SRS - are you like the moderator here? If so, how about reading the comments before coming in with an opinion that ignores basic points that have been gone over many times. Honestly, I feel like all the work I've put into speaking with people and trying to share has been pushed aside by you, and am really wondering what your agenda is, here.

For God's sake, for you or for anyone to say that there's no reason the parent of a victim wouldn't immediately go to the police, IF THE CHILD OR MOTHER OF THE CHILD SAYS NOT TO, WHAT IS A FATHER SUPPOSED TO DO? I don't quite understand what happened in the instance Gary described at the outset, but if the moderator of the thread is going to come on board and basically say that they don't believe the person identifying himself as the father of a victim, I am out of here never to return. What could be the point of us trying to talk seriously in class if those hosting the thread is telling us to ignore what we all know about cases involving serial molesters?

All of you people acting like the presence or absence of anything on record at a courthouse need to get a grip, too. The only conceivable record would be that a complaint had been filed, it would still be only allegations, not proof of anything, you would all still say it meant nothing. So harping on that is just saying that you don't believe anything Atkinson is saying. The purpose being?

As for Suzy, I take it her statement to mean she had heard rumors that things were afoot, which most of us hadn't, but then she is closer to where Bob lived. So first people act like the absence of rumors proves Brozman's innocence, then when someone says they heard rumors, that person is attacked. What is UP with you people?

You want to think everybody is making things up, fine. We're all making it all up. But I'm tired, and can't remember why we all wanted to do that, guess my memory is failing me, here. So is my patience, I'm sorry to say.

Unfortunately, my sense is that the way this all broke has created dissension among the victim families and I don't know if a clearer statement from them is going to get through or not, now. But it's obvious that any such statement will be attacked, so if Gary and/or others, don't come forward to clarify things, who on earth could blame them at this point?

I'm getting pretty fed up, myself, to be honest.

Duck Baker