Mom blogger charged for falsely claiming kids were almost kidnapped

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reminds me of this idiot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Todd_mugging_hoax

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Anonymous wrote:Those poor poor kids.

Wonder if she'll live blog from jail.

"You guys know what really brightens up a jail cell? curtains!"[/quote

"The neutral color palette is so soothing!" (I'm going to hell)

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These hey look at me people are cray cray

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This woman is not going to prison. She will likely not go to jail, either. If they reeeeaaallly throw the book at her, she might get 30 days in the county lockup, but I’m guessing she’ll just get probation.

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The couple can file a civil suit against her, can’t they? That would hurt if they have to sell house, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:The couple can file a civil suit against her, can’t they? That would hurt if they have to sell house, etc.

Of course. If the evidence shows what the DA says it does, then it sounds like the couple will have a slam dunk libel suit. The accuser also might have an umbrella insurance policy that could pay the innocent couple more than the DA ever could.

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Anonymous wrote:She has four kids. She lost her career. I think that, and a fine are enough punishment. Keep in mind if she went to prison that would f**k up her kids.

What about the other couple with 5 kids whose life she messed with? This was a Latino couple who knows what they had to endure. She needs to go to jail.

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Hate crime.

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Anonymous wrote:These hey look at me people are cray cray

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YAS! Understatement!!

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Anonymous wrote:You all have no idea what happens in jails and prisons. She would likely be beaten and raped, and then leave even more delusional and unstable. You want her to hurt because she hurt someone, but you have no idea the magnitude and cyclical repercussions for society.

Oh well. She’s a grown adult who knew exactly what she was doing. If those are the repercussions due to her lies, then so be it.

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That's how I feel. You lie to the police, you try to mess with someone else who is innocent, you pay.

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Anonymous wrote:This woman is not going to prison. She will likely not go to jail, either. If they reeeeaaallly throw the book at her, she might get 30 days in the county lockup, but I’m guessing she’ll just get probation.

Yeah, but she will get the record she deserves, which is kind of nice.

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Anonymous wrote:Those poor poor kids.

Wonder if she'll live blog from jail.

"You guys know what really brightens up a jail cell? curtains!"

Not sure even Martha Stewart tried that one.
Whatever her punishment, I’d like to see her do REAL community service (clean litter from the roadside, clean the kitchen in a soup kitchen, etc.) have to face the people she accused and comprehensively apologize to them. And let them post that video and monetize her bullshit. And I wonder if they are going to file a civil suit against her. I also wonder what her husband thinks of it all.

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If she is the money maker (or her family has money), he will be all over her: "Good job Katie! You were just doing what you thought was right Katie! I see nothing wrong with what you did, Katie! You are so funny/smart/wonderful Katie!" Ad nauseam.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if the couple did actually make comments about the children's appearance, of if that was also part of the lie, but I'm sure this all makes people of color more reluctant to exchange nice pleasantries ("what a cute hair bow!") and certainly less likely to "be the village" for white kids (e.g., if they saw a white toddler doing something unsafe at a store). It's all very sad that these racist self-interested types are creating this kind of world where people feel nervous about interacting with people of another race.

I reminds me a bit of the Blackish episode where Dre sees a little girl alone in an elevator without any adult, and just freezes because he doesn't want to grab a little white girl out of an elevator, or get on an elevator alone with her, and then be accused of kidnapping her.

I don't think I've ever heard of people doing actual time for false reports though -- even Jesse Smollett didn't, right?

This times a million! What a POS. That poor couple.

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I am missing the part where investigators were able to determine that she was lying.

She was pretty specific in her description about activity near her car, a white van, etc.
Did parking lot cameras negate all that? Did store cameras see that no one was following her?

I found this to be very disturbing, and yes, it would appear that this couple was just shopping and minding their own business. At what point did she determine they were about to kidnap her kids? Was she literally making it all up? Or was it a misperception on her part?

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Anonymous wrote:I am missing the part where investigators were able to determine that she was lying.

She was pretty specific in her description about activity near her car, a white van, etc.
Did parking lot cameras negate all that? Did store cameras see that no one was following her?

I found this to be very disturbing, and yes, it would appear that this couple was just shopping and minding their own business. At what point did she determine they were about to kidnap her kids? Was she literally making it all up? Or was it a misperception on her part?

It was racism and being a drama queen on her part.

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From the People article:

“Sadie and Eddie Martinez, the parents of five accused by Sorensen of attempted kidnapping, spoke to The Argus-Courier of Petaluma about the charges against her.

"We're very happy with the news," Sadie told the paper. "It's a nice step toward justice. It gives you hope."”

Her lie impacted a completely innocent family. Can you imagine what would happen to this family had somebody believed her lies? She needs to serve jail time.