r/netflix • u/TheMirrorUS • Feb 19 '25

News Article Brian Laundrie’s parents shunned by Florida community over Gabby Petito’s murder following Netflix docuseries

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/brian-laundries-parents-shunned-florida-984726
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u/Finishfed-itover55 Feb 19 '25

Aiding and abetting…. Lawyered up before the cops even knocked on the door…Didn’t seem they were held accountable for those actions. Obstruction maybe….

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u/Alarmed_Ship_8051 Feb 21 '25

Just a reminder that we have this thing in the court system that a spouse is not required to testify against a spouse. This seems somewhat similar.

It cannot be proven that they shielded their son from the law knowing that he’d committed murder. That’s why they are free. I’m pretty sure their lives suck. Not only is their son dead, not only are they shunned by their community, but Petitos sued them twice and won millions. The second lawsuit was settled out of court. 

Now the Petitos are suing Moab Police for 50 million because they think they acted improperly during the stop. Based on the video of the stop I’d say the police acted as correctly as they could under the circumstances. There was a citizen report of a man hit a woman in the face. When they got there both participants independently stated that it was Gabby who was started the physical part of the fight. Neither party was seriously hurt and it just looked like a childish altercation that had gotten out of control. The police separated them for the night. Supposing someone had been charged. It would have been Gabby, by her own testimony. It was a judgement call and I’d say for two young people who have no priors and both say they love each other, charging would have been stupid. The police cannot be expected to have crystal balls and see into the future or have x ray vision and see into the minds of the perps. 

Suing everyone is not going to bring the two young people back. Enough is enough. No one is getting justice or closure. 

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u/Disastrous-Taste-974 Feb 22 '25

Thanks for injecting some sanity.

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u/RelativePickle8333 Feb 22 '25

If only Gabby kept driving that night, all the way home to her parents 😥

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u/shamitwt Feb 19 '25

You can’t be held accountable for getting a lawyer lol

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u/Finishfed-itover55 Feb 19 '25

I just meant they were all ready to keep any information they had to themselves before the cops even showed up. Wasn’t meaning they were accountable for getting a lawyer just accountable for helping cover up whatever they knew.