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16. Every time one of these types of stories come along, people

Tue May 7, 2013, 07:42 PM

May 2013

have "stories" to tell.. I am sure the FBI will follow up on any credible ones. There is always the "CNN-effect", where people want their moment in the sun, to tell a story to a camera crew, and become momentarily "famous".

There could also be a degree of collective shame for NOT noticing/following through on long-ago suspicions, and it's pretty easy after-the-fact to claim that police never came.

The three who have been freed will tell their stories when they are up to it, and that's when we will find out what happened..or not.. I don't need to know the gory details.. I am happy they are safe now, and hope they can get back some anonymity.

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Shameful and lazy cops SummerSnow May 2013 #1

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+1000 Baitball Blogger May 2013 #18

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Yup. Made me think of the Tracy Chapman song suffragette May 2013 #61

I think you nailed it. Number23 May 2013 #64

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An embarrassment to ... GeorgeGist May 2013 #3

Only one occupant? Who were the other two guys that were arrested? Common Sense Party May 2013 #4

I'm not clear on that Renew Deal May 2013 #5

Next, Rush Limbaugh will say it was just a frat house prank, like Abu Graib. freshwest May 2013 #55

Land of the free, home of the brave, with liberty and justice for all!! Melinda May 2013 #6

And police never responded to that call. Renew Deal May 2013 #9

The police Berlin Expat May 2013 #24

I was just telling someone that I don't think I could sufrommich May 2013 #15

I don't think anyone can. I wonder about the LE climate in Cleveland tho... Melinda May 2013 #31

I think you're right and agree with everything sufrommich May 2013 #33

I would sue the everliving FUCK out of that PD. too many assume it's "only" bettyellen May 2013 #7

So the ugly truth starts to come out... reformist2 May 2013 #8

Hindsight is 20/20 magellan May 2013 #10

If the neighbors had called in reports of drug use LiberalEsto May 2013 #11

Yep. jeff47 May 2013 #21

Beat me to it mindwalker_i May 2013 #23

AND they would have checked every inch of the place, right then and there, Jamastiene May 2013 #72

Many questions warrior1 May 2013 #12

I know for a FACT that my husband and our excop neighbor DOug elehhhhna May 2013 #13

and on doing so with out legal probable cause galileoreloaded May 2013 #35

yep. this is texas, and it wouldn't be the first time our neighbor kicked a door in around here elehhhhna May 2013 #38

yeah, i dont think you understood what I was saying. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #39

sure I do elehhhhna May 2013 #44

You would kick in the door if you were told a guy was bringing in lots of McDonalds? Travis_0004 May 2013 #42

lol sure elehhhhna May 2013 #43

Dont hang out around Chris Cristies houe Travis_0004 May 2013 #47

lol elehhhhna May 2013 #50

My wife has a collar and a leash... wanna kick down my door? opiate69 May 2013 #52

why not? she might like it. elehhhhna May 2013 #53

heh.. this may be true... opiate69 May 2013 #54

Ah, so that is how you got married. Jamastiene May 2013 #74

Yep.. my "Neanderthal 2000" club was in the shop that week! opiate69 May 2013 #79

Every time one of these types of stories come along, people SoCalDem May 2013 #16

Indeed. I am cautious when neighbors tell the media things, especially right after the story breaks. arcane1 May 2013 #56

This is my position too mythology May 2013 #59

WTF? Baitball Blogger May 2013 #17

It reminds me of the police returning one of Jeffrey Dahmer's victims to him. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #19

I thought of that as well (nt) Autumn Colors May 2013 #28

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Because Dahmer told them they had a "lover's quarrel." ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #36

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And now we know the truth: these girls- women- could have been rescued, repeatedly. Occulus May 2013 #22

A thousand recommendations if I could. I feel the same way, just can't express it as well. Melinda May 2013 #32

well they can't kick the doors out bUT elehhhhna May 2013 #41

Superbly stated. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #73

Leashes? And the cops did nothing? WTFHHFFFF? Should have reported DirkGently May 2013 #25

Check out the unedited interview gvstn May 2013 #26

Wow, cops failing to do their job. What a shock. n-t Logical May 2013 #27

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They are stretched to the limit in Cleveland. WCGreen May 2013 #48

i don't believe the myth of the 'dedicated professional'. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #51

Yea, well, I worked with a lot of those dedicated professionals WCGreen May 2013 #60

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the man is definitely a hero madokie May 2013 #40

Here's another missed opportunity in 2008. proverbialwisdom May 2013 #45

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Why am I not surprised? diabeticman May 2013 #49

As I said on Gawker ellie May 2013 #58

OTOH, Ramsey in an interview said he previously did not suspect a thing. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #63

I think I read he had only lived there a year. n/t ellisonz May 2013 #65

True, I forgot about that. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #66

I would suspect too that Mr. Ramsey was often at work. ellisonz May 2013 #67

And for TEN YEARS. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #68

I don't either. ellisonz May 2013 #69

I listened to both transcripts of his and Amanda Berry's 911 calls. bitchkitty May 2013 #71

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