08-25-2011, 11:23 AM
JC also uses hyperbole in his statements about Katelyn missing. In the first interview he says "I'm terrified, I'm absolutely terrified." (This is in response to the reporter stating, 'It must be pretty scary right now.')
At that time Katelyn had been missing for 5 days. What was he terrified about? Was he terrified about what had happened to Katelyn? Or was he terrified about getting caught?
In the latest interview he says "And it's...horrific."
What is horrific? The fact that Katelyn is missing? Most people would use the word horrific to describe torture, genocide, or a ghastly murder scene. I understand that loved ones are scared, concerned, questioning-but horrific is a power word, usually reserved for situations that have no other adjectives to describe them. If she was found murdered, then I could understand the use of horrific, maybe he is speaking from his knowledge of her death.
At that time Katelyn had been missing for 5 days. What was he terrified about? Was he terrified about what had happened to Katelyn? Or was he terrified about getting caught?
In the latest interview he says "And it's...horrific."
What is horrific? The fact that Katelyn is missing? Most people would use the word horrific to describe torture, genocide, or a ghastly murder scene. I understand that loved ones are scared, concerned, questioning-but horrific is a power word, usually reserved for situations that have no other adjectives to describe them. If she was found murdered, then I could understand the use of horrific, maybe he is speaking from his knowledge of her death.