<center><font size="1" color="#ff0000">LAST EDITED ON Jul-31-02 AT 09:32 PM (EST)</font></center><p><P>"not cooperating" thing was just a cascade of errors that kept growing.<P>The Ramsey's world was turned upside down and they are totally freaked.<P>Their friends suggest they should have lawyers help them(not unusual advice given the circumstances) so they do.<P>The BPD starts acting like thugs (no footprints in the snow, threatening to hold the body etc) which sets the lawyer's alarm bells ringing loudly.<P>They start protecting the Ramseys.<P>The police interpret that as a sign of guilt and push harder.<P>The lawyers get more protective.<P>and so on and so on,<P>I think if John had had any nefarious doings we'd have heard by now.<P>Added: Don't know if you have to change your post or not. It would seem like the author gave permission but at this point I don't cut and paste anything except once in a great while when candy has asked specifically for me to bring something over.<P><P><BR>