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OK. Filing a false police report. I can buy into that.

To be honest, my initial reaction to this situation was that she should spend a long time in jail. The book should be thrown at her. I was concerned with potential arrests of innocent individuals. Then the point was made that she didn't call the police. Therefore, she didn't start the brew ha, ha......

Personally, every couple of years I take some vacation time and just come up missing from the rest of the world. I have no intention of contacting anyone, and I have not been abducted. Part of my own mental maintenance program. I end up completely refreshed and I am in a good position to get back in touch with others. What is wrong with that? Well, it drives my parents nuts, but that is about it. What makes it illegal? Now if I made up a police report, the after action is clearly illegal.

Yes, it is weird that she went into a marsh, it may indiciate mental health problems, it may need to be followed up on via psychiatry work. However, I agree that filing a false police report is vey series, and potentially a hugh sentence can be imposed. In this case, I am not sure how much of the book I would throw at her.......

When I'm wrong, I try to admit it...so here goes.

I've got to say, I've really changed my opinion since the latest developments. I was really feeling sorry for this girl, thought she suffered a nervous breakdown. After finding out that she had the forethought to purchase those items and stage the entire thing...that's another story. I can't imagine someone who who is seriously depressed having that type of premeditated thought process.

What she did was reckless, thoughtless, and expensive to taxpayers. It also may have an effect on future cases of legitimately missing persons and how they are treated.

At the end of the day, I guess you could say this young women needs help, but also needs to be held accountable for her actions. Since the facts have surfaced, her behavior to me sounds more like that of a sociopath. My prayers go out to her family, because I'm sure this has been a horrible ordeal for them.