Comments by "James LaBarre" (@SenileOtaku) on "Gabby Petito’s fiancé’s silence ‘not a good sign,’ says private investigator" video.

  1. But the thing is a spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend would always be a "person of interest" in a case like this. As I understand it they're statistically more likely the guilty party, and they'd certainly have more opportunity. However, given that he'd automatically be investigated anyway, the smart move is to have a lawyer already on hand. It's much like the typical argument against people protecting their privacy, where the other side will say "you should only want privacy if you have something to hide". This expert, as well as the reporters, should already know this. I'm not saying he's innocent any more than I'm saying he's guilty. But let's avoid "trying him in the media" as has been the case far too often. It's precisely because the press, public opinion and police procedures would be shining suspicion on you that you should protect yourself, that's just a smart move. But just as we have our Scott Persen's that plead their sob stories to cover up their guilt, we also have the Richard Jewel's who get who get branded as heinous criminals before we find "oops, they weren't guilty after all".
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