[Darnright]

How interesting. From your link (giggling at the par-tay), I noticed the press has changed the spelling of this Girl Scout's name, from "Shantae" (is this the spelling on her birth certificate?), to "Chante". Could this be a deliberate ploy to make our Sunday School standout appear to be more cultured?

[Steve0113]

I noticed the press has changed the spelling of this Girl Scout's name, from "Shantae" (is this the spelling on her birth certificate?), to "Chante". Could this be a deliberate ploy to make our Sunday School standout appear to be more cultured?

Doesn't look like it. In the link, the detective didn't know how her name was spelled until he looked up her vehicle registration (point #45). Thereafter, he spelled it correctly. The informant apparently didn't know the correct spelling, either. The detective simply spelled it phonetically.

Yesterday's Washington Times had it spelled correctly.