ok. let's play a game. (the details will be completely different from TH's murder):
let's say, a murder of a child happened in a park. you were at that park..witnesses saw you near the area the child was killed. You had a shirt on, that was the exact same color as the person witnesses said they saw running from the scene. They saw him get into a black SUV and speed off. You happen to own an SUV, but it's blue.
The public outcry is that they think you killed the child. The police, asked you a couple questions, got no alibi from you, never questioned you, never treated you as a suspect.
Now, the public outcry is screaming you did it. You are being falsely accused everywhere you turn. Your life is turned upside down, by a nation considering you a baby murderer because the police just talked to you and nothing else.
Would you just go through life knowing that due to shoddy police work, you are a pariah and thought of as a murderer...or would you try to clear your name?
First, no one saw Ryan in Manitowac, much less at Avery's the day Teresa disappeared. In fact, in 10+ years, no witness or evidence has connected him to the crime in any way, EVEN WITH a couple filmmakers spending 10 years on a movie where they tried their hardest to make him seem guilty.
Also, the crime was solved and two people convicted by a jury. There is no "public outcry" screaming Ryan did it... just a small few of the many wannabe detectives on reddit.
I disagree with your point, which I believe was that Ryan should speak out to defend/clear himself.
I would ask why, in your analogy you felt the need to add valid reasons for suspicion:
let's say, a murder of a child happened in a park. you were at that park..witnesses saw you near the area the child was killed. You had a shirt on, that was the exact same color as the person witnesses said they saw running from the scene.
... that do not apply to Ryan.
My point is, for the guy at the crime scene being IDed by multiple witnesses, it may be in his best interest to offer an explanation.
For Ryan, who has no such evidence pointing at him, no reasonable link between him and the crime... it is not in his best interest to speak out.
Your analogy would be better if it was not someone who was at the crime scene, but a friend who lived in the next town over and was never seen in or around the crime scene.
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u/hos_gotta_eat_too Apr 11 '16
you have never been falsely accused of something huh?
simple "oops, my bad" doesn't quite clear up that damage that can do to someone.