I'm confident they don't care about their kids at all, it's just a tactic to dodge accountability. If they actually cared, they wouldn't have been out stealing shit to begin with.
I think it’s the time they need the children to help them out of some trouble. And Judge Middleton is very kind….maybe a little too kind in some instances. It’s almost funny when he talks about someone who has missed several court dates then says “at least you’re here now”. Even when they lie to his face still no consequences or very little. And he always is more concerned about a defendant’s home or their children than the person does. I get he’s concerned about the kids but I’ve seen so many of the same ones return and return. Also seems like it’s such a small town and he knows just about everyone so he feels bad about any punishment. This courtroom appears to be unlike any other….everyone can talk and judge talks about how well or how long he’s known you or your family. And the prosecutor Mr. George either reduces and/or dismisses the charges. I understand small towns…spent many years in one but the courts are not like this one. And I think I heard him say on one case that he had sat down with the prosecutor and they agreed to either dismiss charges and plea to almost nothing. The victims don’t seem to get much justice at times….or perhaps I’m too hard-hearted.
My EX sister-in-law was out Christmas shopping with my children. She found a wallet in the stall with $300 in it. She took the money. Told my children took the money. My children told me. That was the last time she ever had unsupervised contact with them. My brother eventually divorced her. That was just one of many things she'd stolen. She even stole her own mom's pain meds. She was even arrested after the divorce for stealing people pain meds while working at a small pharmacy. Some people are just POS garbage types.
Don’t bring your kids into this. You should have thought of that before breaking the law. They did nothing wrong, and they’re not your get out of jail free card
Had a coworker that stripped the basement of the school we work for of all the old copper phone wires. He did this when he was supposed to be working weekend OT for a sports event. Come Monday the sports people complained that nobody was there to cover the event and thru cameras they caught the guy. Charged him with theft of property and theft of time. Fired him on the spot. At his grievance hearing with the board of ED members he used the I have kids please give me a second chance plea. They told him he should have thought of his kids before he did all of that. They denied his reinstatement. Don’t know what happened when he went to court.
Me, I used my stolen gift cards to buy medicine for my dying mother. When she finally kicked the bucket, I gave the ones I had left to my favorite charity: me.😅
@@ceelavee Even those can't be used at an ATM, but I thought they said they were Walmart gift cards, and those can only be used at a Walmart for purchases.
Absolutely. Drugs, alcohol, partying with her 'friends' while someone else looks after her 'babies'. Possibly giving money to some deadbeat-ass dude. Stupid stuff like that. Guarantee it wasn't for 'food, diapers', etc.
😂she went from normal to crying, please ive got babies, and without missing a beat the judge replies thats unfortunate 😂😂 very true real statement. Poor kids will struggle with a mom like her😢 poor kids can choose their parents. Oh snap she worked at the store..dang
She SAYS she has COVID symptoms yet does not *display* those symptoms while sitting there in the room by herself. While I have never had the virus or had any of the symptoms (although it might be thought that because I have a chronic condition that has some similar symptoms) I know people who have had it, and their symptoms were quite evident to see and present at all times.
@@FrenkTheJoy I never said that every symptom was obvious. There are symptoms that might not be obvious, but there are others that ARE quite obvious, such as persistent cough, and raspy, difficult breathing. She never demonstrated those symptoms, so it's highly doubtful she has COVID.
She never bothered to check in with pre trial community corrections while out on bond. Anyone else seeing a problem with her getting probation besides me?
A woman with children would be eligible for Welfare, food stamps, medical coverage and likely housing help, so her excuse is BS. I wish judges would call these women out when they say it was for their children. Then we can also say, why are you having children without the means to take care of them. There IS birth control
We can only forgive the wrongs done to us. we have no right to forgive wrongs done to others. Only God or the victim. We have the right to see good and evil. That's not judging.
I mean the definition of judge is form an opinion or conclusion about. So although it may be true that they are liar, thiefs and manipulators. By saying they are those things, we by definition. Judge that person
Did I miss the part where it said she was sitting at home lazy and unemployed? Because the judge quite clearly said since she was working for Walmart, Walmart reimbursed the theft victim. So she's unemployed by also working at Walmart?
