That's rich; right up there with "Have you stopped beating your wife, yet?"
FYI: The text was (allegedly) the mother's own assertion as to the actions of the children. So, who are you condemning as the liar, here?
Was Mom just some nag setting the whole thing up as a media stunt?
Or, did the reporter fabricate the quote out of whole cloth?
Or, maybe the picture came from a photo archive of an anti-crime school activity in an Outer Slobobian academy three years ago and none of this really happened in Florida today at all.
In the same vein:
Do you honestly believe that China exists? How do you know, have you seen China?
And what about your presumed brain? Do you insist that it is real? None of us have seen it. Have you? So, how can you so blindly assert that it is really there?
Have I utilized enough ridiculous parody to beat this completely into the ground, yet?
Please respond with laughter; I am.
Well, it's not funny, so keep laughing. It's actually quite sad - the whole situation... what's happening to Terri, what's happening with our court system, and worst of all - ya know what the saddest part is? The saddest part is what's happening here at FR - People who usually look at the media with questioning eyes suddenly believe every bit of stuff they print, people who normally are against children being used for publicity stunts are suddenly loving it, people who think the federal government is over-reaching with it's power are suddenly screaming for the feds to jump in, and people who normally think logically are suddenly reacting with raw emotion and screaming about every little thing they hear from "someone in front of the thrift store" etc...
That being said, I think the mother, who couldn't bring herself to join in and get arrested, is full of crap. But that's just my opinion...