JUSTICE FOR KATELYN: INFORMATION ABOUT INFORMATION We should be looking for a way to determine whether sufficient information exists to eventually find the truth about what happened to Katelyn, and we should have a mechanism in place to continue searching. That is a problem elected leaders should be able to speak about. They not only can’t add to the conversation, but they refuse. They refuse because they arent doing their jobs. Publicity, technology, generative computation, and other disciplines might be useful in the future. Unfortunately, right now we need to use the grossly inadequate system currently available to us to find information about information. But our system of justice and policing systems are changing. I’m asking why the police department no longer speaks on behalf of victims in some cases, instead acting as an arm of the judicial system - the defense - to protect the “innocent until proven guilty.” I can see a cold case approaching fast. New laws and new leaders have caused regression in some jurisdictions, while others are looking toward the future. People (including me) who at times leap to the current judicial system as the only way available to us are accused of “trying and executing” someone a priori. People who fight against using the current system argue we should remain silent (“Shut up and pray!”), or we should assume secret work is being done by robots who don’t make mistakes. We’re told we don’t have the ability to audit our public leaders. If we ask questions, we might “jeopardize the investigation.” There is no middle ground, and asking for accountability is enough to ruin the case. Some people argue that we risk finding someone “guilty” who is “innocent” (on the Internet, no less!), so we should leave everything to them (or to chance?). Understanding these two sides should help us, but Im only just beginning to fully comprehend every nuance. We clearly have a long way to go, which means we should be optimistic about the possibility for improvement. Who seems to be telling the truth? Who speaks for the person who can’t speak? How do we approach a refusal by someone who appears deceptive in an almost comical way to provide information about a human being thrown away like garbage? Do we leave them alone? Do we pat them on the back as they hide from the discussion, hope they are visited by fairies, and hope they don’t kill someone else after their next long-term relationship goes sour?
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:51:03 +0000
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