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Anonymous wrote:So what is Lin's strategy? He is lawyer to both John and Dr. Phil. Was making that John's last interview and Burke's first some sort of legal strategy?

I don't know. But he has already thought through the legal steps, what to expect if X/Y/Z happens and has concluded that it is in his clients' best interests to threaten a lawsuit. And he has advised his clients accordingly.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure CBS knew they'd get sued. The special probably made them $10M-20M (?). If they have to give the brother a few million to go away it was worth it.

Both sides have something to lose, so I wouldn't be surprised if the case was settled pretty quickly. And I wouldn't be too surprised if the lawsuit is all talk and won't actually be filed.

Wood may not have as great of a case as he thinks. There are different liable/slander standards for public figures, and, by choosing to appear on the Dr. Phil show, Burke starts to look more like one. Also, since truth is a defense in a slander case, the Ramseys could be compelled to turn over all sorts of records and information that they've worked for decades to conceal.

Is Wood Dr Phil's, John Ramsey's AND Burke's lawyer??

Just trying to figure out exactly who Wood is representing. He is the collective Ramsey Family lawyer?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure CBS knew they'd get sued. The special probably made them $10M-20M (?). If they have to give the brother a few million to go away it was worth it.

Both sides have something to lose, so I wouldn't be surprised if the case was settled pretty quickly. And I wouldn't be too surprised if the lawsuit is all talk and won't actually be filed.

Wood may not have as great of a case as he thinks. There are different liable/slander standards for public figures, and, by choosing to appear on the Dr. Phil show, Burke starts to look more like one. Also, since truth is a defense in a slander case, the Ramseys could be compelled to turn over all sorts of records and information that they've worked for decades to conceal.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure CBS knew they'd get sued. The special probably made them $10M-20M (?). If they have to give the brother a few million to go away it was worth it.

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Anonymous wrote:The poop is weird. Even if the kids were having issues like that they were both old enough not to leave balls of poop in their bedding or to spread it around their rooms.

Maybe if they were 1 1/2 and getting into their diapers. But 6 and 9?

Regardless, I doubt it's relevant to JonBenet's death.

Scatology is an indicator of emotional problems in children. It's interesting you think it's NOT relevant in a situation where a 6 year old child ended up dead.

Obviously, leaving balls of poop laying around is not normal for children of their age and development. Beyond that, I don't really know what to make of it. Not something I've ever had to deal with thank God.

It would be like a sibling being known for torturing animals and then one of the other siblings turns up dead and nobody makes the connection that it could be related. It's a HUGE indicator something was off.

Honestly I don't know. I would think that hurting animals would be a different sort of mental issue than anything that we've heard about the Ramseys.

With the poop thing there was probably a combination of physical issues (chronic constipation or whatever) combined with an emotional component.

Just wondering, did you watch the special? The housekeeper says something to the effect of he was saving it and rolling it into grapefruit sized balls and he wiped some on JonBenet's Christmas candy. That is NOT normal or even attributable to constipation.

I watched the CBS special but I got interrupted during that particular part. That is pretty freakin' horrifying. I can't imagine the adults knowing about this and not putting a stop to it.

I believe he was in therapy they mentioned up thread or was that post JB's murder?

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Anonymous wrote:The poop is weird. Even if the kids were having issues like that they were both old enough not to leave balls of poop in their bedding or to spread it around their rooms.

Maybe if they were 1 1/2 and getting into their diapers. But 6 and 9?

Regardless, I doubt it's relevant to JonBenet's death.

Scatology is an indicator of emotional problems in children. It's interesting you think it's NOT relevant in a situation where a 6 year old child ended up dead.

Obviously, leaving balls of poop laying around is not normal for children of their age and development. Beyond that, I don't really know what to make of it. Not something I've ever had to deal with thank God.

It would be like a sibling being known for torturing animals and then one of the other siblings turns up dead and nobody makes the connection that it could be related. It's a HUGE indicator something was off.

Honestly I don't know. I would think that hurting animals would be a different sort of mental issue than anything that we've heard about the Ramseys.

With the poop thing there was probably a combination of physical issues (chronic constipation or whatever) combined with an emotional component.

Just wondering, did you watch the special? The housekeeper says something to the effect of he was saving it and rolling it into grapefruit sized balls and he wiped some on JonBenet's Christmas candy. That is NOT normal or even attributable to constipation.

I watched the CBS special but I got interrupted during that particular part. That is pretty freakin' horrifying. I can't imagine the adults knowing about this and not putting a stop to it.

Anonymous wrote:So what is Lin's strategy? He is lawyer to both John and Dr. Phil. Was making that John's last interview and Burke's first some sort of legal strategy?

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Anonymous wrote:The poop is weird. Even if the kids were having issues like that they were both old enough not to leave balls of poop in their bedding or to spread it around their rooms.

Maybe if they were 1 1/2 and getting into their diapers. But 6 and 9?

Regardless, I doubt it's relevant to JonBenet's death.

Scatology is an indicator of emotional problems in children. It's interesting you think it's NOT relevant in a situation where a 6 year old child ended up dead.

Obviously, leaving balls of poop laying around is not normal for children of their age and development. Beyond that, I don't really know what to make of it. Not something I've ever had to deal with thank God.

It would be like a sibling being known for torturing animals and then one of the other siblings turns up dead and nobody makes the connection that it could be related. It's a HUGE indicator something was off.

Honestly I don't know. I would think that hurting animals would be a different sort of mental issue than anything that we've heard about the Ramseys.

With the poop thing there was probably a combination of physical issues (chronic constipation or whatever) combined with an emotional component.

Just wondering, did you watch the special? The housekeeper says something to the effect of he was saving it and rolling it into grapefruit sized balls and he wiped some on JonBenet's Christmas candy. That is NOT normal or even attributable to constipation.