[Apple Pro Underwear]

Runaway Bride indicted!!!!!

http://www.cnn.com

w00t! throw the book at her so future frauders know that there is a penalty for telling lies!

yay justice system!

[Randman]

Direct link.

All I can say is I hope they throw the book at her, then retrieve it and throw it at her a second time.

[ManOfSteal]

Wow, very cool!

[Cody Dawg]

SHE DESERVES IT.

[Cody Dawg]

In honor of Apple Pro Underwear (Gym Thread - and yes I know I spelled "liquor" wrong ):

[driven]

"Here's your sign"

[Cody Dawg]

Bill Engvall!



How about this:

"If you look at your family tree and it doesn't split...you MIGHT be a redneck!"

(My 12-year old thought of that one - no kidding!)

He also came up with,

"If you go to a family reunion to pick up a date...you MIGHT be a redneck!"



We think he should write for Jeff Foxworthy - the kid is VERY funny.

[ManOfSteal]

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Bill Engvall!

My personal favorite...

"Last time I had a flat tire, I pulled my truck into one of those side-of-the-road gas stations. The attendant walks out, looks at my truck, looks at me, and I SWEAR he said, "Tire go flat?" I couldn't resist. I said, "Nope. I was driving around and those other three just swelled right up on me. Here's your sign."

[Cody Dawg]

[Apple Pro Underwear]

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

In honor of Apple Pro Underwear (Gym Thread - and yes I know I spelled "liquor" wrong ):

photoshop skills are with the hotness

[mitchell_pgh]

Well, that's what you get for lying to the FBI and causting people thousands of dollars.

Oh well, she will probably spend 30 days cleaning up trash or something.

[SVass]

Is this the same da that indicted Ray Lewis for murder and then put his main witness on the stand who was a wanted con man? Did that da get indicted for lying to the court or lose his job for being incompetent? sam

[Randman]

causting? That's right up there with Cody mad PS skillz.

[RAILhead]

[demograph68]

NOOOO! Not her again!

[Cody Dawg]

Maury:

Now THAT is good!





Oh, and my Photoshop skills? Negligible. I admit it. That was done on Graphic Converter anyway.

[Cody Dawg]

NOOOO! Not her again!

You know her, do you, demograph?

[RAILhead]

Here's another one, hot off the press:

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

"If you look at your family tree and it doesn't split...you MIGHT be a redneck!"

(My 12-year old thought of that one - no kidding!)

He also came up with,

"If you go to a family reunion to pick up a date...you MIGHT be a redneck!"



We think he should write for Jeff Foxworthy - the kid is VERY funny.

...except that Foxworthy has done those already...

His versions are:

1. If your family tree does not fork,

and

2. If you go to family reunions to pick up chicks.

[waxcrash]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

Here's another one, hot off the press:

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[wdlove]

That one is really scary.

She needs to take responsibility for her actions.

[Cody Dawg]

Has he really (Foxworth)?

I wonder if my son heard those somehow and thought that he'd come up with them...

Figures! I'll have to bust him when he gets home.



Waxcrash: That is THE best!

[budster101]

I think the girl has suffered enough.
What has stupidity has Hillary Clinton done in the last week or so?

[Randman]

Hillary Clinton didn't break any laws last week. But thanks for playing.

[budster101]

Campaign funding.
Campaign funding.
Campaign funding.

Thanks for playing.

[Cody Dawg]

Even I don't like Hillary, but I officially think that comparing Hillary to a creepy-no-show-bride is a core dump - post your comparison in the PoliLounge where it belongs and then I'll be right along behind you to support your argument all the way.

[budster101]

I'm going to have a seisure.

Out of place? Yep. I confess. I placed a political comment in a thread that has nothing to do with politics, or does it?

Why is she being prosecuted in Georgia? She didn't break any laws there...
Politics.

She has psychological problems. The news media has blown this way out of proportion, as they glom on to any such story in the hopes of finding her dead in some shallow grave.

My interjection was just a pathetic knee-jerk response to those who would have her serve time.
I feel sorry for her.