Once again, break the law and no punishment!?!?! Poor girl, I do hope she is still getting her Goverment assistance, so she doesn't have to work and can sell her food stamps
We really shouldn't be surprised anymore. Just yesterday 4 people in New York were arrested for dismemberimg 2 corpses, and they were released with NO BAIL. There was literally blood found everywhere in their house, and they STILL were released to go free until their court date. UNBELIEVABLE!!
If more people were sent to jail for 30-60 days the first time they're caught with a warning that there will be more jail time with the next offense they may think twice. As it stands with all of these deferred prosecuting programs there's little to no actual consequences which drives these people to steal more. It's sad that we're coddling criminals so much now.
The problem being, Val, the US has thirteen per cent of it's total population incarcerated - & it is your taxes that contribute to that imprisonment, so, in effect, Middleton is (in part) diverting your moneys to other more significant causes; he is also reducing the risk to many offenders becoming institutionalised - & that is key. On the whole, I'd agree with your sentiments, but it's been proven, time & again to fail...Personally, I'd put these youngsters on a chain gang, mending roads or breaking rocks in a quarry - something productive yet harsh - they'd be so tired at the end of each day, they wouldn't have time for larceny, or indeed any other form of criminal activity...
No one wants to be responsible for raising taxes to hire at least 2-3x more prosecutors, which is what would have to happen to take all of these cases to trial.
She got more gifts for stealing 3k in gift cards...reduced to misdemeanor, probation with only 34 days in jail at her convenience.. How lovely for her.
What he said about Walmart saying it's NOT their problem is absolutely true. I worked at Walmart, and if someone got cash back at self check and forgot to grab it? The next customer who comes along and sees $$$ sticking out of the machine, there is absolutely NOTHING Walmart can do. I can't tell you how many times I have had to grab the cash and run after the customer who forgot it. One time was $100. I am glad she got jail time. Usually Middleton (in MY opinion) is too lenient with these criminals.
I actually had Walmart employees secure the $100 cash back I forgot in the self checkout and then come out to the parking lot and tell me it was at the service desk.
It makes me so mad when women start crying about possibly going to jail and having to leave their kids. They should think about possible consequences before they commit crimes!!!! I do not feel sorry for them 😡. She’s lucky she got probation and only 30 days. And having to do jail time when it’s convenient is absolutely ridiculous!!!!! What’s the point?????
At checkout I had a Walmart casher take my $300 cash and stick it in her apron pocket. I used cash & my debit card (Christmas shopping). All the charges were put directly on my debit card. I confronted her and she basically said oops then gave me the cash. I told the floor supervisor the minute I walked away from the register and told them it should be on camera. I had to rush to the bank before they closed to put that money back into my checking. A real pain!
so she thought she could lie to the court about the other things she has dealt with ... in court? she never considered they may already have information about that?
I really like J Middleton and have the utmost respect for him, but, I wish he wasn't so accommodating to these people. Our justice system sucks as it is, so there's very little consequences now. People need to feel the impact of a sentence, not be coddled and accomadated, like doing the 30 days on weekends, its just ridiculous and no deterrent to repeating the behavior.
“Utmost”, not “UPmost”… If you’re gonna use words, you should use the right one. Not just something you heard, but don’t actually know how to use. And don’t blame a spell checker, as it wouldn’t make that mistake. My guess is that you corrected the spell checker, doubling down on your lack of knowledge. Yep, I’m that guy holding people accountable, but generally trying to help. If you’re offended, it’s on you 😅
"If you're gonna use words, you should use the right ONES*" @punkyskunk22 There are 6 other grammatical errors, but correcting you is too easy. You write like a 2nd grader."
I don't think a cent of this money went to "diapers." She spent it on drugs or electronics or steak dinners. Don't even try this, "I stole for my kids!"
I would be scared to use my kids as an excuse for committing a crime or use any stolen money on them. But some really don't care because they have no concept of responsibility or repercussions
People need to be held accountable. She should serve her jail time in one term, pay restitution and what ever fines. This is not her first go around with the law so any leniency should not given.
Aw, come on! We all forget measly little theft charges that happened only 2 years ago, judge! Ya know how that stuff can just slip your mind! 🤦♀️😂 What a moron.
