The biggest problems are all the unfounded comments ( hearsay ) about Jeremy,in general. Nothing is worse than saying something about someone who you don't know,though it's appreciated that one can know someone for donkeys years and still " not know " them,but the whole fact of this matter is where a mans' liberty has been taken, with half of it due to the writings of authors such as Claire Powell who was/is a friend of the relatives. It's human nature to all clump together to talk about someone,if you're that way inclined,worse if you don't know them that well and surmise from second-hand news,until you believe it must be true.
The 60's ( free love and drugs ) had been and gone and accepted by most,no choice really,but so far as the relatives were concerned,it still remained a lasting issue to which they lived their lives in disgust toward anyone who was different from themselves. 20 years on,and Jeremy was re-enacting that era which didn't go down well with them at all. Like it or lump it,it was there and if there was nothing else going on in the lives of those persons,then this life of" debauchery" remained at the forefront of their conversations.
Lack of understanding played a large part,as both Jeremy and Sheila grew up during the era where lives were less restrained,and those involved in their care,June and Neville,particularly June didn't move with the times which was damaging to her and both children,as it was more or less guaranteed that one of them would eventually rebel,and that was Sheila. The girl craved love,nothing else,and even fell pregnant probably thinking that she'd finally have someone to love and that love be returned.
Latterly,in her own way,Sheila was literally crying out for help.She was one very desperate woman who couldn't make either her voice heard,or her feelings known. Everyone was too busy or too self-absorbed to care.
What's made me more and more sure of Jeremys' innocence was the attitude of an ex-prisoner who I spoke to last year,himself released after serving his " usual " stint.At the age of 51,he's served 30 of those years in and out of prison,once being in Full Sutton. I mentioned Jeremy,who this guy didn't hesitate to say he was guilty because he's " posh and has money ".What,said I ? So this guy went on to say that Jeremy was,or had smuggled drugs " inside his body ",to which I answered that I bet this guy made sure he'd had his share ( as he's a druggie ) didn't answer that one. I didn't ask the guy for the reasons for his imprisonment,but I've been told he's a prolific thief and not to be approached,so dangerous too. Anyway,he made it very clear that he loathed Jeremy. His mother lives in the area and so the police have asked me to keep an eye out if I see him in the area as " things happen when he's around " said the police. ( if I had a gun I'd shoot him
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