Kittyn wrote:
>
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:54:23 -0700, Vox <Vectra3456@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >Ruby Vee wrote:
> >> On 2008-04-13 19:52:14 -0400, "Laura M. Young"
<bridgeplayer60@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> said:
> >>
> >>> I just rewatched Friday's episode, mostly to see the Diane and Max
scenes
> >>> again, but I was also struck by how many people are berating
> >>> themselves for
> >>> being responsible for Michael's condition. It occurred to me that
> >>> most of
> >>> the people in this town can rightfully be accused of doing, or not
doing,
> >>> something that would have prevented this.
> >>>
> >>> 1. In my opinion, the blame goes first and foremost to Claudia who
> >>> put out
> >>> the hit that sent a man with a rifle shooting in the direction of
> >>> Michael.
> >>> 2. Would be Dr. Evil who actually fired the shot that did NOT hit
his
> >>> intended target and wound up hitting Michael instead.
> >>> 3. Sonny, of course, who after torturing Michael's biological
father
> >>> into
> >>> signing away his parental rights, has refused to get out of his
> >>> "business"
> >>> for years, despite he and people he loved nearly being killed time
and
> >>> again
> >>> by attempts on his life.
> >>> 4. Carly, who cheated on Michael's father (her husband), and had
> >>> unprotected *** with a man she didn't even like who was a known
> >>> mobster, and
> >>> then conspired with him to get Michael away from his dad and allowed
> >>> Sonny
> >>> to adopt Michael despite knowing what Sonny was, and then going back
> >>> to him
> >>> time and time again even though she saw repeatedly what danger her
> >>> kids were
> >>> in because of him.
> >>> 5. Jason, who was Michael's first "father" and swears that he
adores the
> >>> kid, but not enough to get out of the "business" and encourage Sonny
> >>> to do
> >>> so too to keep the kid (s) safe.
> >>> 6 & 7. Alexis shares Diane's guilt in repeatedly keeping Sonny out
of
> >>> jail
> >>> where he wouldn't have been a threat to his children.
> >>> 8. Max, who was the professional bodyguard, who should have
insisted
> >>> that
> >>> Michael not go anywhere without protection.
> >>> 9. Kate, who encouraged Sonny to take Michael to see what his
> >>> "non-mobster"
> >>> dad did for a living. (I've forgotten whose idea it was initially.)
> >>
> >>
> >> I'd put Kate number three on that list -- it was her idea for Michael
to
> >> be there in the first place, and she talked Sonny into it when he
didn't
> >> think it was a good idea. Turns out he was right. Interestingly
> >> enough, she and Devlin are the only two people involved who aren't
> >> blaming themselves for the disaster!
> >>
> >>> 15 -18. + AJ, Alan, Monica, Edward and the rest of the
> >>> Quartermaines, for
> >>> not using all their money and power to maintain joint custody of
Michael
> >>> which would have gotten him out of the hands of Sonny and his
mobster
> >>> friends at least part of the time (the night he was shot MIGHT have
> >>> been one
> >>> of those times)
> >>>
> >>> I'm sure I'm forgetting others who could get on this game too.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ruby
> >>
> >
> >
> >The BLAME goes first to Carly for tying her son up to a mobster!!
> >
> >
> >Vox
>
> Actually, if you want to go that route, then Robin is ultimately
> responsible also. Because if she had never betrayed Jason's
> confidence, Jason would have continued to be Michael's public father,
> Carly would never have married AJ and probably never would have slept
> with Sonny. If Jason was still Michael's "father", you can be damn
> sure that he would never have taken Michael someplace dangerous
> without protection and would have definitely protected his son first
> and foremost before he jumped on a woman he was dating.
I don't agree. If Robin had kept her mouth shut, Michael would have
still been raised in the mob which is Vox's point.


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