Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks is indicted

AP Wire | 5/25/05

[Brian Mosely]

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks is indicted with making a false statement and reporting a false crime.

[CedarDave]

Ah, Albuquerque is not in Nevada.

[sheltonmac]

Incarceration is for punishment as well as for the safety of society.

That may be, but the punishment should at least fit the crime. What is accomplished by locking up non-violent offenders at taxpayers' expense? Nothing. Wouldn't it make much more sense to punish her by making her work to repay what it cost the people in resources and manpower?

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[softwarecreator]

I feel kinda sorry for a woman who makes up such a story and runs away from home instead of talking to her family and fiance.

Runs away from home?  What is she 13?  She's a 30+ grown woman.

This isn't a popular opinion but - no flaming - I know most of you disagree.

No reason to flame  It's your opinion and you are welcome to have it.  I disagree with your assessment but am glad you shared it.

[softwarecreator]

I don't much like women, and I am one.

Funny, I love 'em and I am not one.

[Dashing Dasher]

I get a kick out of how forgiving and compassionate this group is about nearly everyone and everything.
But they just jumped all over her.

Don't understand it - but will not spend too much time on it either.

[Miss Behave]

I think that thirty or sixty days in the pokey, as well as restitution of taxpayers' monies for the LE search, would be an appropriate punishment. Hell, she's apparently already done a few weekends, secretly, in jail for previous offenses, so she should at least get the same for this more egregious crime. That, coupled with psychological treatment, again, I believe would be proper for staging her own (violent appearing) abduction and rape. And you do realize that she must first be charged in the system to be forced to get that treatment.

The worst punishment for us kids when we were little was when my dad would say "Go to your room and think about it." That, to us, was worse than getting spanked, as it REALLY caused us to feel remorse and guilt...FOR our guilt.

Jennifer needs to go to her room and think about it--this time for more than the weekend. She chose to throw everyone under the bus.

[softwarecreator]

I think it was because it seems like such a selfish and shallow thing to do.  I mean, she pretended to be kidnapped and sexually assaulted.  She put her fiancee and both familes, as well as an entire town, through Hell ... for nothing.

[cajungirl]

I know, I know. I hate to see one of our flowers of southern womanhood indicted. Her lunch dates are going to drop off. And the Junior League, well, I don't want to think about that.

[cajungirl]

You are sooooo bad.

[cajungirl]

Xena, I am in deep mourning.

[FeliciaCat]

OMG! I just read the report on Smoking Gun..the explicit detail she gave of the non-existant sexual assualt is unbelievable. My first thought was that this was more her FANTASY then nightmare....this girl has problems.

[auntyfemenist]

Excellent. I am so glad that this gets continual news updates on Fox Snooze, the MSM and FR along with other worthless shit like Michael Jackson trial and American Idol.

I agree. One day last week, I had Fox on all day and I noticed about four news stories all day long, over and over and over, with major coverage and endless talking. I couldn't help thinking there MUST be more happening in the world than that.

And for the record, I think Olive Oyl definatly should have shown up for that wedding.

[Miss Behave]

Did you see Jennifer's own very descriptive words of the rape accusation she made to police that were posted by maggiefluffs (from TSG?) I don't think that she's a flower. She describes a very weedy scenario.

[Graymatter]

"A grand jury indicted her on one count of making a false police report, a misdemeanor, and one count of false statement, a felony. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, said Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter. The other count carries a penalty of up to a year."

[auntyfemenist]

Not to mention, all the those wedding gifts that must be returned. Horrors!

[demkicker]

OMG! I just read the report on Smoking Gun..the explicit detail she gave of the non-existant sexual assualt is unbelievable. My first thought was that this was more her FANTASY then nightmare....this girl has problems.

Ewwww gross! I just read it and you're right, that girl has some MAJOR PROBLEMS!!!

Read at your own risk!

[Graymatter]

I think the first auction for that runaway bride / scream picture netted $58.
The artist is still ebaying. Art by Dotti Elliott http://stores.ebay.com/Art-by-Dotti-Elliott

[Rebelbase]

Yeah, but how many daughter's weddings are actually their mom's wedding?

[MadIvan]

Good. She needs to be put away. In a rubber room, at least.

Regards, Ivan

[Xenalyte]

I can't say, since the only experience I have in that regard is planning mine, and my mother is staying the hell outa that.

I'd have to say that at 32, if you're having your mother's wedding, it's time to grow a spine and tell Mom she already had her shot.

UNLESS Mom is writing the checks . . . and then Mom gets whatever wedding Mom wants.

(But it'd be pathetic for a 32-year-old woman to have her mother pay for her wedding.)