Quote From: tina17I am upset with both families. From a Christian's standpoint or a person who believes in God, I feel personally that the victim's family must find in their heart to forgive Brandi for killing their loved lost one....For the victim's family, remember, God will never forgive you of your sins unless you forgive others. Yes, He understands the pain you are feeling inside, but you will only destroy your own lives by holding onto hatred towards Brandi and her family. You have a right to be angry, but if you believe in God and want to live forever with Him and hopefully re-unite with your lost one, you must forgive the other family, or you will be lost. God is respector of persons. Forgiving heals the soul.
As for Brandi's family, I understand your hurt and disppointment as well due to your daughter being in jail. I must say this. By you taking up for her action shows that you are not being a good example for her. Even if you believe that this was an accident, a crime is a crime and she must pay. You can heal from this problem by not only acknowledging the fact that Brandi killed Daniel, but also show tough love by admitting that she must pay for her crime, especially when she tried to cover up her crime. Good people make mistakes, too, and must suffer the consequences just like everyone's else. Daniel's family may heal more from this horrible crime if you accept the fact that Brandi must pay.
As for Brandi, I have mix feelings. When I first looked at the show, I almost felt sorry for you; however, when I saw you avoid giving direct answers to Dr. Phil's questions during the interview, I began to feel less sorry for you. Even though you said it was an accident, you showed no true deep sense of acknowledging what you did, nor wholeheartly apologize to Daniel's family. The actual scene of the crime including damages to the car and to Daniel's body do not match up to what you claimed to be "only an accident". You are not to be trusted. I believe your case was given to another lawyer because there are not enough evidence to prove your crime an accident. Even it is an accident, you killed Daniel and must pay for it.
I agree that at first I felt sorry for her as it really sounded like an accident and parents usually do know their child best. After her talking to Dr. Phil, her answers just didn't add up. It still could have been an "accident" in that she didn't mean to Kill him. I can understand a 17 year old being in a panic not knowing she killed him and run home and tell her parents what happened. The "cover up" is what leaves me questioning the truth. I know enough about teenagers to know a boy could conceivably run in front of a car thinking the girl would stop. There is more to this story than we will ever know unless Brandi comes forth with the real truth and I don't see that happening.
