the back of your mind that they are already dead is confirmed. A need for justice (or vengeance) then becomes the primary emotion for most.
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