Though you and I often see things the same way, on this you and I diverge.
I respectfully disagree with you.
I believe that they could have easily found her guilty of one of the lesser included charges, which cover accident while in commission of felony, or manslaughter. Neither carry death penalty, just time which would have been appropriate.
As to her being a good mother.. Ya Right!
She was a baby sitter. Anyone can play with a child for a few hours happily. She never supported that child! She did not work, did not pay for food, shelter, clothing, medical, anything. Her parents did. Turns my stomach that SHE NEVER reported the child missing. And we will never know how long she would have gone before telling anyone. If her mother hadn't forced the issue, it would have been more days! Tell me how a "good mother" can lose her child for a few hours and not go crazy about it, let alone a month or more? The baby was thrown away like trash and forgotten.
I agree that people grieve in different ways. I know of someone that cries constantly and another friend that just sleeps, takes to bed and can not cry... But you can not ever convince me that she acts the way she does because she can not display real emotion. She can. She showed more emotion about her brother being on the stand than for her own child. She glared at her father and mother on the stand, when their hearts were breaking. Her mother even lied on the stand for her.
She and her defense team threw around accusations that are unproven, unsubstantiated and extremely hurtful about her father, brother, the meter reader, ZFG nanny, and others, just continuing the lies. Say it in front of the bar and no repercussions. As to the molestation charges, THAT does not excuse her behavior, IF it is true (I do not believe that either). If it was true, it would NOT cause her to do the things she has done. Sorry. It causes trauma to her yes, but does not make her a thief. Might impact on social interaction, might not. But to throw that accusation out so casually diminishes people with REAL trauma!
She has no care for anyone that gets in her way. Her own life proved that. Stole from best friend, wrote bad checks, cashed stolen checks, stole from mother and grandfather so she could live the "good life". She was convicted of those crimes, with lovely video tape! Her parents have been put through hell. She is a narcissist and true sociopath with no empathy or care for anyone but herself. She IS a danger to society as she will not follow any of its basic rules. She should be locked away to protect others. That is the purpose of the jail system (not to rehabilitate in my opinion).
CA cost the state and county that I live in HUGE money with her lies. Our county is struggling. And she did not help.
She will make huge $$, get sued for taxes, for other things and has the potential for that"good life" she always wanted after interviews, book and movie deals. That makes me sick and so sad that she should profit in any way when everyone else she has come in contact with has suffered emotionally, financially, and worst of all in reputation.
She was found "not guilty". NOT INNOCENT. She is by no means innocent in the death of her child or her actions since that time.
She gets out next week and is NOT welcome in THIS community! Not by me and my family. Not by my friends. We see her for who she is. We know her character. Let her parents heal and get a life back. Go somewhere else, start fresh. Get mental health counseling! I pray that she can get help and can change. Otherwise she may end up like OJ Simpson, back in jail for some other charge down the road.