On the other hand, "you know who" leading a priveledged life, and all can break any laws, and rules, and treat anyone as they are beneath her...

Please accept my apology in Jane Fonda-esque fashion. My only regret is, I don't have a book to sell.

-

Back to making fun of a disturbed girl, who went a bit crazy for a week.

Seriously,

Do all of you experts think that one day you wake up and go nuts? It is a slow process that takes weeks and even months to occur. The symptoms were clear only to her as she bought a ticket and made arrangements for her escape a week or so in advance. The authorities would have you believe this is premeditated. I say, it is only the beginning of her symptoms, and the larger problem coming to the forefront when she actually goes and acts on this transgression.

How unprofessional of anyone on television, either brandishing a badge or diploma to say otherwise.

Carry on!

[Randman]

That doesn't change the fact that she caused thousands and thousands of dollars in needless expenses. She could have shacked up in a Motel 6 and ate Doritos and not caused any problems. She broke the law and has been indicted. She'll probably just get probation but it would send a clear signal to other idiots not to waste people's time and money just because the pressure of a freakin' wedding is too much.

[budster101]

Well, when one goes crazy, one isn't concerned about consequences, financial or otherwise.

Randman thinks = Mentally Ill people = Idiots. (Nice guy)

CLUE: The wedding was just the thing that pushed her over the edge that was already drawing uncomfortably close to her. She was going to have an episode sooner or later, this just brought it on much sooner.

All anyone seems to be concerned about is the money. That's shear stupidity if you ask me.
How much is wasted on a daily basis on nonsense anyway?

[Randman]

So, anyone with a panic disorder is allowed to commit felonies? Puh-leeze.

[budster101]

It wasn't a felony. It is listed as a misdemeanor. Puh-leeze.
They cannot charge her with a felony.

You call it a panic disorder. I'm calling it something else, more serious. This could be the first time it has come to light. You don't punish a person if they had no idea they were doing wrong. As far as she may have been concerned with was self-preservation.

Your signature now seems a bit contrarian to me. There is nothing super-hero-ish about you.

[Cody Dawg]

Actually, yes, Randman.



(See, I SMILE when I contradict you.)

The textbooks are full of people who commit crimes and get away with it.

I'm one of them.

About 10 years ago some woman pushed me when I was at a bar on the beach and ripped my shirt. Then she hit me in the face and broke my sunglasses (this was at a bar in Fort Lauderdale). I hit her in the face with my elbow and knocked out all of her teeth (I took some martial arts and believe it or not, the reflex to hit her with my elbow was instantaneous - I never thought that I would ever use it) and guess what? She was charged with disorderly conduct and I was charged with a felony battery - me, the one who was attacked first.

Two years later and on principle alone (I refused to accept a "plea bargain" that charged me with a misdemeanor and a year probation and pay $10K because she attacked me first and I found it utterly ridiculous that when I am the one attacked and defend myself I am the one charged with a felony) and $20,000 in legal fees, I walked. On the DAY of the "trial" they dismissed the charges. The whole thing was bogus. I was never arrested - a sheriff's deputy served me and said that I was being charged with a felony about two months later.

Now, would that happen to someone with no money? I doubt it. I agreed (offered) to give her insurance/dental company $4500 for new teeth and the charges were dismissed. Oh, and I paid my lawyer (who is a really good guy - a sort of Atticus Finch.)

I am sure that if this chick (Runaway Bride) had handed over $100,000 as a "gift" to the city (that is what they said they'd spent in search and rescue fees) that is offended she would have walked also.

Now, here is where it gets even weirder: The prosecuting attorney went into private practice about five years ago and our company hired him after he called us and said he was now in private practice.

At dinner one night he said that a lot of innocent people are charged only because someone wants a pay out of some type.

The moral of the story? The "legal scales of justice" always tip in favor of the person with the most money.

P.S., I did feel badly that I knocked out her teeth, BTW. But I wasn't about to have mine knocked out because she was a drunken idiot.

[Randman]

Wilbanks, 32, is charged with one count of making false statements, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, and one count of making a false report of a crime, a misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail, District Attorney Danny Porter said.

