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ToxMarz

(2,169 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2015, 06:59 PM Jun 2015

Atlanta Child Murders documentary

Early afternoon today while all the "news" stations were in continuous coverage of the Charleston mass murder, I turned to HLN (I am pretty certain it was HLN) and they were broadcasting the CNN documentary of the 1980's Atlanta Black serial killer. I thought it was odd timing, my cynical side said it wasn't a coincidence. One of the rights favorite tactics is the false equivalency, both sides do it dismissal of their atrocities. I really wonder if that is what they actually had previously scheduled to air today at that time.

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Atlanta Child Murders documentary (Original Post) ToxMarz Jun 2015 OP

I will forever think they got the wrong guy for that Skittles Jun 2015 #1

It's easy to accuse the government of "getting the wrong guy..." Archae Jun 2015 #3

That the murders stopped, that abruptly, cannot have been hifiguy Jun 2015 #4

I said NOTHING about a conspiracy or accusing the government Skittles Jun 2015 #5

I didn't accuse you, Skittles. Archae Jun 2015 #6

the man was "caught" while dumping the bodies of two adults Skittles Jun 2015 #7

My feminist mentor was in the jury pool for Wayne Williams' trial KamaAina Jun 2015 #2

Skittles

(153,314 posts)

1. I will forever think they got the wrong guy for that

Reply to ToxMarz (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:05 PM

Jun 2015

but I think that may be a repeat? I saw it a couple of weeks ago.

Archae

(46,377 posts)

3. It's easy to accuse the government of "getting the wrong guy..."

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:38 PM

Jun 2015

Wayne Williams still denies killing any of those boys, even though fibers from his van were found on the bodies.

And the murders stopped.

I've heard several different conspiracy theories about the Atlanta murders, but none of them have any (and I do mean ANY) evidence to back them up.

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

4. That the murders stopped, that abruptly, cannot have been

Reply to Archae (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:56 PM

Jun 2015

pure coincidence. The evidence at the trial wasn't the strongest ever, but Occam's Razor points to the actual killer being caught.

Skittles

(153,314 posts)

5. I said NOTHING about a conspiracy or accusing the government

Reply to Archae (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 11:23 PM

Jun 2015

WTF

Archae

(46,377 posts)

6. I didn't accuse you, Skittles.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 11:28 PM

Jun 2015

It's just that others both on this board, and off will go with a conspiracy theory involving the government, the KKK, who knows who else.

Now, can I kick YOUR ass?

Skittles

(153,314 posts)

7. the man was "caught" while dumping the bodies of two adults

Reply to Archae (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 11:38 PM

Jun 2015

and child murders across the country did not stop

I've never thought they got the right guy

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. My feminist mentor was in the jury pool for Wayne Williams' trial

Reply to ToxMarz (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:18 PM

Jun 2015

She did not get picked. That would have been interesting. She would doubtless have been elected foreman (foreperson?)

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