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Warpy

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1. Looks like compulsive behavior to me

Reply to Calista241 (Original post)

Thu Aug 24, 2017, 05:27 PM

Aug 2017

Yeah, she needs to be put away where she can't do it any more, but I have to wonder if prison is the best choice for her.

As long as "back on the street" is not an option, anyway.

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Woman jailed for 10 years for making series of false rape claims [View all] Calista241 Aug 2017 OP

Looks like compulsive behavior to me Warpy Aug 2017 #1

Ya mean she was making her own #FakeNews? bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #2

more likely mentally ill Skittles Aug 2017 #3

My thought as well. n/t whathehell Aug 2017 #6

yes, I'd bet on mental illness as well nt steve2470 Aug 2017 #9

The worst part about this woman... Archae Aug 2017 #4

Yep, false claims like that hurt a lot more people than just those who were directly involved groundloop Aug 2017 #5

In this particular case, a man was sentenced to seven year prison term based on her accusation. LisaL Aug 2017 #12

I know what she did was wrong but Doreen Aug 2017 #7

Well, one man was sentenced to seven years in prison based on her rape accusation. LisaL Aug 2017 #10

Yes, that is a good reason for that amount of time. Doreen Aug 2017 #16

Saw this in the Guardian Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #8

Why? Denying reality? People here need to be informed even if the truth sucks. Calista241 Aug 2017 #11

I'm a Man Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #13

Thank goodness this truth is a statistical aberration LanternWaste Aug 2017 #15

I'm not a big enough person to leftynyc Aug 2017 #14