Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "WFLA News Channel 8" channel.

@TheWalkbyfaith413 That has no bearing on this case. The Laundries invoked their right to remain silent. It's their right. Even actual murderers have it.
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Why not skip the trial and just send a mob?
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Why matters less than how do we prevent these murders?
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You need a declaration of homicide to pursue a suspect. If he stole her van, they could have gone after him for that immediately. (Was the van in her name alone?) If a person steals another person's car and leaves them in a dangerous area, that is a serious crime.
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@kjw7228 Well said. The time for confession is to the District Attorney and then the court under oath. It is terrible. Gabby had a chance to get away. Heartbreaking.
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@tamaraelsberry6630 If the Laundries had potential criminal liability, then they were right to remain silent. Didn't you listen to the judge? He is very clear. Gabby's side is stating they cannot invoke the 5th because they had no potential criminal liability.
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The Laundries didn't have the money for that.
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@peterquennellnyc No one who is not under subpoena has to justify remaining silent. If you exercise a right, you do not have to defend yourself for exercising that right.
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@peterquennellnyc SILENCE IS NOT OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. Good God, what does it take? Speak to law enforcement, inadvertently say something misleading just because you are nervous, and THEN you are in trouble. You can remain silent; you cannot lie.
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@peterquennellnyc I truly recommend a logic class. Nah, never mind. It can't help you and will just annoy the teacher.
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You are not required to be on social media.
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@carolynm9638 They don't have to deny. That's just it. Remaining silent does not equal lying. Forcing anyone's speech is illegal.
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@ConsciousExpression Amen
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@YoureDoingItPeter No, the lawyer can either do his job properly, or refuse to take the case. The lawyer has done nothing wrong. Legally, Laundrie (or whatever his name is) is presumed innocent.
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@bsrk3170 That the average person can no longer follow an argument that has more than one step? That could be the real issue.
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Do they have a declaration of homicide? I hope they will be able to determine the cause and manner of death quickly.
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@MikeBDaniels-bv8io No such official declaration has been made. Was the van registered in her name only? The police could have held him on stealing her van and leaving her in a dangerous area. Police often act as though they know more than they actually know. This can't be news to anyone.
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@gloriamadison1013 That kind of money? Whoa. Get real.
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@feliciamabrey4108 Exactly. Have coverups existed? We know they have. Rare, but we know it has happened. Has anyone shy of a major multimillionaire ever pulled one off, and under massive scrutiny on top of it? No. Never.
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@ShoutItFromTheHousetops How do you not understand? It's all explained here. You cannot force anyone to speak. What is so mysterious about that, in 2022? They had very good reason not to speak: the smallest MISstatement could cause them to be charged with obstruction of justice. Silence never is obstruction (absent subpoena), because the Constitution guarantees you have the right to remain silent. The US rededicated itself to that principle after the Stalin show trials.
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@tcurry1531 WHAT can?
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@tcurry1531 There is no such law in Florida. Helping to conceal someone from law enforcement is an affirmative act. Failing to report what you "know" (which in this case amounts to what a son told or failed to tell his parents) is not accessory after the fact. Maintaining silence and obtaining a lawyer are unequivocally constitutional rights, hence cannot be crimes. Did no one listen to this entire video? Gabby's family's lawyer is arguing that the Laundries had no basis to invoke the 5th Amendment right to remain silent because they were at no reasonable risk of criminal liability. No one wanted them for any crime.
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@tcurry1531 The Laundries themselves did not say anything. I was referring to the PETITO family lawyer, who said loud and clear that the Laundries were NOT under suspicion of criminal wrongdoing and hence for that very reason had no basis for invoking the Fifth Amendment. The rights you are willing to give up may come back to haunt you some day. Opinions are fine, but they do not change the facts nor logic.
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@Phoenix8Rising Then I wonder why he wasn't held for stealing her van. I don't say there can be no good answer, because I don't know. I would like to hear the answer. It better be good.
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@NobleNikki It's not "huge." If they were to have a judgment entered against them, they can sue the attorney and his malpractice insurance will cover it. In any event, everyone should oppose IIED and defamation verdicts based SOLELY on an attorney's speech. That is perverse.
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@NobleNikki You must not have listened to the judge in this case, or noticed the Petito family attorney's showboating.
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