UVA student missing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why so much sympathy for this suspect?

Because there were two sexual assaults in the vicinity of where Hannah said that she was lost (14th and Wertland) shortly after she disappeared. I would hate for this guy to be falsely accused and end up driving into a wall, killing himself, only to find that even more girls go missing in Charlottesville. That's why.

But why is he running like crazy if he wasn't involved? If I were hanging out innocently with someone who disappeared, I'd be at the police station immediately telling them what I knew.

Because he is a black man and black men have historically been treated unfairly by the judicial system and some have been convicted of crimes they didn't commit?

Yes, this is true, but he went to the police station to ask for a lawyer. And they gave him one, even though it wasn't required until he was charged. Why would he run after getting a lawyer? he would have gotten farther if he had run rather than going to the station at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But, why speed off?? He's not an angst ridden teenager. He's 32.

I'm a 43 year old who easily gets riled up by abuses of power. I would have sped away too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so much sympathy for this suspect?

Because there were two sexual assaults in the vicinity of where Hannah said that she was lost (14th and Wertland) shortly after she disappeared. I would hate for this guy to be falsely accused and end up driving into a wall, killing himself, only to find that even more girls go missing in Charlottesville. That's why.

But why is he running like crazy if he wasn't involved? If I were hanging out innocently with someone who disappeared, I'd be at the police station immediately telling them what I knew.

Because he is a black man and black men have historically been treated unfairly by the judicial system and some have been convicted of crimes they didn't commit?

Of course, but if he had gone in like a stand-up guy and told what he knew, he'd be being treated a whole lot better by the community at large right now. He's a focus because he's acting sketchy, not because he is black!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Warrant poster up and being distributed.

Just for reckless driving. Not related to Hannah.

oops, I missed that small detailed, wrote in a rush especially since the 50k reward for info' was right on there.

[Anonymous]

This is what you do if you are innocent: you get a lawyer, which he did. And then you speak through your lawyer, offering what you know. ("After we had a drink she left in X direction . . .") That way it can't be used against you, and you are helpful. The lawyer gives the information to the police.

You do not run away. And you can offer all sorts of alternative explanations but if and when this goes before a jury, they will be instructed that they can consider flight as evidence of guilt.

Obviously he was both a suspect and a person of interest before he even showed up at the station.

And I don't believe for a second that any of you would lead the police on a high speed chase, no matter what you say here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First of all the police did not "bring him in on a lesser charge." The lesser charge happened AFTER he was in, and he brought himself in.

Second he did not just rip out of a parking lot. And he didn't just go over the 15 mph speed limit. Because obviously the police could have pulled him over if that was the case. What happened was he drove off very, very fast, so fast that the police decided it was too dangerous to follow.

We have no idea if the police were jerks to him or not, thats just speculation. But he wasn't "trying to help." He went into the station to ask for a lawyer. As a lawyer, I think that was the right thing for him to do. But he clearly did not go in there to talk to the police or help them in any way.

Some of you are fudging the facts to try to show this guy is innocent. We have no idea if he was innocent or guilty. But the facts are the facts.

I don't know if he's innocent or guilty. Just discussing recent actions. Speculating that cops are making the situation worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Warrant poster up and being distributed.

Just for reckless driving. Not related to Hannah.

oops, I missed that small detailed, wrote in a rush especially since the 50k reward for info' was right on there.

They added in extra info in there to make it look like he's a suspect even though they don't outright say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Warrant poster up and being distributed.

Just for reckless driving. Not related to Hannah.

oops, I missed that small detailed, wrote in a rush especially since the 50k reward for info' was right on there.

and since I posted the above, Police just asked media to delete Poster... Something was published on there that shouldn't have been on there. New poster coming soon.


smh...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what you do if you are innocent: you get a lawyer, which he did. And then you speak through your lawyer, offering what you know. ("After we had a drink she left in X direction . . .") That way it can't be used against you, and you are helpful. The lawyer gives the information to the police.

You do not run away. And you can offer all sorts of alternative explanations but if and when this goes before a jury, they will be instructed that they can consider flight as evidence of guilt.

Obviously he was both a suspect and a person of interest before he even showed up at the station.

And I don't believe for a second that any of you would lead the police on a high speed chase, no matter what you say here.

How do you know we haven't already! LOL! I would share some stories, but then I'd out myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what you do if you are innocent: you get a lawyer, which he did. And then you speak through your lawyer, offering what you know. ("After we had a drink she left in X direction . . .") That way it can't be used against you, and you are helpful. The lawyer gives the information to the police.

You do not run away. And you can offer all sorts of alternative explanations but if and when this goes before a jury, they will be instructed that they can consider flight as evidence of guilt.

Obviously he was both a suspect and a person of interest before he even showed up at the station.

And I don't believe for a second that any of you would lead the police on a high speed chase, no matter what you say here.

The demographics may be different so different views re police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what you do if you are innocent: you get a lawyer, which he did. And then you speak through your lawyer, offering what you know. ("After we had a drink she left in X direction . . .") That way it can't be used against you, and you are helpful. The lawyer gives the information to the police.

You do not run away. And you can offer all sorts of alternative explanations but if and when this goes before a jury, they will be instructed that they can consider flight as evidence of guilt.

Obviously he was both a suspect and a person of interest before he even showed up at the station.

And I don't believe for a second that any of you would lead the police on a high speed chase, no matter what you say here.

Where is his lawyer? Has one even been assigned yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what you do if you are innocent: you get a lawyer, which he did. And then you speak through your lawyer, offering what you know. ("After we had a drink she left in X direction . . .") That way it can't be used against you, and you are helpful. The lawyer gives the information to the police.

You do not run away. And you can offer all sorts of alternative explanations but if and when this goes before a jury, they will be instructed that they can consider flight as evidence of guilt.

Obviously he was both a suspect and a person of interest before he even showed up at the station.

And I don't believe for a second that any of you would lead the police on a high speed chase, no matter what you say here.

How do you know we haven't already! LOL! I would share some stories, but then I'd out myself.

And I'm a middle-aged, white woman. Upper middle class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so much sympathy for this suspect?

Because there were two sexual assaults in the vicinity of where Hannah said that she was lost (14th and Wertland) shortly after she disappeared. I would hate for this guy to be falsely accused and end up driving into a wall, killing himself, only to find that even more girls go missing in Charlottesville. That's why.

But why is he running like crazy if he wasn't involved? If I were hanging out innocently with someone who disappeared, I'd be at the police station immediately telling them what I knew.

Because he is a black man and black men have historically been treated unfairly by the judicial system and some have been convicted of crimes they didn't commit?

Of course, but if he had gone in like a stand-up guy and told what he knew, he'd be being treated a whole lot better by the community at large right now. He's a focus because he's acting sketchy, not because he is black!

He didn't do that? Or attempt to do that but then the cops were assholes?

What details do you know for sure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the cops interrogate everyone that is part of the ski and snowboard team. Let's not loose sight that before Hannah went missing, someone provided her with alcohol whereby she became "disoriented" and couldn't find her way home or her friends. Whoever gave her alcohol should be kicked out of the school. Disoriented is a nice way to say she was probably buzzed or drunk.

She chose to drink it

Serving alcohol to a minor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the cops interrogate everyone that is part of the ski and snowboard team. Let's not loose sight that before Hannah went missing, someone provided her with alcohol whereby she became "disoriented" and couldn't find her way home or her friends. Whoever gave her alcohol should be kicked out of the school. Disoriented is a nice way to say she was probably buzzed or drunk.

She chose to drink it

Serving alcohol to a minor.

I think more than alcohol was served to her that evening.