03-15-2011, 06:04 AM
Methusula stated "On the other hand:
in referring to the proposed translation of TW's motto as
"I am loyal to my friends and will not reveal to law enforcement any knowledge I may have of criminal activity by them." you said:
"I think your translation was very accurate."
and in response to the follow-up question as to:
"…how does that motto square with your confidence that she is telling the truth, and the whole truth, surrounding the murders?"
You replied:
"I am an optimist who prides myself at being non-judgemental and giving all the benefit of the doubt."
I doubt whether any crime, not even the first recorded one, was ever solved by applying that formula, no matter how well it may have served you in your profession.
And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother?
And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:9
I think your children's verbal and physical behavior is distinguishable from what we see and read in these pages. The pages repeatedly contain references to perpetrating physical violence and threatening the commission of sundry crimes, things I am confident that your kids did not speak of or nor do.
We are not talking about drug use here, except to the extent that it, or the potential proceeds from its sale, may have been part of the motivator for the crime.
As you say above, many of these kids have rap sheets. They are already undeniably criminals and/or people who prefer the company of criminals
IMHO, they are the logical group from which the murderers came, or through whom the murderers can be found, if and when the truth is told
Agreed on all points.
in referring to the proposed translation of TW's motto as
"I am loyal to my friends and will not reveal to law enforcement any knowledge I may have of criminal activity by them." you said:
"I think your translation was very accurate."
and in response to the follow-up question as to:
"…how does that motto square with your confidence that she is telling the truth, and the whole truth, surrounding the murders?"
You replied:
"I am an optimist who prides myself at being non-judgemental and giving all the benefit of the doubt."
I doubt whether any crime, not even the first recorded one, was ever solved by applying that formula, no matter how well it may have served you in your profession.
And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother?
And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:9
I think your children's verbal and physical behavior is distinguishable from what we see and read in these pages. The pages repeatedly contain references to perpetrating physical violence and threatening the commission of sundry crimes, things I am confident that your kids did not speak of or nor do.
We are not talking about drug use here, except to the extent that it, or the potential proceeds from its sale, may have been part of the motivator for the crime.
As you say above, many of these kids have rap sheets. They are already undeniably criminals and/or people who prefer the company of criminals
IMHO, they are the logical group from which the murderers came, or through whom the murderers can be found, if and when the truth is told
Agreed on all points.
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