-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
That picture is going to follow her for the rest of her life.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I don't think the picture is that bad, but it's going to be pretty tough to live down the rest of the story.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, the picture is pretty amusing.
I think part of it is that she looks like a deer caught in the headlights-- which is apparently what she felt like, too.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Which is all well and good, but c'mon - lying to the police and FBI?
About being kidnapped and raped?
You get cold feet, that's fine. You take off and don't tell your family, fiance or friends - rude but not illegal.
Wasting the police's time more than absolutely necessary? Jail time.
-Trevor
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
I agree, unless this woman is diagnosable and instutionalizable (I know, not a real word).
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
If they're just indicting her for lying to the police--okay.. fine..whatever. If, however, they are trying to receive compensation for searching for her BEFORE she lied to the police, then that's not okay. It's not illegal--as far as I know--to walk away from your life, just as long as you don't owe anybody money or have legal judgements or some such thing. Am I wrong?
-Katarain
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Nope, not wrong in the slightest, as far as I am aware.
quote: 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.
The articles does mention that "local authorities" are in talks with the families for restitution of the costs involved in the search, but I don't think the authorities have legal standing to pursue such matters as Ms. Wilbanks didn't actively engage in deception prior to contacting the police and any costs involved were on a "good faith" basis.
Although it does show what having a "respected family name" pulling for you can muster on short notice.
-Trevor
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
They said on the noon radio news that she has agreed to pay $14,000 in restitution to local authorities for what they spent in manpower, etc., looking for her.
FG
Found a Link about that
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Don't the TV networks owe her millions for filling up programming time.
Posted by jh (Member # 7727) on :
Yes.
Posted by Ryan Hart (Member # 5513) on :
No. The public was interested. They chose to run the stories.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Rather confused as to how a Georgia DistrictAttoney managed to get an indictment for a false police report. From the story, it appears that out-of-state Albuqurque police were the ones who were told the tale, and the federal/FBI agents received a corrected version upon questioning.
Which means that she never filed a false police report in Georgia, and thus did not break Georgia law. Which of course would mean that her local DA has no jurisdiction over the case, and is merely engaging in malicious prosecution.
Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :
I love the "Tips for saying 'I don't'" under the Related Articles...