Fire in upper NW?

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Anonymous wrote:I knew it, I said it. A random socio-path looking for some "fun." I said this in several posts. A damn socio-path. Some one with no empathy, no compassion, no thoughts but what he wants for him self.

This is the scariest possible scenario.

See all of you!! This family did NOTHING to cause this. Their housekeepers were NOT involved. It wasn't the business or the people they employed in their home.

DO YOU SEE THAT!!?? A random socio-path.

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Anonymous wrote:It wasn't random everyone. He knew the father and worked for him.

Do you have a source for this, or is it your opinion?

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Anonymous wrote:It wasn't random everyone. He knew the father and worked for him.

Do you have a source for this, or is it your opinion?

I thought he worked at Home Depot.

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I wish parents in the Cathedral school community would use discretion in talking about this tragedy on Facebook and I don't think people should be giving interviews. This is a private community and it seems in bad taste to be discussing such a tragedy on Facebook or give interviews.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely not the suspect I expected. Have you seen his picture?? He looks like a random street thug.

It was always the most logical explanation, especially once it became known it was an overnight thing. I was surprised at how many people bought into these wild ex-businessman theories.

Exactly what I expected. It was pretty clear as details came out that we weren't dealing with a criminal with any kind of sophistication. I have no idea where the wild theories came from other than victim-blaming.

It was reasuring to people to think that the father's business or hobby activities led to this. It made it easier to think "I'm not in construction, I don't have lots of side businesses, I am totally safe. He must have done something to someone but luckily I am a nice person and on the up and up so I am safe."

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Anonymous wrote:All during this rampant speculation, I have been hoping that the suspect would NOT be an African American male with dreadlocks, with a police record, from PG county. But, here we are again. So awful. There are a lot of fine, upstanding young AA men, their mothers, and fathers who must be sick about this today.
And, for whatever it's worth, I am a white, middle-aged woman with kids who went to the same schools as the Savopoulos children.

If a white person commits murder, do you feel sick about it?

No one wants to answer that question.....

I'll answer the stupid, pointless question: of course I feel sick about anyone murdering anyone else. What's not disturbing about murder? It's a heinous act committed against another human being. And murder that subjects the victim to cruelty and degradation is the kind of sickening that lingers and can even change you - whether you're connected to the murderer/victims or not.

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I think there was at least 1 if not 2 others. Both know. Well by Dint.

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Did we ever find out what the male neighbor saw that was so unusual? He was interviewed briefly and said he saw something that day (not sure whether it was Weds. or Thurs.) that made him stop in his tracks, or something like that. But then he did not say what it was.

Also, has anyone been able to explain how the dogs were supposedly outside, but no one heard them barking during this whole event?

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Anonymous wrote:"If a white person commits murder, do you feel sick about it?"

Probably not in exactly the same way. I mean, when a white person commits a murder, it doesn't further the majority's fear of and anger at white people in general. As a white person, it just doesn't have the same effect.

So, let's put it another way: shouldn't we all feel sick about racism? Maybe those of us in "the majority" should feel sickest?

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Anonymous wrote:While the family lived in the Caribbean, wasn't the house under extensive renovation? Could suspect have worked on the house at that time?

You do realize that "the Caribbean" is not one town or one island, right?

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Anonymous wrote:All during this rampant speculation, I have been hoping that the suspect would NOT be an African American male with dreadlocks, with a police record, from PG county. But, here we are again. So awful. There are a lot of fine, upstanding young AA men, their mothers, and fathers who must be sick about this today.
And, for whatever it's worth, I am a white, middle-aged woman with kids who went to the same schools as the Savopoulos children.

If a white person commits murder, do you feel sick about it?

No one wants to answer that question.....

Certainly!! Sandy hook destroyed me.

Because of the murderer's race?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish parents in the Cathedral school community would use discretion in talking about this tragedy on Facebook and I don't think people should be giving interviews. This is a private community and it seems in bad taste to be discussing such a tragedy on Facebook or give interviews.

Bad taste, huh? Murderers are on the loose and their interviews might help find them. It might also help prevent future tragedies. I think it behooves people to discuss this and not care about image or class.

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Anonymous wrote:All during this rampant speculation, I have been hoping that the suspect would NOT be an African American male with dreadlocks, with a police record, from PG county. But, here we are again. So awful. There are a lot of fine, upstanding young AA men, their mothers, and fathers who must be sick about this today.
And, for whatever it's worth, I am a white, middle-aged woman with kids who went to the same schools as the Savopoulos children.

If a white person commits murder, do you feel sick about it?

No one wants to answer that question.....

Certainly!! Sandy hook destroyed me.

Violence against children is horrific.

The Petit family murders sickened me.

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Anonymous wrote:Aside from the takeaway of telling family or assistants to call the cops if they get this call, I'm also taking away that people willing to take hostages are prepared to kill. It's like the don't get taken to the second location thing. Don't get tied up in the chair. Act like they are going to kill you and start fighting for your life from the beginning. These things seem to end in death, or violent rape (not that that happened here) often enough to risk fighting early on when you have your strength and they might not expect it.

In theory, this sounds like good advice, however, being the victim of a violent crime and speaking from the fear I experienced, when in that situation, staying alive is your goal. Since you don't know what the person is capable of, if they tell you *I won't cut your throat if you don't fight me*, you BELIEVE you have a chance at seeing daylight. The second location thing? I was taken away, forced to, blindfolded. In therapy, as I expressed my regret that I didn't fight back, the therapist listed many cases where the woman did fight back and had every bone broken in her face, where she was stabbed repeatedly, etc. Random crimes happen, and the best way to prevent one is to hyper vigilant, such as locking doors, setting alarms, looking under cars before getting in, being aware of who is around you, don't open doors before seeing who is on the other side - sounds easy enough, right? It's been 31 years since my violent crime, and I'm not as hyper vigilant as I should be. After what happened to this family, I'm upping the ante, because it brings back a flood of feelings I haven't experienced in a long time.

In my situation, by not fighting back saved my life. You can never predict how these situations will culminate. My heart aches for the family, the panic and terror they experienced is unlike any other emotion most people have ever experienced - it's indescribable. They didn't fight back because they were probably told they would live.

My intense focus on this nightmare is likely due to a terrifying experience so many years ago. In my case, I fought him off, but they never caught the psycho. It seemed sure this was going to be the end of my life....

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Anonymous wrote:All during this rampant speculation, I have been hoping that the suspect would NOT be an African American male with dreadlocks, with a police record, from PG county. But, here we are again. So awful. There are a lot of fine, upstanding young AA men, their mothers, and fathers who must be sick about this today.
And, for whatever it's worth, I am a white, middle-aged woman with kids who went to the same schools as the Savopoulos children.

If a white person commits murder, do you feel sick about it?

No one wants to answer that question.....

Certainly!! Sandy hook destroyed me.

Because of the murderer's race?

What are you talking about? That poster is saying murder, by a person of any race, is sickening. I think we can all agree on that, no?