5.09.2005

Runaway Bride's Sticky Fingers

Offered for your amusement - at least, for those who keep coming here to find info about Jennifer Wilbanks, the so-called runaway bride: It turns out Jennifer's had a number of run-ins with the law, notably 2-3 or more shoplifting convictions in the late 1990s.

Of course, one might assume that if she comes from a family that can pay for an extremely lavish wedding at one of the Atlanta area's poshest country clubs featuring more than 600 guests and nearly 30 bridesmaids and groomsmen, she could pay for her owned damned purchases.

Now, I suspect that many people who've been stopped for shoplifting didn't actually have larceny in their heart. But you've also got to wonder how many times she engaged in this behavior to actually be picked up three different times (or more) for it. Many stores are eager to work out deals, especially for well-heeled customers who tend to actually buy from them beyond what they lift, so that prosecution does not occur.

But eh? What's the news that this woman's priorities - and head - aren't screwed on any too straight? This is a woman with no conscience and little ability to see beyond herself. Be happy, I suppose, that she's limited her nefarious activities to shoplifting, abusing her family and friends, and filing false police reports.