u/YumeiCher

No, it's not because I don't believe David is guilty, but... God

I still can't believe the brutality of this case. I started following it as soon as the news broke; I wasn't even listening to D4VD back then.

But it breaks my heart to see photos of Celeste, of how she was with David and the dates. I feel horrible thinking that, from 2023 to 2024, a poor girl went through hell just for believing she was with the "right person."

#JUSTICEFORCELESTE

I remember seeing that her brother tried to report him (David) to the police, but they allegedly refused to take the report. Also, some of David’s ex-victims supposedly wanted to report him too, but they were told that the police “weren’t handling those types of cases.”

What I’m trying to understand with all of this is: could this have been prevented? Could she have been saved in time? Why weren’t those reports taken seriously?

I’m asking because I’m from Argentina, so I don’t really know how the law works in the United States. Could someone explain it to me?

Edit: I corrected a dramatic error, as it put "I" instead of "They," I apologize, I used a translator because I am not an English speaker, sorry!

I recently thought about this, which has one good point and several bad ones.

The good: Celeste would be alive.

The bad: Honestly, if she had gone public, I wonder, would they really have believed her? Because, at this point, there are still people defending David. They would have called her an opportunist/envious person, and most likely, and disgustingly, David would have taken this to court or only given vague explanations about what happened. In cases like these, the victim gets little visibility or no support. It would have been powerless for her to see her abuser get away with it because he's a "public" figure. Since, sadly, most cases require a horrible event (in this case, the victim's death) to be seen. Given this, do you really think the police would have paid attention to this case? Anyway, David is a jerk. He didn't delete evidence (and I'm glad about that). Perhaps we would have seen more if she had gone public with him?

Hi, I should mention that I'm not an English speaker, so please excuse me for using a translator.

Okay, I have a question, and it's about "witnesses." Will those close to David testify? (Either for or against, the latter being more likely). He spoke about his inner circle; it was obvious that Celeste went to his concerts and was backstage, which makes me wonder about David's entire group. Aren't you going to tell me that "no one" saw her? Or at least questioned who she was? I imagine that with the case being closed, the other members must have wondered about it. Or am I wrong? Also, I want to talk about Celeste Herrera. I haven't seen her mentioned much. (I really don't know anything about David; I only know that he's a murderer, period. I was never interested in his music.) Do you know why their friendship started? Or if she knew that she was only being used to "hide" David's true relationship, since he dressed her the same as Celeste? It gives me the creeps.

I apologize if this is a silly question and for my poor use of English.