They should find somewhere else to go because if they do get out and come here, people will look for them,'' he says. In Weston, everyone seems to have an opinion about the parents who failed to save their children. Hair stylist Jolane Westfall says her clients are as incredulous about the federal verdict as they were the day of the fire, when the Browns and three other adults escaped without injury. Most of the words that people here have for the Browns are too venomous to publish. Second-guessing is rampant.
Many people also believe there's more to the story than has been told.
We'll never know the straight of it,'' says Doris Lowther of Horner. Carol Kimble, a Glenville resident who volunteers at the Weston Farmers' Market and spends a lot of time in town, understands the outrage. Any time children are involved, the sympathy immediately goes to the children, which is normal,'' she says. Kimble had jury duty once and could not convict the defendant on the evidence that was presented, even though she believed he was guilty. The guy left town as soon as the trial ended because everyone knew he was guilty,'' she says.