I don't want to insult anyone Vic. But I'm not taken in by this whiter than white honesty card being played by you on here, on their part.
It doesn't fit with what is now known and it doesn't fit with the level of controversy in the case.
I accept the point about me being proven right, I can get a bit animated on that score. I do apologise if i have caused offence. I do see the family as victims but I think the truth is also far more complex.
Let's look at the KNOWN facts of this case.
1) Whether JB is innocent or guilty, ALL of the relatives are VICTIMS in this crime as 3 generations of a family were wiped out in a terrible manner. This means that my starting point with respect to the relatives is always one of sympathy to start with after what they have been through.
2) Just imagine for 1 minute that JB is guilty, or at least the relatives are 100% convinced that he is guilty. How do you think the relatives feel when 27 years after the horrific events they still have to relive the awful memories of that tragic day. Not a day goes by on this forum without somebody posting negatively about the relatives and besmirching them in some way.
3) I think it is pretty much accepted by most people that the police investigation was not great. However, all of us posters on this forum do not know the extent of what information is being witheld. Sure it would be great if everything was disclosed, but there might be completely genuine reasons why some is not, which has no bearing at all on JB's innocence or guilt.
4) To me if there are some photos which are being witheld because they show police officers 'larking around' or being disresepctful, whereas on the one hand this is wrong, it is a secondary issue and I have no desire to see such photos. The ONLY evidence I would like to see which has not been disclosed is any evidence which points towards JBs guilt or innocence. Currently as far as im aware, given that we dont know what has not been disclosed, we don't know if such evidence exists.
5) Finally, numerous posters and posts on this forum have been made about the relatives ' conspiring together to frame JB' and 'knowing he is innocent' and ' doing everything they can to ensure he never gets out, even tho they know he is innocent'. NOWHERE is there ANY compelling evidence that any of this is true. To me making any such statements is massively disrespectful to the relatives, particularly given that there is no evidence any of it is true.
Moving forwards, of course I want to debate and see people debate whether JB is guilty or innocent and debate which way the evidence points. However, personally I think posters need to be and should be very very careful with what they post. Of course it is fine to think JB is innocent and debate evidence issues relating to this (I personally still think he is prob innocent). BUT just because posters have a belief JB is innocent, doesn't mean they have to blacken the names of the relatives an accuse them of all kinds of conspiracies, with NO COMPELLING EVIDENCE. Remember they are victims too and have been for 27 years.
It is entirely possible that JB is innocent and the relatives do not know this and currently 100% believe him guilty therefore are obviously extremely negative towards him.
Only if new evidence came out that portrayed the relatives in a new negative light would I look to criticise or attack them on the forum, as currently with no evidence to the contrary they are victims of a horrific crime and are still having their names dragged through the mud 27 years later.