False statements = felony.

And it does not excuse her actions if she had schizophrenia, multiple personalities or simply was having an off-day. She broke the law with her actions and should be held responsible. How responsible is for a judge to decide.

Self-preservation? From a freakin' wedding? Puh-leeze.

Finally, you have no idea that it is more serious any more than I say she doesn't. Neither of us can prove otherwise so your belittling my views is a bit contrarian in itself.

[Randman]

Smoking Gun's take.

Her made-up story. * Warning: content is graphic and sexual in nature.

[Cody Dawg]

I agree that she shouldn't be excused from this particular crime.

In fact, sometimes people are charged with crimes in order to:

1. Pay restitution
2. Be forced to get professional help

She qualifies for both of those.

I read that story - thanks Randman - but I still think that SOMETIMES having a mental or emotional disorder does excuse people from certain actions. Not alcohol-induced anger, but true mental or emotional disorders.

Oh, and budster101, you and I are probably the only ones still wondering what REALLY happened to Vince Foster, you know?

[Randman]

Vince Foster?

Ohh, there was an interesting rumor floating around Arkansas when I worked there (first job after graduating).

[Cody Dawg]

In honor of Vince Foster and budster101.

[budster101]

Self-preservation. In her mind, there was something going on beyond the pressures of the wedding. For all you or I know, she could have imagined anything! Stop showing your ignorance of mental health.

If someone is not in balance, they will blow up even the smallest detail into something uncontrollable.
Go find your heart, I think you left *it* on a bus somewhere.

[chris v]

This Si Importent!

Runaway Bride!!
Terri Shiavo!!
Bigfoot!!
Micheal Jackson!!
Scott Peterson!!

That's all the front-page news America deserves.

Good night, and g*d bless.

[Randman]

Originally Posted by budster101

If someone is not in balance, they will blow up even the smallest detail into something uncontrollable.

And if they commit a crime, they should still be held responsible.

Originally Posted by budster101

Go find your heart, I think you left *it* on a bus somewhere.

Yeah, I think some Hispanic dude and white chick kidnapped it and took it away in a van or something.

[budster101]

If they don't realize they are commiting a crime and are not in the right state of mind, how could you?
That's idiotic.

You can't put a retarded man to death... well, YOU could.

I forgot, they also must have taken your brain.

[Randman]

There are pleas of insanity. We'll have to see if she tries that take. Personally, I think they should take her off the feeding tube.

[mitchell_pgh]

I didn't think she should have been arrested, or should have faced some minor charges. It's the MEDIA that caused most of this...

That being said, when the state police or FBI was called in, she shouldn't have lied to them.

The sad thing is, a short "I don't F@#$ing LOVE YOU" would have worked, and saved her a ton of trouble.

[budster101]

You are all assuming that she was capable of making rational decisions. If that is the case then fine, but I don't believe for a moment she was at all rational, and the MEDIA is incredibly responsible on many levels for blowing this out of proportion.

[Cody Dawg]

I actually wonder if she WAS raped or something and is now trying to lie to cover it up because of the media? Seriously? That's something that molested children do also: Recant because they are overwhelmed.

[Randman]

Of course she wasn't rational. But being irrational isn't an excuse for breaking the law.

Mitchell, she was charged not arrested. There's a difference. Chances are she'll be fined and put on probation. Which is her getting off easy, imo.

[Randman]

She was likely overwhelmed and lied. We'll see. I doubt she'd risk jail time if she was indeed kidnapped, though there's no proof of it.

More likely, she's a spoiled, stupid idiot who panicked, caused a national uproar and found herself under even more pressure.

I hope she gets the help she needs as well as a slap on the hand so keep her from doing that again (or anyone else with similar ideas).

[Cody Dawg]

Sure. She'll do her "time" with probation and/or fines and fees.

Then she'll go on Oprah and get her own show on the "Style" network and be famous and rich.

It's the American way.

(And is kind of sick, too.)

[Eug Wanker]

budster tries to derail yet another thread.

[qnxde]

Originally Posted by RAILhead