8 . "StandOut"
Posted by DonBradley on May-11-02 at 08:29 PM (EST)
There is a term in the world of movies and commercials: Stand Out.
It refers to an 'extra' who for some reason is called upon to do a bit more than an ordinary 'extra' or
who is on camera for some time in some certain setting,,,ie, one who 'stands out' from the
background of other extras.
A Stand Out gets extra money. So if there are ten yokels standing around waiting for the stage
coach to arrive the one who has to catch a piece of luggage gets more than the other nine because
he 'stands out'.
What does all this have to do with the JonBenet Ramsey case?
Well, any way you look at, Fleet White stands out.
The guy can't even go to a funeral and be an overnight guest in someone's home without 'standing
out'. The behavior in the home before and after the discovery 'stands out'. His being clearly in a
minority amongst all the friends/acquaintances 'stands out'. His media activities 'stand out'.
Now that doesn't mean he is not just one of those background extras, just like the other yokels ...
but in a murder case being a constant 'stand out' is not without some risk.
He is probably just a weird sort of guy with 'family wealth' instead of a backbone and is not involved
in the crime in any way.
But alot of people keep noticing that he stands out.