Wouldn't you at least try to find out if she was telling the truth first?
Of course! And I wouldn't be very happy (read understatement here) if my daughter was a stripper. But I imagine things are getting so confusing down there for everyone that folks just know that they're in the heat of the battle. I think this woman has a huge problem on her hands and the more I hear, the more I think it is of her own making. But the media (not just the defense) has come down hard on her credibility. As a parent, it would rip me apart, regardless of the circumstances. I think it's the fault of the DA, however, who has put the defense in the position of having to do this. Regardless of her credibility (and I really don't think she has much), I think what the DA is doing to EVERYONE in this case is absolutely shameful. But I was responding to how I think I would respond as a mother to this young woman.
I don't think I said what I meant to say very well here. If I was the parent, I certainly wouldn't make negative public statements about my own daughter. Especially in response to a political DA. I would probably defend her, especially if someone had stuck a microphone in my face, just because she was my daughter. I don't assume that what the parents say publicly reflects what they think privately. That doesn't mean they're not honest. That's another question and I don't know enough about that to make a true assessment. But I wouldn't spill my private thoughts to a public that is going wild about my daughter. I just wouldn't.
Wouldn't you at least try to find out if she was telling the truth first?
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Exactly, she is not charged with a crime. I can see defending your child regardless if they were charged with a crime and had the full weight of the state coming after them. When you child is making an allegation and you see the evidence unraveling before you, you might try to see if your child paniced and made a false claim or not and try to get them out of the spot they may have gotten themselves into.