Messages By: knv1979

If you read between the lines of what each family stated on the show today, you would have to believe Brandi's version of the story. Apparently, Daniel had some issues because he was sent to live with his father. Add a resentment for women (due to the relationship with his mother) to his other problems, mix it with being 18 (changing hormones etc.) and you have a controlling, stubborn, and invincible (as Daniel probably felt) young man who would step out in front of a vehicle. I also would have like to seen Brandi's mom defend herself when Daniel's mom trashed her in her statement. It was totally unnecessary, and Brandi's family did not sink to that level. I wish Brandi's family would have been more assertive.

I would have taught him to respect women. The incident was an accident. I would grieve the loss of my son, but I would not want a girl to sit in jail because she made a tragic mistake. It takes two to tango. They both had something to do with the incident, and unfortunately, Daniel died due to a horrible mistake. In Brandi's interview, she stated that her lawyer changed something on her plea before going into court. She agreed to a plea because she  felt that she should serve some time, because Daniel died from the accident, but she didn't think she deserved 12 years (and neither do I). You can tell that Brandi is remorseful, I hope she gets paroled. You have to put yourself in Brandi's shoes. She made a spit second decision, and it was a mistake. It could happened to any of us. I know I can personally think of  times where I had to make a split second decision, and the result could have been bad, but I was lucky enough to have a positive outcome. No one is perfect, so I think Brandi deserves a second chance.