Huh? Say what?

As soon as I saw the Reynold's family reaction, I called bullshit. It was acting. It was choreographed. Scripted. Incredibly superficial and fake. Misleading. Deceptive. An outright lie.  The family knew what would be said in the press conference before it took place. McCausland CLEARLY stated that both parents were notified, and he even described their reactions.

I have seen people comment that only Trista knew, so her family's reaction is genuine; that's complete and utter nonsense. Trista wouldn't tell her family of such a major change in her daughter's missing persons case? She wouldn't be breaking down crying, and need to be consoled by one of her family members? The camera is not close up, but I didn't even see real tears from Becca, Ron, or Ronnie. They all dramatically put their heads down. Just my own observations.

Why would a family invite the press to observe their reaction? Especially if they didn't know what would be said in the press conference (Trista denies receiving a phone call). All of the other press conferences have been rather mundane; how did Trista know this one would be different? Have we seen her reactions on film to the other press conferences? I even saw someone suggest that maybe law enforcement wanted the Reynolds to film their reaction in an effort to guilt someone into coming forward. I don't think law enforcement would tell Trista to lie and damage her own credibility in the process. If law enforcement set this up, they wouldn't have mentioned the prior phone call in the press conference.

Maybe law enforcement did set Trista up though; perhaps they told her they would not discuss the phone call at all. Since they've kept their word about not "confirming or denying anything Trista says," she trusted they would do the same this time. But oopsie! After her initial reaction, we know that McCausland goes on to say that both families have already been notified. What happens next at the Reynolds' home? Trista rips off her mic and storms out. That's a real display of anger for you; it was about the only real thing you see in that video. Did she feel betrayed?

Another thing I've seen suggested is that Trista may have been reacting to this information again, and that it probably became more real when she saw it on national TV. That may be true, BUT why deny that she knew about it in the first place? A lie is a lie. Why are there so many lies and contradictions in this case. To make matters worse, Jeffrey (who wasn't invited to the private viewing of the press conference) says he is mad.

I wrote this post shortly after the Press Conference yesterday with no intension of publishing it.. Hoping a cooler head would prevail, I waited until this morning.. That has not happened:

I'm angry that our judicial system has evolved into protecting people with the blood of missing children in their basements. Police now require a confession, smoking gun, or a body to prosecute.. and I have to ask myself, what would have happened 10 years ago had circumstances been the same? No, Jeffrey, police require probable cause to arrest, and prosecutors require a belief that they can prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt in order to prosecute. That hasn't changed in the last 10 years. Why would anyone be upset that justice is a process that safeguards both victims and perpetrators. If a prosecutor takes a case that he or she cannot prove, a guilty person could walk free. How would that amount to justiceforayla?

I'm angry that Justin, Courtney, Elisha, and even Phoebe, are allowed to walk "as freely as you and I" until Ayla is found. ..but they are not free from public ridicule, not free from disapproving glances, and not free from conscience. Their silence has condemned them to a life of imprisonment.. and they have sentenced us as well. Quite frankly, I'm upset that the Reynolds family is allowed to walk free as well. No one has been named a suspect, and no one has been ruled out. Following your logic, it would only be right to lock up all of the people primarily involved in Ayla's life. What size jumpsuit would you like? Oh, nevermind, you weren't involved in Ayla's life until after she disappeared. My mistake.

The Maine State Police's spokesman has to use cryptic messages to convey their findings: "It is highly unlikely that Ayla is alive" - [with a slight possibility that she is?]. "Their story does not pass the straight face test" - [we think they are lying?]. "We feel they know more than they're telling us" - [they know what happened to Ayla?]. We need direct answers for Ayla and the Police need to protect themselves from lawsuits. ..and that makes me angry. The police will not face a lawsuit by using direct language. Please find me one case where the police have been sued for simply believing in or telling the public details about the wrong suspect? Did the Ramsey's recover a large monetary settlement? O.J. Simpson? I've only heard of lawsuits when someone has been wrongfully convicted/jailed, but maybe you can prove me wrong. I would bet that police are being crytpic for other reasons, if in fact they are purposely being cryptic. They seem to be very direct with you and your family, shouldn't that be all that matters? Why do you care how they address the public? They told you about a cup of blood, was that cryptic? They told you about a life insurance policy, is that cryptic? They told you about Justin's other child, is that cryptic? The list goes on and on, but you get the point.

When I look into Ayla's eyes, I cannot help but wonder what she was thinking and feeling at the hands of providence and I only have one answer for Ayla.. Where is mommie?.. and that makes me very angry...Okay, this doesn't even make sense. "Where is mommy?" is not an answer, it's another question. It is similar to a question I'd ask though... "Where was mommy (on December 16/17, 2011)?"

Oh, and Jessica's absence from the Family Reaction Perfomance is notable. She was vested in Ayla not going with Justin. She had an attorney at the family team meeting, and she was willing to risk going to jail with her refusal to turn Ayla over to him. Where is she now? Is Ayla less important now than she was then?

I think I'll let Ron Reynolds have the last word: