Joseph Duggar Arrested

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are we supposed to feel sorry for her? She made her choices. Yes he’s a dirtbag. But watch her stay.

I mean - I'm curious to see what she does before I cast judgment on her. Anna is a POS, but Kendra hasn't officially decided to stay yet.

And I do think it's insane to arrest someone for locking their toddler in a room. I wouldn't do it, but if it's done for their own safety (some kids are climbers) I don't think it's really "false imprisonment."

Her oldest is almost 8! That is not a toddler. And the next oldest are 6 1/2 and 5. You can’t lock an 8 year old in their room.

The kids are old enough to describe what happened. It could be that they needed to charge the mother with something so CPS could take the kids to interview them to find out if their father did anything to them or if the witnessed him doing anything to other children.

That’s what I was wondering. The crime took place on a vacation in Florida, so I wonder if the local authorities charged them with something basic so they could keep their investigation moving quickly (before the kids could be coached.)

I’m disappointed because it appears Kendra isn’t cooperating. They’re taught to distrust the government and only listen to their headship and church so it’s possible she’s only worried about the government taking her kids and not protecting her gross husband.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And yet again we’re dissecting the actions of a woman in a thread about a gross pedophile. Start a new thread about her and her arrest. It’s not really the same.

No we are not going to start a new thread. They are all related. Idiot.

The charges aren’t related. They said so. Two separate set of facts, one found simply because they had a search warrant. She has nothing to do with his charges of child sexual abuse. Idiot.

The topic is all related so we are including it in this same thread. We aren’t making a spectate Kendra Duggar thread. DUH

Would be separate

[Anonymous]

I'm no Duggar fan (seems to me that many of them should be rotting in jail), but if they really did just arrest Kendra for turning around the locks on the children's bedrooms, then that's absurd. These kids aren't teens - they're 7, 6, 5, and 4. That's pretty young.

I've known many parents who have done this. Yes, I see how it's a fire hazard for older children, but there are plenty of four year olds who still sleep in cribs. Aren't they fire hazards? If you've got an immature, impulsive crib-climber, then your safest option is to move them to a floor bed or toddler bed, baby-proof the room, and lock the door. Duh. I think I've even seen that suggested here on DCUM.

"False imprisonment of a child" should not mean locking your own very young children safely in their room at night. That's major government over reach. At MOST this should be a conversation with CPS, parenting classes, and some follow ups. Not an ARREST.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet again we’re dissecting the actions of a woman in a thread about a gross pedophile. Start a new thread about her and her arrest. It’s not really the same.

No we are not going to start a new thread. They are all related. Idiot.

The charges aren’t related. They said so. Two separate set of facts, one found simply because they had a search warrant. She has nothing to do with his charges of child sexual abuse. Idiot.

The topic is all related so we are including it in this same thread. We aren’t making a spectate Kendra Duggar thread. DUH

Would be separate

Tell me we aren't all just spectators here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we supposed to feel sorry for her? She made her choices. Yes he’s a dirtbag. But watch her stay.

I mean - I'm curious to see what she does before I cast judgment on her. Anna is a POS, but Kendra hasn't officially decided to stay yet.

And I do think it's insane to arrest someone for locking their toddler in a room. I wouldn't do it, but if it's done for their own safety (some kids are climbers) I don't think it's really "false imprisonment."

Her oldest is almost 8! That is not a toddler. And the next oldest are 6 1/2 and 5. You can’t lock an 8 year old in their room.

The kids are old enough to describe what happened. It could be that they needed to charge the mother with something so CPS could take the kids to interview them to find out if their father did anything to them or if the witnessed him doing anything to other children.

That’s what I was wondering. The crime took place on a vacation in Florida, so I wonder if the local authorities charged them with something basic so they could keep their investigation moving quickly (before the kids could be coached.)

I’m disappointed because it appears Kendra isn’t cooperating. They’re taught to distrust the government and only listen to their headship and church so it’s possible she’s only worried about the government taking her kids and not protecting her gross husband.

