I've been following this story closely, and I can confirm that McAfee's story checks out with independent witnesses, recordings of conversations, and everything else.
If anything, given how his friends have been sticking up for him (friends that have been thrown in jail and have been threatened), indicates that McAfee is not the person the media is making him out to be.
There was no meth lab, there were no bath-salts involved, McAfee hasn't even used drugs in 30 years, the bluelight thread was a hoax, the pictures used of him were cherry-picked from a group of 100s normal ones to make it seem he had a gun/drug fetish, he's girlfriends were not under-aged, etc.
No matter how much he has tried to clear things up, to tell the real story of corruption, everyone ends up ignoring the truth and reports sensationalism.
But what surprises me the most is the quantity of people (that don't really seem to poses a single insightful detail about this whole ordeal) posting comments on how they are certain he is an - egotistical drug paranoid delusional murderer that needs to get what is coming to him.
I expected that much in the comments section of the major news networks, but seeing it here, composing 90% of the comments on McAfee related submits, is an eye opener for me.
I've spent a few hours reading the NYT article, various news articles, and his blog. He does seem to be a pathological liar, and usually just spins it by commenting about how he's a prankster - at a certain point, you can only get away with the "prankster" claim before you start to lose credibility.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/business/john-mcafee-plays... seems to be one of the more balanced write ups, and gives McAfee a lot of the benefit of the doubt, but his neighbor, Allnatt, gives a pretty damning indictment of McAfee's behavior - for seeming no reason other than to clear the record.
> I've been following this story closely, and I can confirm that McAfee's story checks out with independent witnesses, recordings of conversations, and everything else. [...] There was no meth lab, there were no bath-salts involved, McAfee hasn't even used drugs in 30 years, the bluelight thread was a hoax, the pictures used of him were cherry-picked from a group of 100s normal ones to make it seem he had a gun/drug fetish, he's girlfriends were not under-aged, etc.
[citations needed], otherwise you're just as bad as the media that you're lamenting.
You can start with his blog and follow the discussion. It's not the most organized site (due to the situation) but it should lead you to what is going on.
Also note how the Belize government has not put out any evidence or press releases about any found meth-lab, drugs of any kind, warrants for arrest, etc. You can bet that they would use anything to discredit John in a split second if there was anything to be found. But the situation is so barren for them, and his friends so loyal, that even a corrupt government is having a hard time with it!
>Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow had a more prosaic explanation: "I don't want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he is extremely paranoid, even bonkers."
The idea that a Prime Minister would use the word "bonkers" is quite endearing. :P
I'm not sure how I feel about this. After all, he has acted quite erratically, so the possibility that he killed his neighbor is certainly worth looking into. I hope that it still happens after he returns to the US.
They did look into it. But there was no arrest warrant issued so there mustn't have been much evidence.
He is acting erratically because he believes they want to take him in for questioning and suddenly find a reason to detain him indefinitely without evidence - as they have done with some of his associates (so he claims).
He has said many irrational things that had no bearing on this particular case. Moreover, he has used mind-altering substances, so there's no reason to assume that his erratic behavior is a result of the accusation.
Apparently he's already on a plane to Miami, but who knows if that's true with how often he says things like "sorry guys, had to lie to you to protect myself".
If anything, given how his friends have been sticking up for him (friends that have been thrown in jail and have been threatened), indicates that McAfee is not the person the media is making him out to be.
There was no meth lab, there were no bath-salts involved, McAfee hasn't even used drugs in 30 years, the bluelight thread was a hoax, the pictures used of him were cherry-picked from a group of 100s normal ones to make it seem he had a gun/drug fetish, he's girlfriends were not under-aged, etc.
No matter how much he has tried to clear things up, to tell the real story of corruption, everyone ends up ignoring the truth and reports sensationalism.
But what surprises me the most is the quantity of people (that don't really seem to poses a single insightful detail about this whole ordeal) posting comments on how they are certain he is an - egotistical drug paranoid delusional murderer that needs to get what is coming to him.
I expected that much in the comments section of the major news networks, but seeing it here, composing 90% of the comments on McAfee related submits, is an eye opener for me.