"I notice no one rushed to defend the American competitive ethic and its consequences, which has much more to do with the death of this poor child"

While I don't entirely disagree with you in that I think child beauty pageants are sick beyond all comprehension, there are a whole lot of things that have the potential to be, to not be, or to be partially responsible for her death. Enough children who have never been in the spotlight at all are killed every year by pedophiles that it's incredibly simple-minded to assume that the "American competitive ethic" is to blame (whatever exactly that is--could you be a little more nebulous next time?).

The evidence supporting Mr. Karr's involvement is sketchy and contradictory at best, which means that we the public still have no idea who actually did this or what their motives or access to JonBenet might have been.