Her attorney obviously did not do her homework. Any time you represent someone, check their criminal history before you tell the Court they "have no criminal history." 🙄 The Judge looked it up.
She never bothered to check in with pre trial community corrections while out on bond. Anyone else seeing a problem with her getting probation besides me?
It matters that she has children. Not out of sympathy, but because they'd end up in the State's care while she serves time. CPS isn't your nanny while you're in jail. ... Of course, it's much more complicated than that. There are complex arguments to be had over what should be done with the children of offenders, especially serial offenders. However, if she doesn't have friends or family who are willing and able to take care of them for her, then her criminality would essentially get her free childcare from the State. Even if they fined her the costs, there's substantial risk, as a serial offender, that she'd never fully pay back the taxpayer. That, or she may choose increased criminality over raising her kids, knowing that they'd be taken care of. She could even come to enjoy being released from her parental responsibilities, regardless of the cost. That'd eventually result in termination of her parental rights. If her parental rights were terminated, then her children's care would fall on the State. If they're more than a few years old or have challenging issues, then they'd probably never get adopted. The Foster Care system is expensive and isn't exactly known for preventing criminality. Whether it's better to force her to provide and care for her children than to incarcerate her is, again, highly debatable. However, there are so many factors at play that it's probably the most practically favorable option for minimizing taxpayer costs. She should have to face the consequences of her choices, yes, but when the costs of imposing those consequences would cause more cost to society than they would prevent, then the calculus changes. There's no good solution, just a least-bad solution.
Judge Middleton gave her way more leniency than she deserved, probation is mostly about just behaving yourself and he's letting her figure out daycare so she can gradually serve her sentence on weekends. That means she can work a job during the week to figure out the restitution and other fees. Hopefully she sees the opportunity for what it is.
I have children and I have NEVER stole or shoplifted from anyone 😠 Absolutely no excuse to steal and then try and say it was for your kids 😠 How'd that work out for your kids with you going to jail now 😠
2nd time getting caught, lying to the court, crocodile tears about having kids which she clearly wasn’t bothered about when filling her pockets with someone else’s money! She won’t learn until she serves jail time!!
I like her she literally turned on the water works when the Judge said 90 days jail. The second he changed his tone all tears cleared up. He should've made her do the 90 days but ppl get away w retail theft
Every time somebody mentions their kids in court, it should be an enhancement to their sentence. "Oh, and did you know you had kids before you committed the crime? Yes? Well, then they'll enjoy an extra month without their criminal drug-addict mom."
judge Middleton is like a dad he's sweet, but I get annoyed he never gives actual consequences, I had to stop watching him cause I get annoyed these people don't get consequences
Tired of these sorry moms and their “keeds” ..they use their kids to get out of EVERYTHING!!!! Use then to get out of Work, school, court.EVERYTHIG should be a crime to be a parent and not have a job
She had a job, got an employee discount, doing what a good person needs to do but just HAD to go and rip someone off and put herself and her kids in harm's way. She SHOULD have gotten the 90 days, probation didn't teach her anything before, this ain't going to teach her anything either.
@ummmm....-sd9eb it truly sickens me when these men and women use their kids to try to get the sympathy judgement. Personally I believe after the 1st child is born, then either snip or sterilise. Some have 5 and 6 and 1 on the way. Definitely no life for the kids. It's 4.30am here and pitch black, I'd love to sleep better😒😒😒😒
Why do criminals not care about the fact that they have kids until it’s time to face the consequences of their actions???
It seems to have worked for this one.
They use their kids as a manipulation tool. It is vile.
I'm confident they don't care about their kids at all, it's just a tactic to dodge accountability.
If they actually cared, they wouldn't have been out stealing shit to begin with.
And their parents didn't care about them either. Generation to generation unlawful thought and behavior.
I think it’s the time they need the children to help them out of some trouble. And Judge Middleton is very kind….maybe a little too kind in some instances. It’s almost funny when he talks about someone who has missed several court dates then says “at least you’re here now”. Even when they lie to his face still no consequences or very little. And he always is more concerned about a defendant’s home or their children than the person does. I get he’s concerned about the kids but I’ve seen so many of the same ones return and return. Also seems like it’s such a small town and he knows just about everyone so he feels bad about any punishment. This courtroom appears to be unlike any other….everyone can talk and judge talks about how well or how long he’s known you or your family. And the prosecutor Mr. George either reduces and/or dismisses the charges. I understand small towns…spent many years in one but the courts are not like this one. And I think I heard him say on one case that he had sat down with the prosecutor and they agreed to either dismiss charges and plea to almost nothing. The victims don’t seem to get much justice at times….or perhaps I’m too hard-hearted.
"I got babies!"
"Yes, that's unfortunate" Judge Middleton bringing the snark 😂
Unfortunate for the kids and for the gene pool.
$4000 dollars she stole! Holy crap , her kids deserve a better mother,
@@MickyMathews-hz2kl "I spent it on diapers, food and stuff for the kids" yeah, and I'm not interested in the bridge you're trying to sell us either.
She stopped the tears realllllly fast whoa. Lol
Your So Right 💯 I didn't catch that 😊
I noticed that right off too.
One minute she crying the next minute she’s all business
I’m willing to bet the judge Middleton notices that stuff too
A sure sign that they're fake.
Turing them on and off like a light bulb.
I just said the samething. I didn't see your comment
Yep. I don’t think she was really crying. Just making sounds. She’s a thief, plain and simple. I’m glad she’s getting jail time.
This wasn’t about temptation it’s about she’s a liar and thief should have given her 90 days
She doesn't need to be led into temptation. She knows how to find it on her own.
My EX sister-in-law was out Christmas shopping with my children. She found a wallet in the stall with $300 in it. She took the money. Told my children took the money. My children told me. That was the last time she ever had unsupervised contact with them. My brother eventually divorced her. That was just one of many things she'd stolen. She even stole her own mom's pain meds.
She was even arrested after the divorce for stealing people pain meds while working at a small pharmacy. Some people are just POS garbage types.
@@notme2day
Was she like that when they got married?
@@JDnFL Not that he'd known. Only red flags he'd seen were some lying and exaggerating. The stealing and cheating were new news to him.
He's a good judge. You're a good Karen.
I bet she still has the gift cards and is hoping she can use what's left on them after this case is over.
I doubt that you'd lose your shirt on that bet.
They'll have been cancelled, Ali, because the Vendor has already reimbursed the purchaser.
I bet she maxed them all out before the vendor canceled them.
Someone has the cards , and didn’t pay bills what a messed up woman
Your bond is set at $10,000 cash assurity.
"Do you take gift cards?"
Don’t bring your kids into this. You should have thought of that before breaking the law. They did nothing wrong, and they’re not your get out of jail free card
Well said!
Had a coworker that stripped the basement of the school we work for of all the old copper phone wires.
He did this when he was supposed to be working weekend OT for a sports event.
Come Monday the sports people complained that nobody was there to cover the event and thru cameras they caught the guy. Charged him with theft of property and theft of time. Fired him on the spot.
At his grievance hearing with the board of ED members he used the I have kids please give me a second chance plea. They told him he should have thought of his kids before he did all of that. They denied his reinstatement.
Don’t know what happened when he went to court.
How quick she went from crying to answering his question with a clear voice.
Which also belies the COVID symptom claim.
Drugs. She redeemed those cards at the local dealers.
local dealers don't take gift cards...you obviously know nothing about what you speak of
@@sjones713 how do you figure that? They've been taking them for 50% of the value just like food stamps forever.
@@sjones713she said she pulled cash at atm
@@sjones713
1) don't end sentences with prepositions
2) of course, dealers take gift cards
@@mortalclown3812 someone else speaking on something they have no knowledge OF....
now, go S.A.D.!
“I bought diapers with the stolen money” is in the same category as “I only had two beers” when picked up for a DUI.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
Me, I used my stolen gift cards to buy medicine for my dying mother. When she finally kicked the bucket, I gave the ones I had left to my favorite charity: me.😅
Ranks right up there with "just the tip"
"I got babies" okay? plenty of people in jail have kids 😂 maybe dont steal several thousand bucks worth of gift cards.
I hope I never get in trouble with the law because I don't have kids to fall back on as an excuse for my behavior. 😢
She probably doesn't either.
My kids are grown ... wonder if I can still use them IF I ever get into legal trouble?
🤣
Hint: there's a dog in your profile pic.
You could use the “I came from a broken home your Honor!” It doesn’t have to be true just whip up a few tears.
You can have a new job.
Boy,that was a fast, fake cry.
Wait a minute…since when can you pull cash off gift cards at the ATM? This is a genuine question…
I didn't think that was an option, either. Hmm.
Probably Visa Debit Gift Card.
@@ceelavee Even those can't be used at an ATM, but I thought they said they were Walmart gift cards, and those can only be used at a Walmart for purchases.
Visa or Mastercard gift cards only
@@susanelezebeth I'm not sure if even those ca be used in ATMs.
ALL the money went towards drugs. Period.
Absolutely. Drugs, alcohol, partying with her 'friends' while someone else looks after her 'babies'. Possibly giving money to some deadbeat-ass dude. Stupid stuff like that. Guarantee it wasn't for 'food, diapers', etc.
So she got out of going to jail before because of COVID, so now she's trying to run that scam again?
$2,500 in food and diapers? She bought drugs.
And her dealers are going to pissed when those cards don’t work.
I bet she doesn't even live with her kids.
I’m sure they’re locked up in a bedroom of her filthy house
😂she went from normal to crying, please ive got babies, and without missing a beat the judge replies thats unfortunate 😂😂 very true real statement. Poor kids will struggle with a mom like her😢 poor kids can choose their parents.
Oh snap she worked at the store..dang
Children cannot choose their parents...
@truethought2581 People with reading comprehension understood OP meant *can't.*
Maybe she'll even come back and edit it.
The way to feed your kids......is to get a job. Send her to jail.
she had a job and she blew it for the easy way.....
And make her Big Berthas girlfriend
4:32 How would you like to spend 90 days in jail?
4:39 (fake crying) please don't
5:01 (normal voice) Uh I was buying groceries 🤦♀️
So she got out of jail free once because of covid so now she has covid symptoms after testing negative for covid. Playing that same hand again.
She SAYS she has COVID symptoms yet does not *display* those symptoms while sitting there in the room by herself. While I have never had the virus or had any of the symptoms (although it might be thought that because I have a chronic condition that has some similar symptoms) I know people who have had it, and their symptoms were quite evident to see and present at all times.
@@jacklow9611 I mean one of the symptoms is not being able to smell anything, so how would that be obvious?
@@FrenkTheJoy I never said that every symptom was obvious. There are symptoms that might not be obvious, but there are others that ARE quite obvious, such as persistent cough, and raspy, difficult breathing. She never demonstrated those symptoms, so it's highly doubtful she has COVID.
She needed 60 days at least and the year probation
She never bothered to check in with pre trial community corrections while out on bond. Anyone else seeing a problem with her getting probation besides me?
Just a common criminal. Sickening.
A woman with children would be eligible for Welfare, food stamps, medical coverage and likely housing help, so her excuse is BS. I wish judges would call these women out when they say it was for their children. Then we can also say, why are you having children without the means to take care of them. There IS birth control
Imagine that... people don't wanna hire thieves...hmmmm....
I was taught not to judge. But here's the truth. Liar. Thief. Manipulator. That's not judging. That's just a series of facts.
We can only forgive the wrongs done to us. we have no right to forgive wrongs done to others.
Only God or the victim.
We have the right to see good and evil. That's not judging.
Why are you here?
If they lie to you they will steal from you.
I mean the definition of judge is form an opinion or conclusion about. So although it may be true that they are liar, thiefs and manipulators. By saying they are those things, we by definition. Judge that person
Very disappointing. Thes manipulative criminals constantly using their childfen for sympathy and its sickening
"For my kids..." -- Um, no. It's so you could provide for your needs while sitting on your butt unemployed. So, the theft was for YOU.
Did I miss the part where it said she was sitting at home lazy and unemployed? Because the judge quite clearly said since she was working for Walmart, Walmart reimbursed the theft victim. So she's unemployed by also working at Walmart?
@@FrenkTheJoyyeah she said she couldn't find new work BC of her charges.
