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In reply to the discussion: The purported "transcript" of texts [View all]moniss
(9,107 posts)and confirming what my concerns are at the same time though that might not have been your intent. So yes to the roommate being a "witness" and asking ourselves "why would they speak publicly"? So why are supposed "statements/texts" from this witness being made public? If not to support a desired narrative then why put this out there which clearly puts an even larger target on the back of the one that is supposed to keep quiet because they are a "witness". Why the transcript and description of gender about this person?
Wouldn't it have been sufficient from a prosecutorial standpoint to say "We have a roommate who is a cooperating witness who confirms that Robinson confessed to him and we have corroborating texts" and then leave it at that? The only thing that doling out selective bits of information, some of it conflicting with previous "facts" doled out, is that a desired story is being woven and handed out. The nearly immediate disclosure of an obviously inflammatory gender tag for this witness served no purpose for the investigation and has nothing to do with any information this witness could possibly have. So why? It's because it fit a desire to hang red meat out there for a political faction. The powers doing this do not care about endangering this witness or others. They love the idea that it will stir further violence and repression against LGBTQ+ people. They will campaign on that hatred and repression with renewed vigor and use this as their "implication" for the need to "crack down" on LGBTQ+ efforts in legislatures, courts etc.