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15. There is a process..and media always "takes cuts" in their rush to report

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:31 PM

Dec 2012

anything they hear or are told or they think they know.

The police on the scene were pretty busy, and someone in NJ is probably low on their "do right now" list. The murderer was not a minor child, so his parent(s) would not necessarily be the first one(s) called. They were not even sure which son he was because he used false ID.

Had he had a fake ID with John Smith as the name, would the police start calling every Smith in the phone book?

The father had been out of the home for 3+ years , and the older bother lived in another state as well.. They were not that connected to the murderer and had not been for a while.

I have a brother in Texas, and if he did something terrible, I would not know about it or know of anything about it for a while. I would react the same way if cops/media showed up at my doorstep immediately after/during an "event" created/caused by him.

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Adam Lanza's Father [View all] Dalai_1 Dec 2012 OP

Unforgivable on the part of that "reporter". peacebird Dec 2012 #1

Unforgivable on the part of the police Warpy Dec 2012 #2

That too.... Poor man. peacebird Dec 2012 #6

There is a process..and media always "takes cuts" in their rush to report SoCalDem Dec 2012 #15

Yes, I know, it took about 5 hours for notification Warpy Dec 2012 #22

You're right; she should have said "Wouldn't YOU like to know" when he asked her why she was there. Brickbat Dec 2012 #4

It gets better.... politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2012 #12

Obscene.... peacebird Dec 2012 #17

He and his wife kept to themselves, didn't put up Christmas lights. Fridays Child Dec 2012 #3

well fuck, i'd better go put up my christmas lights before they come cart me away n/t yodermon Dec 2012 #7

Honestly! Wind Dancer Dec 2012 #19

the neighbors seem to be hfojvt Dec 2012 #9

But but but...What did he have for lunch that day SoCalDem Dec 2012 #23

His circumstances make me shudder. mn9driver Dec 2012 #5

My grand son has aspergers too marlakay Dec 2012 #10

My understanding is that the Aspergers is unconfirmed. And doesn't it seem like such an odd Squinch Dec 2012 #20

Frustration, sadness, loneliness, yes mn9driver Dec 2012 #24

I doubt it too. Squinch Dec 2012 #25

"tax specialist at GE" Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #8

Nice going, Stamford Advocate, Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #11

"Can I help you, miss?" alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #13

Beating the police at giving him the news, I see how it may happen Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #14

No point in blaming the media here marions ghost Dec 2012 #16

How horrible for him. Terra Alta Dec 2012 #18

Damn that reporter!! SajayHobbs Dec 2012 #21