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libdem4life

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39. They would have just said she was...take your pick:

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 12:35 PM

Jun 2016

1) Looking for attention
2) Trying to gain the upper hand in a divorce (is applicable)
3) An unreliable witness. Go home, little lady.
4) (Possible) You've been here before. Just leave him.

See, this would have clearly been a domestic threat...LEOs don't respond to those. If they did, she'd be dead, because frankly when they did, they got shot.

Sorry to pop your bubble, but even more especially given her religion and cultural "place".

Life just isn't that simple. I abhor the carnage, but to blame it on the wife?

I know it's tempting to play Monday Morning Quarterback.

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Mateen's wife knew what he planned, but didn't report it. There should be a life sentence for that. [View all] DanM Jun 2016 OP

She'll get time. joshcryer Jun 2016 #1

Which is why I'm calling for a law to make it a life sentence if you withhold knowledge like she had DanM Jun 2016 #3

That'll be for the trial jury to decide. joshcryer Jun 2016 #5

And if the FBI interviews him - marybourg Jun 2016 #25

She'll get time? FBI can't find her yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #51

A question for the lawyers around here ? CincyDem Jun 2016 #2

I got my law degree from Law & Order PJMcK Jun 2016 #4

Law & Order? CincyDem Jun 2016 #17

But I got my secret agent decoder ring/bubble gum dispenser... PJMcK Jun 2016 #18

Damn bubba - now that's an undergraduate degree ya can be proud of ! n/t CincyDem Jun 2016 #19

I can top that - I'm Google University Law School Class of 2016. closeupready Jun 2016 #29

Oops. She disappeared. No joke. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #53

The evidence (AS WE KNOW) suggest she knew beforehand. joshcryer Jun 2016 #6

I agree. Life in prison. Let her rot. (nt) bigwillq Jun 2016 #7

Laws provide for prosecution and penalty -after the fact- HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #8

I know there were reasons, but I bet those FBI agents who Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #9

I have thought the same thing. methinks2 Jun 2016 #16

That's a good point. On the practical side....I have thought, OK Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #42

You make a good point and a bad one PJMcK Jun 2016 #40

You are right ! This is proven by the fact that they knowingly created Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #44

Doubtful she'll be prosecuted Mandos the Judge Jun 2016 #10

How about driving him to Pulse exboyfil Jun 2016 #12

Possible, but... Mandos the Judge Jun 2016 #15

forgot these from law school: treestar Jun 2016 #56

This was a federal crime but analogous exboyfil Jun 2016 #11

Accessory. Definitely. onecaliberal Jun 2016 #13

What would be the charges? treestar Jun 2016 #14

If you drive someone to a location so they can scope it out for a crime they intend to commit... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #24

There's a downside to prosecuting jberryhill Jun 2016 #30

Prosecutors could offer immunity in such a case of course, if they think the person has valuable PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #32

There are a lot of "facts" coming second-hand and whisper-down-the-lane jberryhill Jun 2016 #36

I agree; didn't the McDonald's shooter tell his wife treestar Jun 2016 #52

I'd ask a prosecutor treestar Jun 2016 #50

Back in 1984, James Huberty told his wife he was going hunt humans... tenderfoot Jun 2016 #20

However Dylann Roof, Igel Jun 2016 #22

True that Mandos the Judge Jun 2016 #23

Sounds like obstruction as well exboyfil Jun 2016 #28

So there was a charge in SC treestar Jun 2016 #55

but did she realize what he was actually going to do? treestar Jun 2016 #54

Doesn't he have a history of domestic abuse as well? TipTok Jun 2016 #21

Yes, at least with the first wife. hamsterjill Jun 2016 #59

There should be several life sentences for that. Her silence condemned families of those innocent BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #26

Maybe she didn't believe he would really do it LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #48

I'm not going to guess what she may or may not have believed. Fact remains, she should have BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #49

Seems there is 2naSalit Jun 2016 #27

Two problems with that 'logic'. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #31

You're right - spousal privilege is another issue treestar Jun 2016 #58

What about the child? librarylu Jun 2016 #33

What about him? Having a small child doesn't shield one from criminal charges. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #35

What happens to him librarylu Jun 2016 #38

The same thing that happens to the child of any criminal who is convicted. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #41

Would he go to the grandparents librarylu Jun 2016 #43

I don't know. That would be up to the courts. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #45

You have to be careful with MFM008 Jun 2016 #60

She might be charged as an accessory Warpy Jun 2016 #34

Hey, this torch is a rental! How long you want I should wait? jberryhill Jun 2016 #37

Yes librarylu Jun 2016 #46

They would have just said she was...take your pick: libdem4life Jun 2016 #39

It can be frustrating when we don't have enough people to blame to our satisfaction. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #47

Really? You think she'd have been fully aware of such a law SheilaT Jun 2016 #57

Yeah melman Jun 2016 #61