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I have a problem with this series. It was definitely in depth of the Lafferty wing nuttiness. But the continuing reference to Brenda Lafferty and her baby Erica left me wanting to hear more about their side of the story. Where are the people who could give us an insight as to whether Brenda really interfered with Ron's marriage? Where is the profile of a mother who was brutally murdered along with her baby. In all of the years I have heard of the Laffertys, having moved into Highland 2 weeks before the murders, I have never heard more than a cursory mention of the victims and their families. This gaping hole in the sordid doings of 2 insane men glorifies them and again puts the victims on the back page.
Was this series really meant to parallel what is happening today in our polarized national politics? If so I worry that these guys will become another rallying point for the so called Bundy Style militias. Another excuse to flaunt authority and excuse lawlessness,support racism, bigotry. What are the consequences for a public interest in 2 men who created fear and left pools of blood behind them?
I remember how quiet our neighborhood became because of the so called death list compiled by these crazies. Everyone suddenly left town for a while. They are murderers. Nothing more. I even hated using their names in this comment because it gives credence to their miserable existance.
Now how about a real article about the effect these nuts had on families and community. Instead of making them look like prophets of a new political forum.
Re: “Radical Mormon Jihad”
I have a problem with this series. It was definitely in depth of the Lafferty wing nuttiness. But the continuing reference to Brenda Lafferty and her baby Erica left me wanting to hear more about their side of the story. Where are the people who could give us an insight as to whether Brenda really interfered with Ron's marriage? Where is the profile of a mother who was brutally murdered along with her baby. In all of the years I have heard of the Laffertys, having moved into Highland 2 weeks before the murders, I have never heard more than a cursory mention of the victims and their families. This gaping hole in the sordid doings of 2 insane men glorifies them and again puts the victims on the back page.
Was this series really meant to parallel what is happening today in our polarized national politics? If so I worry that these guys will become another rallying point for the so called Bundy Style militias. Another excuse to flaunt authority and excuse lawlessness,support racism, bigotry. What are the consequences for a public interest in 2 men who created fear and left pools of blood behind them?
I remember how quiet our neighborhood became because of the so called death list compiled by these crazies. Everyone suddenly left town for a while. They are murderers. Nothing more. I even hated using their names in this comment because it gives credence to their miserable existance.
Now how about a real article about the effect these nuts had on families and community. Instead of making them look like prophets of a new political forum.