Originally posted by aleon1018
If Lee was the father, would people still feel the same about Caylee? idk
Well, I can tell you I would. Caylee was just an innocent child, no matter what the circumstances behind her being conceived.
I try to avoid commenting on the incest theory because so far there has been no evidence produced by LE on it, and this family is already being
battered from all directions (given they have brought on every bit of it with their extremely abnormal behavior). But I do find it curious that CA,
GA and LA all had to submit DNA samples and on LA's sample LE specifically requested to do a comparison of his DNA to Caylee's. This at least notes
LE is trying to rule out or confirm the incest rumors. Which I guess they would have to...it doesn't mean there is any substance behind the rumors
at this time (based on discovery released).
When I first started following this case back in July I started trying to understand the "thing" Casey appears to be. I bought Ann Rule's
Small Sacrifices and read it because up until this point the
closest persona to Casey's was being reported to be Diane Downs who was convicted of shooting all three of her kids (one died, the other two lived,
but were permanently affected physically).
The reports that Diane Downs and KC were of the same ilk seem to be spot on. DD was a sexual predator just like KC appears to be. Also, in both
cases, it appears the decision to off the children wasn't well thought out - BUT, the lie surrounding the event was. In other words, in both cases
you get the sense these women fall short on the "plan to execute", but convince themselves that if they "say the lie" they have concocted, the
result they want will be produced. They appear to believe their own lie more than anyone else possibly can. In other words, it seems as though they
project out to the future what outcome they want, build the lie to achieve it, and never stop thinking that result will occur if they just stick with
the lie they think will get them there.
You are very correct that in both these cases the "big picture" goal should not just be to merely get justice, but to understand what makes these
women predators what they are. Just as male sexual predators should be understood...if for no other reason than to be able to profile them and
educate people to understand the type of person they may be dealing with.
I'm not a person that believes that a bad child necessarily makes a bad person. There are too many people who live through terrible abuse (physical,
emotional and sexual) who come out of that childhood nightmare and lead productive and mentally healthy lives. It still falls back to a decision by a
person to become "evil". A good example of how a bad parent can be blamed for being part of the problem, but not be blamed for the decision of the
adult child is to look at the allegations that KC wanted to put Caylee up for adoption when she found out she was pregnant. CA became part of the
ultimate outcome of Caylee's life when she refused to support KC in that decision, but at the same time, KC was 19 years old, emancipated, and free
to make her own choices. She didn't.
Just to be clear, I'm still not convinced that KC intentionally killed Caylee (although I do lean more toward it because of the google searches
made). I am still open to the idea that her negligence led to an accidental death. But even if Caylee died accidentally, KC's behavior from that
moment on falls right in line with DD's behavior. Well, actually, KC out does DD in the "post-mortem bizarre behavior" arena. DD, like KC,
didn't show the normal emotions of a mother who had just lost one child and might lose two more, but DD didn't go out partying every night and act
like life was perfect. KC did. And assuming KC is the one that threw Caylee's body away like it was yesterday's trash...that makes her behavior
after Caylee's death even more frightening. It's one thing to be scared to report you didn't watch your child and they died from neglect. It's a
whole different psyche to be able to just thow them in a swamp and go partying for a month.
P.S. And then it's a whole third realm of "monster" when you drive around for a week in a car that stinks of your dead daughter's body and text
people laughing about the stench of a dead squirrel.
Please...that's just too far out of "normal" to even be able to think about.
[edit on 1-26-2009 by Valhall]