Actually not.
And I am not one.
I am genuinely sad to see you, a substantial poster, attack Planigale, for whom I have enormous respect as a diverse and thoroughly educated contributor.
I note she acknowledged Maxwell is probably guilty, which is logically sufficient to return to the debate without this disgust thingy.
This debate is not about guilt, its about whether she should be granted bail or not.
IMO
1. She represents a danger to the public
This is especially so when it comes to young girls. Don't be taken in by the charming, attractive exterior. Beneath that facade is a scheming, calculating liar, and a heart of pure stone.
2. She is an extreme flight risk, and I mean really extreme.
Firstly, she has a proven track record of evading authorities, repeatedly evading subpoenas, and of leaving the US to do so.
Secondly, she has the means to escape the country. For all intents and purposes, Maxwell has unlimited resources, and an extensive network of very powerful people who would help her to escape.
Thirdly, she has the motive to escape the country, the charges she faces carry a potential sentence of 35 years - that is effectively a life sentence for a person of her age (59)
Fourthly, if she is allowed out on bail, that will give her the opportunity to escape the country. If you think that surveillance and an ankle bracelet will stop someone with her resources from escaping, you are very naive.
Fifthly, even if she does not escape the US straight away, she is very, very good at staying under the radar and living in such a way that will make her difficult to find. There are plenty of places where you can cross the Canadian-American border without being seen or detected.
* When they caught her in July last year, they had tracked her through cellphone use - she won't make that mistake again, it will be burner phones and contact through third parties if she gets out and goes on the run again.
Finally, the fact that she has supposedly offered to renounce her French citizenship means nothing - its just a blind that only a fool would fall for. She could easily do this, still leave the US on a private flight to France, and once she lands there, turn herself in to
Affaires Etrangeres and reapply for French citizenship. She would then be untouchable.
That fact that the prosecutors and the FBI have similar opinions to mine doesn't surprise me in the least.
*A few years ago, Some friends and I took a private boat trip across Lake Huron from Alpena MI to Penetang ON, a trip of about 260km. No-one questioned us when we arrived, or when we got back to Alpena a week later. We went from the US to Canada and back to the US totally undetected.
