Topic : 03/16 Cheerleader Scandal

Ok, Im just not at all sure I can completely understand all of this, seems to be conflicting stories.  People, this happened in a trailer park, How could he die in front of his dad's house if he was hit in front of his dads house and thrown 58 ft. and hit a truck.  Now lets go to the theory that she swerved into the yard, this happened in November, in MIssouri, so the grass would be damp, she was going down hill, swerved into the yard where he was hit, according to Stephs account, walking back to the house, and he landed on concrete.  How did she avoid the truck or another house if she swerved into the yard, with a front wheel drive car she would have slide into a house.  Now if she is swerving into the yard, how were there tire marks in the road.  Which to me would seem if there are tire marks from HER car she was either slamming the brakes or accelerating but I dont see how she could be swerving, leaving marks and not hitting anything else around at the time besides Daniel.  While I am sorry for the loss the Mize family has suffered, but the best line of the show was when Brandi's dad said Sheila wanted revenge.  Letting Brandi sit in jail serves very little purpose in my eyes, she will live with this every day for the rest of her life, They were a young couple that were in love as teenagers go and not always the most rational during emotional times.  I just find it ironic at times how after people are killed they become some kind of martyr to people that didnt have time for them when they were alive.   

You are absolutely right! 

I think it is time that people stop 'advising' other people how to cope with their pain. Brandi is alive and whatever pain her family is going through they know that they still have their daughter, Daniel has left his family with memories and alot of pain. God forbid anyone should go through that. 

Obviously, you have never had anything like this happen in your circle of family and friends.  Unfortunately, that is how the court system works.  It doesn't matter who saw what, if they can get someone to take a plea agreement, that saves the taxpayers money and the courts time. 

Since the show I have had her on my mind.  I think she did not have the proper lawyer for this case or the parents could not or did not understand exactly what the plea bargian meant.  I beleive that if they went to trial with the best lawyer they could afford (even if it meant selling your home and living in an apartment) she would not be in jail.  People do more than that and get out with community service.  I am a mother of three daughters and I have been fearful that they make the right choices and don't land in jail.  But I do know that I would do what ever I could to not have them spend time there.  Years ago I had a customer (I was ahairdresser) who's nephew spent one night in jail because his parents wanted to teach him a lesson and not bail him out until the next day.  Well when they went to get him he was dead.  He was only 16 years old.  My heart goes out to her and pray that after 12 years there she gets help to not be a bitter woman.  

 She was one of the most cold, robotic person I have ever seen.  The only thing she is remorseful for is the fact that she is in jail.  I guess she gets her attitude from her parents.  Those ppl sat on that stage trying to put Daniel and his family down.  HELLO, YOUR SOCIOPATH DAUGHTER COLDLY RAN THEIR SON OVER.  WAKE UP! 

                   Just a thought...  If Brandi turned around to go back to Daniel's house to return a skate why was she going 30-60mph when she was in front of his house??  I would think that if I were planning on stopping I would not be driving that fast, especially at night. It's a shame that this case did not go to trial.     Jen  

Why are cars never seen for what they are? Guns and cigarettes are called bad and banned but cars are advertized in beautiful landscapes and filled with happy people. This is not the case. Statistically, a car is guaranteed to cause you harm at least once in your life. 

Brandi is in jail to avoid questions about teenagers and cars. There is a corporate agreement going on with the courts to blame the driver and not the car. What Brandi has done is seen as more harmful to the economy than to Daniel's family. She has gone and put the sacred car in a bad light. 

These two families need to get along. They have been kept at each other's throats through some clever tricks on the part of the system which is very friendly towards professionals and car companies. 

For the sake of the economy and other people's greed and political power, we are told that we can trust cars, doctors, lawyers and police. Too many people have learned the hard way that this is not totally true. This case is filled with a lot of tragedy. Political spin is one factor. And the fact that Brandi is a girl.