They weren't told to stay away from the grave, they were told not to attend the funeral earlier that day. Different thing
Agree - this however interests me on different levels.
We have noted before the reasons behind why Luke, friend and mother chose to visit this girls grave,
on the day of her funeral.
It's in black and white - not to attend the funeral.
To show respect? He did not attend, not really of choice though,
would he have gotten anywhere near?
On one hand we have from Nug that this was but a teenage boy,
so what, his girlfriend didn't bother to show up that evening.
That they were just kids "for Christ sake". Not like they were married or owt.
They had barely known each other personally for three months.
He would see her at school the next day.
This girl is brutally murdered.
Some 9 weeks later her funeral takes place.
And everything has changed.
It appears clear at this stage - that this girls family, believed Luke to be responsible,
for this girls death.
He is asked to not attend the funeral.
They first of all do what some may do in these circumstances: (If innocent)
They choose to hold their own little vigil - a lovely little service at home.
This in itself may appear just a little OTT for some.
After all, this boy had barely known this girl.
He was just a wee laddie after all.
They take this a step further, they invite the media ( the hated media)
into their home - to film this private ceremony.
They do this at the same time of the funeral.
They know the media are going to be present there.
This is a high profile story -
Do we already see here, that Luke wants to be a part of this attention.
That he is perhaps, sticking the middle finger up to the Jones',
and to all and everyone else.
He does not like being told what to do - he is backing down to no-one.
He is most definitely not going to stay back.
It is not enough that they have this little service,
that they invite the hated media into film it.
So heavily medicated of course - that no emotion was shown, in this service.
More needs to be done - he is not staying back from all of this attention,
he is going to this grave also - within hours of this burial.
He knows the media will be present, watching from his house,
to see what he may do next.
He is not to be thwarted by this.
After all, it is his right - to do as he pleases.
It is his right, to show these OTT reactions towards someone,
and their family whom he barely knew.
This of course all done, with the personal sense and guidance of
a mother, who did not try to stop her son.
From showing this disrespect, not just to this girls family,
but to this girl herself.
Of course, none of us know what we may choose to do - we haven't walked in those shoes.
Would we however, as parents allow this clear show of disrespect to this girl.
It matters not at this point of innocence or not.
What matters are the wishes of this girls family for their daughter/loved one.
That the person, they clearly believed responsible should stay clear.
Not just from the funeral - but in general.
He had absolutely no rights, to be there at any time.
He was told NO - that was not allowed.
It clearly had nothing to do with respectful wishes.
He clearly showed no respect, for any type of authority.
Clearly shown in his interviews with the police,
with his mother.
This wee smite - that he clearly was not.
Nothing however was going to stop this laddie - he set the rules with his mother.
Something that was clearly shown - time and time again.
He was allowed to smoke.
He was allowed to get a tattoo.
He was allowed to carry knives.
He was allowed to drink.
He was allowed drive.
He was allowed to go around manky.
Strangely clean that evening though, when met with his friends.
He was allowed large sums of money.
He was allowed to have underage sex at home.
He was allowed to use cannabis at a young age.
He was by all account - allowed to do as he pleased.
He did not do anything wrong - It was clearly everyone else?
He had no rules set for him, bar, strangely enough,
having to make dinner of a Monday night, for all the family.
Which from the off was clearly wrong;
His mother cooked her own - vegetarian food of prawns.
Yet again, when challenged we are met with a singular hint of authority from his
mother.
That of this girl begging her mother not to tell Corrine something,
as Luke would get into trouble.
Would he though?
And of course, this will be met with;
He had every right to pay his definition of respect, publicly for this girl.
After all, he was so deeply in love with her, at 14,
that he had another girl, ready to meet in Kenmore the following week.
that there was no care of thought shown, in his ludicrous claims of,
waiting around Newbattle Road for nearly 90mins - without checking/
walking - going anywhere near this path.
That there is no oddity in not trying to locate her all evening.
No oddity in that she did not contact him all evening.
No oddity in his lack of concern in any shape or form -
yet, it was just and correct for him to go completely OTT again,
with all of his actions on the day of this girls funeral.
Messy:
