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  1. Dadvocate

    Watch out what you post!

    It's Bruce I gather from a few articles I have read that some of the comments on Spearboard could have be deemed defamatory, but it seems that what you have outlined for California makes it hard for people to push this issue. If the outcry at the doctor’s wrist slap for what he has done...
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    Tina Watson Death - The Full Story

    Clownfish Sydney I’ve really only been able to give the docs you have provided a cursory read over before picking those to sink my teeth into and to take notes on. From the looks of it, I’ll be busy with this for quite some time! What you have provided is far and away better than any filtered...
  3. Dadvocate

    Tina Watson Death - The Full Story

    Ayisha’s musings: This is disingenuous on at least one level. To begin with, since you enjoy thumping the semantics with little regard for the linguistic linchpins that hold these types of arguments together, let me illuminate you on one crucial point. For people other than perhaps Former...
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    Tina Watson Death - The Full Story

    Hi, Bowlofpetunias (I had meant to send this in Hanoi, but now I am in sunny Koh Tao. T minus four hours from the first dive in six months! I'll leave the message as intended so you get the gist of my excitement at the moment I typed it :-). Thanks for the well wishes! I have one more science...
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    Tina Watson Death - The Full Story

    Thanks for the well wishes, Bowlofpetunias. I have one more science class to teach, a meeting about boring educational, teacher stuff that no one really cares about, a run home on my motorbike through the crazy Hanoi streets, and then off to the airport in a taxi with scuba bags packed, a few...
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    Tina Watson Death - The Full Story

    This thread has ended up being a lot more informative than I thought it was going to be. It has evloved in ways that are a tribute to the people who have added to the conversation consistenntly. Thanks for all of the contributions. I've learned a lot and have been reminded of a lot from...
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    Tina Watson Death - The Full Story

    K-Girl If it can be said that Ted Bundy treated his fiancée as a queen, thus showing all outward signs of him being a decent, caring, thoughtful man, then this example shows that outward appearances are not necessarily a good indicator of the person’s real character. As I have said numerous...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    Very Rusty All good points… I doubt anything could really be said at this juncture that would be the end-all-be-all of truth for anyone. If Watson is wise, he’ll opt out of continued conversations about these matters because engaging in the rehashing of events conversations is only...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    Very Rusty Since your affirmative response comes along with Bowlofpetunia’s suggestion that you have “inside information” as to Gabe’s knowledge beforehand, are you claiming you “know” this is a lie based on a direct conversation with Gabe, an overheard...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    Boulderjohn: It has been a long time since reading the first accounts of Watson’s answers to certain questions, so forgive my poor recollection. Was it Gabe who said he talked them out of the checkout dive or was this the dive op that said he had talked them out of this prior to the shop...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    ItsBruce: Agreed… It was a sticky situation for him, I guess. Having a witness come forward to place him at the scene and acting suspiciously was something (I am assuming) he felt he needed to counter on some level. If the ship wasn’t already sunk, his choice to testify pretty much...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    Bowlofpetunias I agree with everything you say here with one possible exception. If we take your scenario and add a team of forensic scientists who come in after the incident, with them combing the scene with their brushes and tweezers, would this make a difference to the “truths&#8221...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    Bowlofpetunias: Of course for the Thomas’ this saga has played out in such a way that they are fairly well invested in the belief that he is guilty. I can’t say I blame them given all that has transpired. It is pretty nigh impossible for anyone who loved Tina to view the evidence...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    Bluesy: On the one hand I think you are right that it would have been nice for Watson to have his full day in court, but then I recall the foibles associated with jury trials and the prosecutor’s comments after the fact that the jury were already primed to toss him in jail (or at...
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    Watson Murder Case - Discussion

    This is an excellent outcome for US jurisprudence. I have a renewed sense that overzealous, media savvy prosecutors might have been taught a lesson today, even if only slightly. I am very happy that the precedence that was set in carrying on with this trial will be significantly weaker with this...
  16. Dadvocate

    Similan Liveaboard

    Hi, Ellie! Not sure if they fit your price range completely, but I would recommend the Colona Vi out of Phuket (Dive the World). My wife and I loved diving with them. The food was absolutely incredible for the price and the crew great. Small rooms but a very nice common area and places to rest...
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    BREAKING NEWS: David Swain Wins Appeal Against Murder Conviction

    Vladimir Right…. We are all floundering in a perpetual soup of mundanity because our chosen venue to discuss this topic just so happens to take place in cyberspace. Why do I get the feeling you have this mantra stuck on a poster over your computer and emblazoned on T-shirts and bumper...
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    BREAKING NEWS: David Swain Wins Appeal Against Murder Conviction

    Ayisha Actually, that is not quite right. Yes, interpretation is necessary to make a case. I agree there. But the validity of the interpretation can be determined by the facts at hand. If I can establish that you have used exaggeration to inflate the truth of something or in the inverse have...
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    BREAKING NEWS: David Swain Wins Appeal Against Murder Conviction

    Vladimir On my use of the word investigation. You are correct here. I worded this poorly. I meant to say that you feel determining his guilt personally is acceptable. That much has never been in dispute. I have already conceded that you have the right to form an opinion about the innocence...
  20. Dadvocate

    BREAKING NEWS: David Swain Wins Appeal Against Murder Conviction

    "All over it". "Excellent". Really? What a lovely accomplishment. Exaggerate the circumstances of a given subject or use exaggeration to mask what you actually feel as a tool to get others to call you on it repeatedly. I’ll grant you this. It is an unorthodox strategy. To what end? Only...
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