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If it is "sad" that I and others would like her punished for falsely claiming being kidnapped and filing a false rape charge then call me "sad."

I find it sad that so many are willing to embrace, forgive, and demand complete and total exonheration for criminal acts all because they feel "sorry" for her.

Have you not done something wrong in your life and then treated like you were a lepard? Just be careful little mouth what you say. I try to live by WWJD, and I know Jesus would welcome her into His arms. Believe me there are worse people out on trial at this moment who have done wrong in God's eyes, but He still loves even them.

I for one am a practicing Compassionate Conservative... most of the time.

I feel sorry for her indeed, and I believe that she needs complete forgiveness. But that doesn't mean that she should be without consequences. I have a lot of questions about how this should be handled, but that's not because I feel sorry for her. I just don't see what she has done that's criminal in running away. If her initial lie is definitely criminal under NM and/or GA law, then by all means charge her. But don't charge her just because people are angry with her.

I have mixed feelings about repaying the county for monies expending for her search. The authorities were doing what they should have been doing. As a policy question, then when do you draw the line? On the other hand, she did cost the locality a lot of tax-payer money and who better to pay than the families? I think that her family should quietly approach the authorities and agree to pay some restitution in some form.