Posted on 10/19/2011 6:53:00 AM PDT by truthkeeper
The high-powered New York lawyer hired by an anonymous donor to represent the parents of missing baby Lisa Irwin gave an interview this morning, alongside the family's private investigator, to tout the couple's innocence in spite of recent claims that the mother may have been blackout drunk on the night of the 10-month-old's disappearance.
Federal aviation officials have also stepped into the search, by temporarily restricting flights that go over a wooded area near the Missouri couple's home, where authorities are now searching for the fourth time in hope of clues.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The boys and her neighbor’s 4 year old daughter were watching a kids’ video that evening while the mommies were drinking. Video babysitter.
The home is a crime scene ... that fact alone gets them a search warrant. They haven't had a warrant to this point because they had the cooperation of the parents. Now that the parents have an attorney, the cops better damn well cover all of the bases, and a proper search warrant falls into that category.
All I know is that I would be searching high and low for my child ... anyone wanting to interview me would have to do so on the move.
For the life of me I don't understand these two baby-makers (I have a hard time calling them 'parents') are sitting around like bumps on a log, being interviewed by the media.
No. I don’t have TV.
Deborah told Megan she was drunk.
yes...this is certainly not a new practice, but it seems to be more commonplace and widespread now.
Just read some of the mommy bloggers.
In the sixties, for me, Mommy time was a cup of tea and Time magazine while they took their afternoon nap.
Some people are really stupid and Deborah apparently falls into that category with ease. It is said that she won't talk to the police any longer and I can only guess that is because she doesn't want to self-incriminate in any way. HOWEVER, talking to Megan Kelly, Barbara Walters, Nancy Grace....any reporter whether video or print on Deborah's part is the SAME as talking to the police. They can and WILL use her comments to Megan Kelly, etc., in court to convict her if need be and it is perfectly legal to do so. It has been done many times before in high profile criminal cases. I suspect Deborah may be a narcissist and enjoying all the attention she's getting...negative though it might be.
So what? Your kid is missing and maybe you have some information the police need to find them. You’re going to clam up and risk losing a chance to get your kid back because you are afraid the police are going to go after you?
I’m guessing you don’t have kids, because, even though I don’t have kids, I at least realize that normal parents wouldn’t even have to think about that choice.
Well, if you’re not making a stand, I guess I don’t see what point you are trying to make. Not talking to cops is great advice in most situations, but when you are desperately asking the police for help, it seems like very foolish advice.
Think of another situation. You and a friend are attacked in an alley and your friend is killed. The attacker drops the murder weapon and runs away. You call the cops, they arrive at the scene. Do you tell the cops what happened and describe the attacker or just clam up and say “I want a lawyer”? I’d say that’s a no-brainer if you are innocent.
That’s true, I was wondering about the other kids too. Also, what about the person/persons that mommy was drinking with? Who were they, how many, did they “black out” too, or leave, when did they leave, etc.
I have a feeling this is just the first of many details from mommy’s story that will be changing.
My daughter seemed to always be asleep - I worked when she was small so I wanted her awake as much as possible. I quit working when I had my son and he NEVER slept.....;^)
“Well, except you might want to talk to the cops if your baby is missing and you know that you are innocent... that is if you actually want them to find your baby.”
Unless you are John and Patsy Ramsey. They lawyered up first chance they got. What is worse the cops did not find Jonbenet in the house in the first search. As you recall, after Patsy’s death DNA evidence has cleared them both. It only proves it is best in a case like this to get a lawyer no matter if you are innocent or guilty.
In the 60’s? As in the 20th century? Oh come on you both are killing me! That trick is centuries old! Before there was cough syrup there were herbs to put babies to sleep! Cough syrup was just easier to use! Just buy it at the local drug store as apposed to picking it in the field and grinding it up.
Sudafed isn’t going to put anyone to sleep, tho. It’s a stimulant.
Whether she is guilty or not, once you tell them what you know about the child, it never a good idea to talk to the cops.
They are looking to convict someone, and far too often they don’t really care about the guilt or innocense of the person they have targeted.
If one of my kids was missing I would be a complete basket case. The mom's behavior just doesn't seem normal given the circumstances.
I agree with you on all counts.
—Not talking to cops is great advice in most situations, but when you are desperately asking the police for help, it seems like very foolish advice.—
I agree. But the key word is “desperately”. But I would also try to examine what skeletons I have in my closet before I did. The Police are like a very powerful piece of machinery. One of my neighbors lost his son to a piece of farm machinery about 14 years ago. His dad couldn’t get to the power source to shut it off in time. The kid was dragged in, cut up and squished like a grape. He was innocent, but the machinery didn’t care.
—Do you tell the cops what happened and describe the attacker or just clam up and say “I want a lawyer”? I’d say that’s a no-brainer if you are innocent.—
Regarding that situation, watch the video I linked to. It IS a brainer. And you may want to talk to an attorney. You are there, the weapon is there, and there is a dead guy. The rest of your life could depend on what you say when the cops get there. And most people are murdered by someone they know. The first thing the cops are gonna pursue is that you did it and are blaming it on an unknown attacker.
The video is not only very enlightening, but very entertaining. He uses real life examples of completely innocent people that tell the cops completely innocent things that end up creating a trail that gets them convicted. And often, nobody is lying to get you in trouble. Rather, sincere people just remember stuff wrong or articulate it wrong and, coupled with certain interpretattions of what you say, make you look guilty as sin.
Sorry Morgana, Palladin and I aren’t as old as you apparently....
In this cae, I don’t think that the problem is so much about talking to the police who are looking for the daughter, the problem that made it necessary to lawyer up was that the parents kept doing interviews with the media.
Those media interviews can be used in court. That is why Joe Tacopina was hired with the help of some anonymous person.
He now does the talking.
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