Runaway bride should be charged

CFP ^ | May 3, 2005 | Arthur Weinreb

[Defiant]

She has endangered the life of people who are truly kidnapped. People will hesitate to go search, fearing another hoax, meanwhile the victim will be killed and the kidnapper will get away.

As far as I can tell, the only law she broke was in the phone call falsely reporting that she had been kidnapped. Leaving the state without telling anyone what she was doing was not a crime, but a moral outrage. She should be charged with filing a false report, and then hauled in front of the judge and placed on probation.

[tfecw]

hmmm. I don't think she should be charged for the X amount of days before she called in 911 and filed a false report. From then on i say it's fair game.

If we just implanted that GPS tracking device into everyone at birth, this wouldn't be a problem.

[lawdude]

I just heard she has pulled similar "stunts" on 2 other occasions. She is a rich bit** head case.

[tfecw]

"She has endangered the life of people who are truly kidnapped. People will hesitate to go search, fearing another hoax, meanwhile the victim will be killed and the kidnapper will get away"

HIGHLY doubtful. I'd say off into the realm of not going to happen. Now if she herself actually gets kidnapped, then your statement might have some merit. If people doubted every false report we would have stopped chasing crime a 1000 years ago

[lawdude]

" If we just implanted that GPS tracking device into everyone at birth, this wouldn't be a problem."

Don't ever run for political office!

[tfecw]

Naw i could probably win with the soccer mom's and crazy libs. The Tracking devices are for the children, don't you see!

[Old Grumpy]

Her fiance should thank his lucky stars she left. Saved him just in the nick of time, I'd say.

[clyde asbury]

If we just implanted that GPS tracking device into everyone at birth, this wouldn't be a problem.

Yeah, that would have helped police find the Hispanic man and white woman in their 40s who kidnapped her.

[RetiredArmy]

Basically she should have her butt kicked. She indeed did damage to the system. She also did not think for one minute about the individuals whom she was harming with this little exercise in stupidity. The man was suspected to have caused her harm and had to deal with that, along with knowing that he did nothing wrong and wondering what happened to her.

This equates to these people who do dangerous activities, in the outback, mountains, etc, getting stranded, causing thousands of dollars and man power hours to be expended in their rescues when they get into trouble. They should have to pay that back. And, she should have to pay for it also. False reports, and the expended monies in trying to determine what happened to her because of her false report and little disappearing act.

[softwarecreator]

Saved him just in the nick of time

Not really, he wants her back.

[tfecw]

Hmm once she filed the report i agree, but just for running away i disagree.

What if my mother would call the cops every time I didn't call home for more then 3 days? Should I pay for that for "disappearing"? granted I'm taking this to the extreme a little. A better one would be if I decided to run off and not tell my roommate. Am i liable when I don't give him a call and he ends up calling the cops after I'm MIA for 2 weeks?

[softwarecreator]

Isn't there a pro-Mexican group that could possibly charge her with a civil crime or whatever?  Didn't she sort of commit a hate crime, or something?

[Paved Paradise]

That's what makes me upset and angry - whenever people like this do selfish "crying wolf" things, it always, always makes it worse for the legitimate victims. Her dad was on the the Today Show this morning saying that people in Duluth don't want her charged and that only people outside think so. I wonder. Just because his friends and family are supportive doesn't mean others feel similarly.

She's 32 years old for crying out loud! If she was 19 I could see it. I figure if you're this unstable at 32 (not sure if you want to marry or not), then it "aint never gonna happen."

[Lou L]

If she is convicted, hopefully she will be required to make restitution for the thousands of dollars that was spent investigating her disappearance. With all the royalties coming in from books and made-for-TV movies, that shouldn’t be much of a problem.

One thing she will won't be able to repay is the emotional toll she must've placed on her family and friends.

Especially after cases like the [Laci] Peterson's and [Lori] Hacking's, to hear that a female has "gone missing" has to place a heavy weight on those close to her. One one hand, I'm sure their first feeling was, "thank God she's safe." But a close second must also be, "what the hell was she thinking, causing so much grief to closest to her?"

[SteveMcKing]

Running away isn't a crime, but she went further and told them a false story. THAT'S a crime.

[KC_Conspirator]

I totally agree. It was almost a full week before she made a call (someone please correct me if I am wrong), and by then Rita Cosby and FNC had done wall to wall coverage with it. Its a free country.

[MisterRepublican]

Oh, no. This poor, innocent girl should not be charged. She should be celebrated for raising America's awareness of Pre-Bridal Anxiety Disorder. After therapy I hope she will lead the campaign to identify and treat this terrible and often misunderstood malady.-American Society of Psychobabbology

[Old Grumpy]

"Not really, he wants her back."

He must be a glutton for punishment.

[George Smiley]

Treat her just like Tawana Brawley.