I'm a little surprised that the reaction to these newest texts on the Board seems to be: "there must have been something more". As you say, the texts were not only clearly threatening her, they were very clearly threatening her kids (he PUT THE KIDS PICTURES IN THEM). How much more reprehensible can you be?
Let me put it this way for the Board. Suppose you got a text threatening you. What would be your reaction? Well, I would probably not be very happy and I might explore legal options.
Now: Suppose that the text is making a very serious THREAT TO YOUR KIDS and the sender has the financial means and dark history to be taken seriously. I won't say what I would or wouldn't do (and, I think it is hard to know until you have personally walked in those shoes), but suffice it to say my reaction would be 100x that of being personally threatened. I imagine the reaction for many would range from moving heaven and earth to see that person behind bars to more extreme (and regrettable for all) actions.
Surely the target (the second accuser) will press criminal charges, wouldn't any of you? In my mind these latest texts alone were enough for BB to drop him, especially if he knew criminal charges were coming.
Most people have no idea, and I hope they never find out. I haven't had time to keep up with it all, so I'm not going to weigh in.
Something to keep in mind;
if these are false acquisitions, for whatever motive, the same inner turmoil applies. Unfortunately, there is no easier crime to commit than that of simply being accused (god forbid it is violence against a woman, youre cooked). People make snap assumptions and thats it. You quickly discover who in your life cares about you, because everyone else cuts ties. You begin to question yourself about everything You eat the legal fees, missed work, sullied name and get told you should be thankful you're walking free. When there is damning concrete evidence of intent/dishonesty on the part of the accuser, the DA rarely, if ever, seeks charges against them.
I'd have a lot less of a problem with action over accusations if there were some serious consequenses for accusers, when it is clear and obvious that they have lied for xyz motive. It doesn't happen nearly enough.
We all love to yell and scream that everyone is "innocent until proven guilty," but it simply isn't true.
From a quick skim on this page, it sounds like AB texted someone vague threats (i haven't read or seen them yet) to try to keep her quiet? If so, its out of line(although understandable if its really another false allegation). Frankly, he needs to listen to his legal expert(s), because I'd imagine theyre giddy about their bank accounts right now.
