How odd that someone actually thinks any lying was justified when the only concern should have been for Danielle. Most people I know would not be worrying about themselves while trying to help police find their missing little girl.
From what I know of you south you do NOT have any "friends" like this..
I'm one of those who rather have pot legalized, but nobody has been arrested or charged for use or possession (yet).
Denise Kemal violated a rule of her private employer. No sympathy from me.
JMO. The reason you think this is is obvious. For you, and I, and countless others on FR or in the US for that matter, if their daughter was missing, they would tell every detail, no matter how embarrasing, to get their daughter back.
To others, here and in the US, lying to cover your own activities is a normal daily activity, and even if their daughter was missing, they would find someone else to blame it on, and lie to cover their ass. This type of person is easy to see, because they contradict themselves at every level. Since the details of this have been gone over and over, time and time again, neither you nor I need to see them all again.