More On the Silencing of Rosenbaum
That is not the usual assumption by police in this city when confronted with someone in an unresponsive condition lying on the ground.
The unusual circumstances of the murder of the Times' reporter is leading some to suspect foul play not of the random variety.
Officers "thought he had a medical problem," said Cmdr. Robert Contee, who oversees the 2nd Police District, where the incident occurred. "He had his wedding band and watch on. There was no reason to think it was a robbery."
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Authorities have reviewed crime reports but turned up no similar robberies in the area.
"We tried to find some kind of pattern that could have given us a link to this crime," said Capt. C.V. Morris, head of the police department's violent crimes branch. "Right now, there isn't any link at all. . . . Witnesses are very scarce."
It is clear to people close to the victim that there is more to this story than officially acknowledged:
Family members, neighbors and colleagues were grappling with the sudden death yesterday.
"We can't understand what kind of a person could have done it," said Marcus Rosenbaum, the victim's brother. "What kind of a person could murder somebody for a wallet?"
"It's a really safe neighborhood," said Rosenbaum, who also lives in the area. "I wouldn't think twice about walking around at 2 o'clock in the morning, and this was 9 o'clock at night."
The media is making more of the time it took for an ambulance to arrive at the scene than of the other odd aspects of this murder.
posted by Effwit at 10:15 AM
8 Comments:
Very interesting. And suspicious. The fact that this was an apparent robbery, yet the victim's watch and ring were untouched, and there were no other reports of crimes or suspicious activity in the area makes this something worth investigating further.
It seems like there is an undercurrent of doubt and suspicion, but nobody is really ready or willing to come out and say it.
I think there will be more 'muggings' and 'suicides' in these circles. The best we can do is circulate suspicious deaths as much as possible. AFAIK the 'muggers' used his credit card as a token to make it seem less suspicious. The death of any journalist in the current climate should be looked on with a jaundiced eye... Have a look at the death of Gary Webb for a real obvious case.
Drew L:
It is getting curiouser and curiouser...
Jeremy:
Point well taken.
That's why I am playing up the mystery as much as possible.
If the administration is actually innocent of this man's murder, I won't feel bad about raising questions about their possible involvement.
Their lies about everything else have cost them the benefit of the doubt.
For what it's worth, here's a link on da topic that's been popping up ubiquitously:
http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2006/01/assassination-of-david-rosenbaum.html
Meatball One:
Thanks for the link.
Xymph is always such warm comforting reading.
I see that a suspect has been arrested in this case. Do you think that this ensures that it was a random crime? Are there any lingering doubts about its political implications?
Drew:
I have lingering doubts.
But, the suspect supposedly confessed (what measures were used by police to get this, I don't know).
Nobody else is voicing any lingering suspicions.
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