Oh blimey... I am off to a terrible start.
Gun shy means wary and I'm wary because having followed Simon's case, and even written a couple of letters to government concerning his trial, I felt burnt (maybe not the best word for it) when I heard of his confession. It left me doubting my doubt about other convictions. That's all I meant. I wasn't referring to his upbringing. I'm not judging him, just explaining how the revelations affected me and my thoughts.
To answer your question I haven't ever given a thought to whether his biological or adoptive family defend him on the internet. I guess the emotions and how you deal with them in a situation like that are complicated and different for every person. My sympathy goes out to them and to you as no matter the crime i wouldn't wish that on anyone.
And for the record, as I have said a couple of times now, I was not having a "dig" at lookout, just asking a question. I intended no offence and from what I have read on here by her she seems nice and so I would have absolutely no reason to "dig".
