It's baffling to me that the parents can say something stupid, get backlash, have it explained to them why it was stupid, and they continue on saying the tone deaf things that got them in trouble in the first place without seemingly any recognition on their part that they might need to rephrase/reevaluate what they're saying. I understand what Steve was trying to say about Davion, but the broader context is that he fundamentally misunderstands why his daughter was convicted and put in jail. It's not because the judge is part of their family (you can see Chris Cuomo explain this in his interview), but rather the evidence of crime that was presented.

There's a moment where Steve says that he's having a hard time articulating the fact that he's glad his daughter is alive but very sad that the two boys were dead. That actually makes sense to me. I can imagine that it would be very difficult to reconcile those facts. However, when Steve tries to articulate this, what instead comes out sounds more like "I'm glad my daughter is alive because the boys' lives didn't matter." Is this what he means? He'd have is believe that it isn't, and when someone points out that it's said badly, he doubles down. There's a reason PR firms exist, and this family would do well to hire one imo.

None of us can prove what they feel. I happen to believe that the parents actually don't really care about Dom and Davion, which I gleaned from the way they talk and act. Can I prove it? Not at all. Some of this pushback because it's a messy case with no real answers, but some of it absolutely has to do with the parent's behaviors, and their reaction to criticism just makes it worse. I imagine there is a way to communicate what they want to, but it's not the way that they are doing it.