conner must've done it
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you know one of the more disturbing aspects of the scott peterson trial?

apparently, your cell phone calls can be tracked (by location) after the fact. they had evidence of scott's calls while he was on his fishing trip, tracking him on his trip home. i knew calls could be triangulated while in progress, but i'd not heard anything of being able to track them after the fact. i suppose, if it's a wide open area with scattered cell towers, maybe they could tell which towers covered which calls, but seriously, if you're up to anything untoward, don't use your cell phone. (and this from evidence in scott's favor)

as for other things:

• laci's stepfather went fishing the same time scott did, and in a more secluded spot (and apparently, no one "plan b"ed his ass). yet, it's supposed to be strange that scott went fishing after it was "too cold" to go golfing. we're supposed to think fishing on christmas eve (nevermind that technically, it's not christmas eve until the sun goes down) is the craziest thing ever
• not caring (which is a debatable assessment of scott peterson's attitude) if your wife is dead is not illegal (yet)
• cheating on your wife is not evidence of being willing to murder her. contrary to what the bible might imply or say, one "sin" is not equal to another. being a bad person, however unlikable, does not make one prone to doing horrible things. having options on your day off (fishing or golfing) doesn't make you a privileged, arrogant son of a bitch (though scott could very well be one)
• prior to the day laci died, her mother (who says they were very close and shared things of importance) hadn't seen a thing to make her think her daughter's marriage was not a happy one
  • an extramarital affair doesn't even necessarily prove a marriage isn't a happy one
• police tracking dogs had no interest in scott's boat, where laci supposedly would have spent several hours (either already dead or still alive) before being dumped in the bay
• you know, my wife's hair is all over the place. i think i'll stick some in some pliers just in case she dies, so everyone can assume i did it

it's a bit pathetic, the cheering and whatnot, folks so happy that he got the death penalty. of course, this is california, where he might not ever get executed, and i've heard death row is nicer than a general population prison, so there's that at least. and, conviction on circumstantial evidence (and hardly any of that) has got to be good grounds for appeal. so, keep on cheering if you like. keep on with the bloodthirsty cries for death, for scott to fry for not having remorse for something you can't even prove he did. hell, he should fry just for not being that outwardly emotional. i mean, that's just unnatural, right?

the lesson to be learned: if you go anywhere without someone who you might be accused of having a reason to murder, keep all your receipts and have affidavits with you for witnesses to sign at each and every stop. you never know when the media will decide you're worth headlines (and thus, worth harsh penalty despite the evidence)