This this this. Fundamentalist homeschoolers have it drilled into them that Social Services exists to take children away from good Christians. See https://www.nathhan.com/howtosocial.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we supposed to feel sorry for her? She made her choices. Yes he’s a dirtbag. But watch her stay.

I mean - I'm curious to see what she does before I cast judgment on her. Anna is a POS, but Kendra hasn't officially decided to stay yet.

And I do think it's insane to arrest someone for locking their toddler in a room. I wouldn't do it, but if it's done for their own safety (some kids are climbers) I don't think it's really "false imprisonment."

Her oldest is almost 8! That is not a toddler. And the next oldest are 6 1/2 and 5. You can’t lock an 8 year old in their room.

The kids are old enough to describe what happened. It could be that they needed to charge the mother with something so CPS could take the kids to interview them to find out if their father did anything to them or if the witnessed him doing anything to other children.

Were the school aged kids the ones locked in their rooms? I kind of assumed the ones locked in rooms were babies and toddlers, but no, I agree, if it was the school-aged kids that's too old to be locking in the room at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm no Duggar fan (seems to me that many of them should be rotting in jail), but if they really did just arrest Kendra for turning around the locks on the children's bedrooms, then that's absurd. These kids aren't teens - they're 7, 6, 5, and 4. That's pretty young.

I've known many parents who have done this. Yes, I see how it's a fire hazard for older children, but there are plenty of four year olds who still sleep in cribs. Aren't they fire hazards? If you've got an immature, impulsive crib-climber, then your safest option is to move them to a floor bed or toddler bed, baby-proof the room, and lock the door. Duh. I think I've even seen that suggested here on DCUM.

"False imprisonment of a child" should not mean locking your own very young children safely in their room at night. That's major government over reach. At MOST this should be a conversation with CPS, parenting classes, and some follow ups. Not an ARREST.

Yeah, it feels like massive government overreach to arrest her. He can rot in prison for the rest of his life, I don't give a shit.

The problem here is that the Duggars, including the wives, are insanely unpopular. The only Duggars with any fans are the older sisters who made a break and wear jeans/use birth control while still being religious zealots.

[Anonymous]

If Jim Bob truly did join this religion to correct the sins of his father who was a pedophile according to Jim Bob’s sister and niece, is the fault in the religion or the parenting? Was this bound to happen either way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If Jim Bob truly did join this religion to correct the sins of his father who was a pedophile according to Jim Bob’s sister and niece, is the fault in the religion or the parenting? Was this bound to happen either way?

shades of Oedipus

[Anonymous]

Kids shouldn’t have locks on the outside of their door at the ages of 4 and above. That is strange to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm no Duggar fan (seems to me that many of them should be rotting in jail), but if they really did just arrest Kendra for turning around the locks on the children's bedrooms, then that's absurd. These kids aren't teens - they're 7, 6, 5, and 4. That's pretty young.

I've known many parents who have done this. Yes, I see how it's a fire hazard for older children, but there are plenty of four year olds who still sleep in cribs. Aren't they fire hazards? If you've got an immature, impulsive crib-climber, then your safest option is to move them to a floor bed or toddler bed, baby-proof the room, and lock the door. Duh. I think I've even seen that suggested here on DCUM.

"False imprisonment of a child" should not mean locking your own very young children safely in their room at night. That's major government over reach. At MOST this should be a conversation with CPS, parenting classes, and some follow ups. Not an ARREST.

I think these charges will be dropped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm no Duggar fan (seems to me that many of them should be rotting in jail), but if they really did just arrest Kendra for turning around the locks on the children's bedrooms, then that's absurd. These kids aren't teens - they're 7, 6, 5, and 4. That's pretty young.

I've known many parents who have done this. Yes, I see how it's a fire hazard for older children, but there are plenty of four year olds who still sleep in cribs. Aren't they fire hazards? If you've got an immature, impulsive crib-climber, then your safest option is to move them to a floor bed or toddler bed, baby-proof the room, and lock the door. Duh. I think I've even seen that suggested here on DCUM.