You apparently also missed the part where she was picked up for stealing in Indiana, which in turn landed her back here on a violation.@@FrenkTheJoy
She went from crying to not crying in about 1.2 seconds
Once again, break the law and no punishment!?!?! Poor girl, I do hope she is still getting her Goverment assistance, so she doesn't have to work and can sell her food stamps
We really shouldn't be surprised anymore. Just yesterday 4 people in New York were arrested for dismemberimg 2 corpses, and they were released with NO BAIL. There was literally blood found everywhere in their house, and they STILL were released to go free until their court date. UNBELIEVABLE!!
Judge gave her 30 days, but gave her a break and allowed it to be served on weekends.
If more people were sent to jail for 30-60 days the first time they're caught with a warning that there will be more jail time with the next offense they may think twice. As it stands with all of these deferred prosecuting programs there's little to no actual consequences which drives these people to steal more. It's sad that we're coddling criminals so much now.
The problem being, Val, the US has thirteen per cent of it's total population incarcerated - & it is your taxes that contribute to that imprisonment, so, in effect, Middleton is (in part) diverting your moneys to other more significant causes; he is also reducing the risk to many offenders becoming institutionalised - & that is key. On the whole, I'd agree with your sentiments, but it's been proven, time & again to fail...Personally, I'd put these youngsters on a chain gang, mending roads or breaking rocks in a quarry - something productive yet harsh - they'd be so tired at the end of each day, they wouldn't have time for larceny, or indeed any other form of criminal activity...
No one wants to be responsible for raising taxes to hire at least 2-3x more prosecutors, which is what would have to happen to take all of these cases to trial.
@@CindyLouWho77I would IF I thought that was where the money would go.
She got more gifts for stealing 3k in gift cards...reduced to misdemeanor, probation with only 34 days in jail at her convenience.. How lovely for her.
4k, technically… Shame that is now a misdemeanor
I thought under $1,000 was a class 1 misdemeanor, not 3 or 4 thou, but I guess that's just here....That's crazy.
I’m in NY, I’m pretty sure if you steal anything over $1000 its felony grand larceny.
What he said about Walmart saying it's NOT their problem is absolutely true. I worked at Walmart, and if someone got cash back at self check and forgot to grab it? The next customer who comes along and sees $$$ sticking out of the machine, there is absolutely NOTHING Walmart can do. I can't tell you how many times I have had to grab the cash and run after the customer who forgot it. One time was $100. I am glad she got jail time. Usually Middleton (in MY opinion) is too lenient with these criminals.
I actually had Walmart employees secure the $100 cash back I forgot in the self checkout and then come out to the parking lot and tell me it was at the service desk.
And her attorney laughs about her charges. What the heck 😂
It makes me so mad when women start crying about possibly going to jail and having to leave their kids. They should think about possible consequences before they commit crimes!!!! I do not feel sorry for them 😡. She’s lucky she got probation and only 30 days. And having to do jail time when it’s convenient is absolutely ridiculous!!!!! What’s the point?????
*parents
If she was in Elkhart Indiana, South Bend she was on a drug binge!
For real. Unless you’re going to Notre Dame, which I’m gonna take a wild guess she isn’t, drugs are the only things going on there
Boy, her tears and pleas sure dried up when the judge asked her about the theft charges in Indiana.
Man, she already got a gift in getting the felony reduced to a misdemeanor. Lo and behold, she got greedy and wanted more breaks
At checkout I had a Walmart casher take my $300 cash and stick it in her apron pocket. I used cash & my debit card (Christmas shopping). All the charges were put directly on my debit card. I confronted her and she basically said oops then gave me the cash. I told the floor supervisor the minute I walked away from the register and told them it should be on camera. I had to rush to the bank before they closed to put that money back into my checking. A real pain!
"Oops"? Like it was an accident? Wow.
so she thought she could lie to the court about the other things she has dealt with ...
in court?
she never considered they may already have information about that?
I really like J Middleton and have the utmost respect for him, but, I wish he wasn't so accommodating to these people. Our justice system sucks as it is, so there's very little consequences now. People need to feel the impact of a sentence, not be coddled and accomadated, like doing the 30 days on weekends, its just ridiculous and no deterrent to repeating the behavior.
