Quote From: jayleighDr. Phil stated that Daniel threatened to commit suicide if Brandi left him. She made it clear it was over and, while LEAVING HIM he stepped out in front of her car. It sounds like a suicide to me! She has served more time than child molesters, child rapists and murderers. Let her go home. Daniel got what he wanted... her and her brother's lives virtually over, and forever scarred, and he wanted to be dead. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but that's what I heard on the show. It's a sad, sad story.
My little sister is dating a young man who is verbally and emotionally abusive. He comes from a broken home where he is the cream of the crop, meaning he has gone farther in life then anyone else in his family. My sister is from a very stable home with solid values where both parents have college educations and both of her older sisters have gone on to college. She was an excellent student and very active in school, but her grades fell just after she started dating him. He is now at college and the seperation seems to be very good for her. We are a tight nit family and she has told me that he has made threats of violence against himself if she ever left him. I could see him selfishly throwing himself in front of her car if she broke up with him. I taped this show and I am going to sit with her and watch it. I hope she can see the simalarities in our situations. This girl obviously feels great guilt for what has happened. I believe our system should be about rehabilitation not revenge. I think her guilt alone will be punishment enough, especially since she loved this young man. I know that my sister's reasons for staying with her boyfriend is that she loves him and he is trying to be better then where he came from. Trying and achieving are two seperate things. It is almost as if she wants to save him. I hate to sound harsh, but I connected very strongly with brandi because I saw my sister in her. I feel great sorrow for his family, but punishing this girl is not the answer and will not bring Daniel back. And by the way, it took my sister's boyfriend three attempted suicides and many other signs before his family even saught minimal treatment. According to them he is all better now.
