Quote From: tanyabI could not believe the callase and deplorable behavior of Brandi's parent's. 
They seemed hell bent to attack Daniel's familly. However it went down there is a dead child and I can't help but feel they are refusing to accpt Brandi's responsability in that death. Brandi's mom said herself she believes if you do he crime you must do the time, I guess she doesn't believe this when it pertains t her own daughter. 
They will spend time talking with thier daughter, seeing her, and even her brother said he talks to her every day. This is not a luxury daniel's familly would ever know again. 
What kind of parents are these people because I can't help but feel if the roles where reversed they would feel the sentence was just. I agree it's a tragic thing to have such youth locked up, but she isn't dead, and I can't help but feel thier actions will help Daniel's familly hold onto thier anger even longer.Shame on them and thier tunnel visioned bad behaviour. 
I do feel myself that Brandi did herself an injustice by plea bargaining, but I also feel she would have gone away alot longer had she gone to trial. Too many things look bad on her side, it seems as if she was thinking the entire time.She went there instead of talking to her parents who could have gotte restraining orders, pressed charges or any of many solutions. The thing I find to be the worst of all the offences she commited that night was blatantly hidding it. If she had been truely innocent she would't have hidden it from her parents but sought thier help with he truth. 
I hope both famillies can find thier way back for thier own sakes because holdng on never helps anyone and niether will live the lives they deserve if they don't but I also hope Brandi's parents can stop dwelling on the fact that for some years she won't live the life they wanted for her but at least she will live the life she now has due to her actions. She will still be able to have the life they wanted for her when she finishes the time she ows for her actions. She's not the first young person to do time for bad decisions, but the time must be done. 
I hope all the parties involved from both sides can get the help they need to walk into the future and live the lives they are blessed to have. Life is a blessing, no matter what. 
i think its not that her mother doesnt believe her own daughter should have to pay the price, the thing is they (obviously) believe their daughters story... and with that perspective she should pay a price.. but a short once.. not some 12 years!.. and i dont even think that its a luxury to be able to talk to brandi every day i mean.... so what.. five minutes a day to talk to your sister about the awful people youre meeting and the nothing that youre learning, and the life that youre missing.
i know what youre saying, maybe her parents should be acting differently.. but i side with brandi.
and there are too many horror stories of restraining orders... i dont even know if that would be myyy first move if a dangerous person threatened my life and my siblings. then theres your clause of "any of many solutions" fine, ill take that. there are many other solutions she could have acted upon... one being.. go to him return his things and try to settle things... she did that .. and this is what happens......................................... life is a blessing, no matter what..... thanks