“Utmost”, not “UPmost”… If you’re gonna use words, you should use the right one. Not just something you heard, but don’t actually know how to use. And don’t blame a spell checker, as it wouldn’t make that mistake. My guess is that you corrected the spell checker, doubling down on your lack of knowledge. Yep, I’m that guy holding people accountable, but generally trying to help. If you’re offended, it’s on you 😅
@@punkyskunk22 I know exactly what words to use, I'm sight impaired, appreciate the correction. You should work on your delivery.
Tired of this judge being nice to females with kids.
@@Esther-lm6pm
I doubt they appreciate his leniency.
"If you're gonna use words, you should use the right ONES*" @punkyskunk22 There are 6 other grammatical errors, but correcting you is too easy. You write like a 2nd grader."
I don't think a cent of this money went to "diapers." She spent it on drugs or electronics or steak dinners. Don't even try this, "I stole for my kids!"
$2500 on diapers? Hardly
Just keep letting them go free. She should be doing 5 years with all of those charges.
Lady you're going to have to live with the fact that you won't be able to ever have a job that works with money again. Period.
Love Judge Middleton!
I heard, "Mom, mom... I'm sick! I can't go to school today." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She is nauseating and will have learned nothing from this probation sentence.
Who throws away gift cards without checking to see the balances????
So convenient how every guilty person has a job interview or starting a new job next week lol.
This is a compulsive liar in action
“An unfortunate accident…”. Seriously defense attorney? You are disgraceful.
He knows shes not honest cant belive she says honestly 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I could not buy food or diapers for my kids with stolen money. How can this woman sleep at night.
Evidently, quite well, it seems.
It is a recently discovered breed of Homo Sapiens, David - the Entitled.
But drugs yes
I would be scared to use my kids as an excuse for committing a crime or use any stolen money on them. But some really don't care because they have no concept of responsibility or repercussions
& therein lies the difference, Seashelle - you possess a moral & ethical code of conduct, that is your life ethos - it is innate.
Temptation supported by legal system with tons of sympathy for criminal and no consideration of victim.
It’s always, “I start a new job tomorrow.” Never a strong enough sentence.
Do you think she'll ask the Courts Clerk if they accept gift cards as restitution payments? 😂😂😂
👏👏👏😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Thieves will always have that tendency. She'll get out, get a job, do what she can, and if the opportunity pops up to steal, she'll go for it.
People need to be held accountable. She should serve her jail time in one term, pay restitution and what ever fines. This is not her first go around with the law so any leniency should not given.
Aw, come on! We all forget measly little theft charges that happened only 2 years ago, judge! Ya know how that stuff can just slip your mind! 🤦♀️😂 What a moron.
Her attorney obviously did not do her homework. Any time you represent someone, check their criminal history before you tell the Court they "have no criminal history." 🙄 The Judge looked it up.
“Please don’t “ that shit took me out 💀💀💀💀 I was not expecting that 😂😂😂
She never bothered to check in with pre trial community corrections while out on bond. Anyone else seeing a problem with her getting probation besides me?
She has a terrible attorney.
I guarantee she spent very little on her kids! She's trying to garner sympathy by saying she spent it on "diaper's and food for her kids"
And her lawyer lying to court saying no criminal history? 🤷🏻♀️
"I can't go to jail. I got babies!"
"Then I suppose the father will have to watch them."
It matters that she has children. Not out of sympathy, but because they'd end up in the State's care while she serves time. CPS isn't your nanny while you're in jail.
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Of course, it's much more complicated than that. There are complex arguments to be had over what should be done with the children of offenders, especially serial offenders. However, if she doesn't have friends or family who are willing and able to take care of them for her, then her criminality would essentially get her free childcare from the State.
Even if they fined her the costs, there's substantial risk, as a serial offender, that she'd never fully pay back the taxpayer. That, or she may choose increased criminality over raising her kids, knowing that they'd be taken care of. She could even come to enjoy being released from her parental responsibilities, regardless of the cost. That'd eventually result in termination of her parental rights.
If her parental rights were terminated, then her children's care would fall on the State. If they're more than a few years old or have challenging issues, then they'd probably never get adopted. The Foster Care system is expensive and isn't exactly known for preventing criminality.
