So Boulder, Colo., prosecutors have finally concluded what most of us suspected the minute we saw the robotic John Mark Karr doing the perp walk in those high-waisted pants of his: this guy had nothing to do with the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.
Which isn’t to say a crime hasn’t been committed. Mr. Karr still has a week and a half of fervid "Nancy Grace" shows on CNN to answer for. One hopes he might also be billed for the champagne and prawns he consumed on that first-class flight from Thailand, but somehow I doubt that’ll happen. We may have to settle for the child porn charges he still faces in California.
For TV news, the rabid coverage of this debacle is further proof that a 24/7 parade of experts and analysts and endlessly looping videotape leaves no one the wiser. For Boulder authorities, hoping for redemption in an investigation that was bungled from the beginning, it’s just one more failure in a bizarre case that again seems unlikely ever to be solved.
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personally I’m sure glad the world knows who he is now though. Hopefully he’ll never be able to be around kids ever again. And hopefully he’ll get some mental help.
But because of this- I have to make a sign that says “my husband was right and I was wrong”…and he’s going to photograph it for prosperity lol.
What this twisted pervert succeeded in doing however was to show how easily the “infotainment” industry can duped into endless hours of speculation and salacious rumor-mongering.
There was never a shred of evidence linking this sick-o to Jon Benet but CNN couldn’t report on it breathlessly enough.
Meanwhile, 8 American soldiers died in Iraq over the weekend and it’s “nothing to see here, move along.”
If the cops were interested in finding the real killers, they’d look at the Ramsey’s and their “friends.”
Whoever killed the girl knew her and the house pretty well. The dog didn’t even bark. I’d start with the very strange people that are involved in beauty pagents for little girls.
It’s a perfect example of the upper middle class getting special treatment by the justice system.
“For TV news, the rabid coverage of this debacle is further proof that a 24/7 parade of experts and analysts and endlessly looping videotape leaves no one the wiser.”
Just one more reason I don’t watch TV news.
The Ramsey’s are not guilty. You can’t overlook the rest of the evidence and focus on the dog. Maybe the dog was drugged, maybe the dog knew the person- it’s very possible in that big ole house the guy had broken in many times and became friendly with the dog. It would also explain why the guy felt so comfortable to allow her to eat and write a long letter. And not all dogs bark at strangers, either. Very weak arguments in the face of such strong evidence supporting an intruder.
His 15 minutes
He should be thrown in a Thai prison and be sexually assaulted by hordes of swarthy Thai kickboxers! Only then can justice be served!
Hey Capn!
Finally we agree on something! Kind of reminds you of the feeding frenzy around poor ol’ Carl Rove!
Only unlike Carl, there was a real crime for Mr Karr to admit to.
Hank
Not to worry! He’ll get rich off of a book deal and movie rights.
Why in the heck couldn’t they have tested his DNA in Thailand? Why fly him first class back to the US and allow that whole media circus? It’s amazing how out of control the media is when it comes to sensationalizing and getting all worked up over nothing.
Mary, watch the news. The cops didn’t have their DNA kit. Now why they couldn’t borrow one in Thialand is an interesting question. Or why they couldn’t have air shipped one? I guess it makes better news to fly the creep back first class.
I’m betting there are some red faces in Boulder.
Hey people, look on the bright side! This guy’s a total perv and most likely a danger to little girls…and now the whole world knows it. Most likely that Boulder prosecutor saved a future victim from the same fate as poor Jonbenet. This guy was a time bomb.
Ugh! Those pants! Bring on the Thai kickboxers!
Well, if you’re ever abroad and want a first-class ticket home, I guess you know what to do now!
“Why fly him first class back to the US and allow that whole media circus?”
Gee, ya dont think it had anything to do with a bright and shiney object to distract the voters when the court struck down bush’s ridiculous arguments for unlimited power in wiretapping innocent americans.
When the news get tough, the “tough” bushies get busy. Busy distracting the attention of the sheeple.
We get the government we deserve.
Hank–
If the news spent as much time showing what was really going on Iraq as they do on who’s going to be some team’s starting quarter-back or the fate of the Wranglers, the war for Iraqi oil would be over in six weeks.
What about little Illian Gonzales, or the “runaway bride”?I wonder what little Illian is thinking right now?
DITTOS, KFG.
The role of the media is keeping people stupid . . . or more specifically, making them believe there’re no real alternatives to the way things are.
There’re no real alternatives to
capitalism
burning fossil fuels as fast as we can
gas powered cars
private health care
workers working harder and earning less
Wal Mart
CEO’s making 400 million dollars a year
marriage between a man and a woman
transportation by car
big agriculture
Yup, see, that’s just “the way things are.” Now . . . how about those Chiefs, eh? This could be their season. Let’s have a ten-minute interview with the coach and hear how it’ll have to be a “team effort” and “110 percent from every player” etc. etc.