"False imprisonment of a child" should not mean locking your own very young children safely in their room at night. That's major government over reach. At MOST this should be a conversation with CPS, parenting classes, and some follow ups. Not an ARREST.

Yeah, it feels like massive government overreach to arrest her. He can rot in prison for the rest of his life, I don't give a shit.

The problem here is that the Duggars, including the wives, are insanely unpopular. The only Duggars with any fans are the older sisters who made a break and wear jeans/use birth control while still being religious zealots.

There is no evidence that this is what they arrested her for. It's just internet speculation. All that's actually been shared are the charges: 4 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, 2nd degree and 4 counts false imprisonment, 2nd degree (these were the charges for both her and Joseph). I sincerely doubt Arkansas small town police are arresting people for turning their children's doorknobs around. This is unrelated to Joseph's FL charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm no Duggar fan (seems to me that many of them should be rotting in jail), but if they really did just arrest Kendra for turning around the locks on the children's bedrooms, then that's absurd. These kids aren't teens - they're 7, 6, 5, and 4. That's pretty young.

I've known many parents who have done this. Yes, I see how it's a fire hazard for older children, but there are plenty of four year olds who still sleep in cribs. Aren't they fire hazards? If you've got an immature, impulsive crib-climber, then your safest option is to move them to a floor bed or toddler bed, baby-proof the room, and lock the door. Duh. I think I've even seen that suggested here on DCUM.

"False imprisonment of a child" should not mean locking your own very young children safely in their room at night. That's major government over reach. At MOST this should be a conversation with CPS, parenting classes, and some follow ups. Not an ARREST.

Yeah, it feels like massive government overreach to arrest her. He can rot in prison for the rest of his life, I don't give a shit.

The problem here is that the Duggars, including the wives, are insanely unpopular. The only Duggars with any fans are the older sisters who made a break and wear jeans/use birth control while still being religious zealots.

There is no evidence that this is what they arrested her for. It's just internet speculation. All that's actually been shared are the charges: 4 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, 2nd degree and 4 counts false imprisonment, 2nd degree (these were the charges for both her and Joseph). I sincerely doubt Arkansas small town police are arresting people for turning their children's doorknobs around. This is unrelated to Joseph's FL charges.

We don't know exactly what it was but Kendra was released within 2 hours with a minimal bond so it wasn't anything major.

[Anonymous]

He had his first court appearance. Bond was set at $600k and it doesn’t sound like they’re making him stay in Panama City.

https://www.wjhg.com/2026/03/31/joseph-duggar-making-first-appearance/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm no Duggar fan (seems to me that many of them should be rotting in jail), but if they really did just arrest Kendra for turning around the locks on the children's bedrooms, then that's absurd. These kids aren't teens - they're 7, 6, 5, and 4. That's pretty young.

I've known many parents who have done this. Yes, I see how it's a fire hazard for older children, but there are plenty of four year olds who still sleep in cribs. Aren't they fire hazards? If you've got an immature, impulsive crib-climber, then your safest option is to move them to a floor bed or toddler bed, baby-proof the room, and lock the door. Duh. I think I've even seen that suggested here on DCUM.

"False imprisonment of a child" should not mean locking your own very young children safely in their room at night. That's major government over reach. At MOST this should be a conversation with CPS, parenting classes, and some follow ups. Not an ARREST.

Yeah, it feels like massive government overreach to arrest her. He can rot in prison for the rest of his life, I don't give a shit.

The problem here is that the Duggars, including the wives, are insanely unpopular. The only Duggars with any fans are the older sisters who made a break and wear jeans/use birth control while still being religious zealots.

There is no evidence that this is what they arrested her for. It's just internet speculation. All that's actually been shared are the charges: 4 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, 2nd degree and 4 counts false imprisonment, 2nd degree (these were the charges for both her and Joseph). I sincerely doubt Arkansas small town police are arresting people for turning their children's doorknobs around. This is unrelated to Joseph's FL charges.

It was in People magazine. It was because of the locks. We do have evidence.