Drew Peterson — Is officer’s pattern of strained relationships probable cause for arrest?
Posted on November 18, 2007
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I wouldn’t advise someone under public scrutiny for a missing wife and a possible murder to go on NBC’s Today show with Matt Lauer. Why? Because it casts suspicious behavior on the suspect. For Drew Peterson a man who is an officer the scrutiny seems to escalate. Peterson in an interview today with Matt Lauer asks his wife “come home” but not in the way a man who really misses his wife would. Maybe it’s because he’s a cop and he’s trained to not reveal emotions. Or maybe he’s sick and tired of her emotional roller coaster like shenanigans.
“Mom’s gone on a vacation,” Drew said to his younger children in reference to missing mom Stacey who left wasn’t so happy in the relationship has been missing since October 28t. This man is familiar with the procedures, laws and ins and outs in missing persons cases. Wouldn’t he be doing something different than making an appeal on the Today show?
After viewing the media clip Peterson gives me an impression that he’s not really making an appeal for the public to call in for tips but it seems more like he’s on TV to clear the air, to get the media off his back (as he says) and to get more help from lawyers who are interested in his case.
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Along with all that, there seems to be some pattern and even though there may not be any solid evidence, the question I’d like to pose is that do strained marital problems constitute probable cause in bringing a suspect to arrest? The interview with Officer Drew Peterson seemed like a crime show because there was this obvious element of suspicion with his relationship. “The husband is always suspect,” it was said.
Typically spouses are usually a prime suspect in murder cases. In addition, we’re looking at a man who has four wives and a pattern of meeting women who seemed–in Officer Drew’s eyes–to be the trouble makers in the relationships. Kathy (wife number three) who was attractive and young like Stacey had a mysterious accident that resulted in death.
Both had “emotional problems.” Peterson explains that their irrational behavior coincides with their hormones. “Hormones kicked in,” he said in reference to his past relationship with Kathy. Peterson says when he recalls relationships who were beautiful, exciting, troubled and emotionally unstable. Stacey, a beautiful young woman who had “verbal confrontations” with her estranged officer/husband Drew Peterson gave us some clues to their relationship in an email written by her isn’t authentic. Peterson claims that the disturbing email stating that she was in an “abusive relationship” wasn’t drafted by Stacey.
When asked about an email allegedly written by Stacey which claimed that their relationship was abusive, Peterson said “I don’t believe [the relationship] was ever violent.” Instead, he suspects that Stacey is with someone else and has been cooperative with police. Stacey who “hit [Peterson] with a frozen steak,” asked Drew for a divorce two days before her disappearance. Peterson claims that she frequently asked for a divorce “based on her menstrual cycle.”
If Peterson turns out not to be the man behind Stacey’s disappearance or his former wife’s death there is still a lot of concerns that the media is focusing on. The media has a big influence in many high-profile cases and it’s easy for the public to criminalize this man before he’s even tried. While there may be something fishy with his missing wife and his former wife’s death, Drew Peterson is innocent until proven guilty.
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of course, drew peterson is innocent until proven guilty. that said, mr. peterson is coming across as an arrogant cad in his interview. the media can focus on an individual and make them a villain (read Richard Jewell or the Duke students) but Mr. Peterson is the one who keeps opening his mouth and is not helping himself. However, it is going to take a lot more than that to arrest him in either case. the police will need solid evidence.
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Unfortunately, in our judicial system, the suspect is always guilty until proven innocent. That’s the way it is. However, the way this man acts, not upset, and the way his 3rd wife died, is causing him to be a suspect.
It is not only men, many a times women also abuse men, beat, abuse and torture them. Female sexual behaviour is strange and varies with their menstrual problems hard to cope up with. They should undego thorough psychiatric, hormonal evaluation before entering marriage or relationship. Police always suspects men and hold them responsible, they never look at the records of
women and think they could be violent and imbalanced too.
I really dont see why anyone would not want to tell their side of the story. Everyone sees him as a guilty man but he has a right to let his side out. I am not saying that he didnt do it but you have to at least hear his side of what happen. You never know he might even give them what they need to put him in jail. Its sad that he acts like he dont really care at all.