Whether it's better to force her to provide and care for her children than to incarcerate her is, again, highly debatable. However, there are so many factors at play that it's probably the most practically favorable option for minimizing taxpayer costs.
She should have to face the consequences of her choices, yes, but when the costs of imposing those consequences would cause more cost to society than they would prevent, then the calculus changes. There's no good solution, just a least-bad solution.
Judge Middleton gave her way more leniency than she deserved, probation is mostly about just behaving yourself and he's letting her figure out daycare so she can gradually serve her sentence on weekends. That means she can work a job during the week to figure out the restitution and other fees. Hopefully she sees the opportunity for what it is.
whoah! touche, judge! that was a masterful interrogation!
Boy, she doesn't miss an opportunity to lie.
I cant watch Judge Middleton anymore. Yes he is nice but he doesnt believe in consequences
Jesus please us, this female should not be a parent.
Amazing that these defendants think the judge is an idiot who has never heard a mistruth before
Love how she stole $4k and got 30 days jail and a year of probation 😕
Considering she had a prior criminal history, it was far too lenient.
She sure doesn't sound very sick.
"...for my kids". Right. And I'm the reincarnation of Cleopatra...
I have children and I have NEVER stole or shoplifted from anyone 😠 Absolutely no excuse to steal and then try and say it was for your kids 😠 How'd that work out for your kids with you going to jail now 😠
take her kids away!!! where r the babies daddies!!!
2nd time getting caught, lying to the court, crocodile tears about having kids which she clearly wasn’t bothered about when filling her pockets with someone else’s money! She won’t learn until she serves jail time!!
She couldn't have received food stamps for groceries?
3:17 You can use gift cards at ATMs?! Maybe she took debit cards. I thought she took Walmart gift cards.
Can’t he charge her with lying under oath?
There are very few things that are worse than a thief.
She sure recovered from her sobbing fast @5:04
The "I got a baby" excuse to get out of jail. Never fails.😂
I agree should have gotten serious time
I like her she literally turned on the water works when the Judge said 90 days jail. The second he changed his tone all tears cleared up. He should've made her do the 90 days but ppl get away w retail theft
Accountability,that is what she is lacking!!!!!STOP stealing not working out for you !!!!!!
"The incident that caused my client to take the gift cards..."
Your honor, can I pay my fines using a gift card? 😂😂
Her tears didn’t last very long
Tired of these sorry moms and their “keeds” ..they use their kids to get out of EVERYTHING!!!! Use then to get out of Work, school, court.EVERYTHIG
Every time somebody mentions their kids in court, it should be an enhancement to their sentence.
"Oh, and did you know you had kids before you committed the crime? Yes? Well, then they'll enjoy an extra month without their criminal drug-addict mom."
judge Middleton is like a dad he's sweet, but I get annoyed he never gives actual consequences, I had to stop watching him cause I get annoyed these people don't get consequences
Don't believe she spent anything on her kids.
$3000 worth of food and diapers? Yeah, nice try lady.😂😂😂
Was she "concerned about her kids" durung the time she was stealing repeatedly, committing criminal acts?
Tired of these sorry moms and their “keeds” ..they use their kids to get out of EVERYTHING!!!! Use then to get out of Work, school, court.EVERYTHIG should be a crime to be a parent and not have a job
Who leaves unspent gift cards? Don’t believe it
She had a job, got an employee discount, doing what a good person needs to do but just HAD to go and rip someone off and put herself and her kids in harm's way.
She SHOULD have gotten the 90 days, probation didn't teach her anything before, this ain't going to teach her anything either.
They all cry, my babies!!!. She should have thought about before stealing. I spent it on diapers,oh dear!!!!!! Cheers Rosemary Western Australia 73yrs
So true ⟵(o_O) greetings from Tiffin OH USA...patty 61 years young
@ummmm....-sd9eb it truly sickens me when these men and women use their kids to try to get the sympathy judgement. Personally I believe after the 1st child is born, then either snip or sterilise. Some have 5 and 6 and 1 on the way. Definitely no life for the kids. It's 4.30am here and pitch black, I'd love to sleep better😒😒😒😒