I wonder if Lori could be remanded to a state psychiatric hospital? It sounds like she is a sociopath, and psych hospital convictions can be longer and more terrifying than prison sentences.
I do think this prosecution is stretching the law (and violating Lori's right of habeus corpus or whatever it is), but a 40-something year old woman vs a 12-year old girl is a fight that is unfair at the core, and sneaky lawyering is a potential way to get revenge. But on the other hand, this case should be held up to preteen girls as an example to not be rash and to perservere in spite of hostility. And it should serve as a reminder for parents to be REAL parents, and to apply firm standards even in the realm of technology.
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