On 2008-03-15 01:10:19 -0400, "Zac" <please_post_replies@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
said:
> "Ruby Vee" <rubyvee3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:2008031421564316807-rubyvee3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> That Liz doesn't want Lucky to turn her in for hit and run. She knows
>> she hit *something*, she knows she ran. Whether or not she actually
>> hit Sam, she's guilty of hit and run. And she doesn't want Lucky to
>> turn in the paperwork for Jake's sake. That mean ole Sam will make
>> sure she's persecuted for hitting her, and poor lil Jake will lose "the
>> only family he's ever known." She tells all these lies, but it's
>> always for the sake of someone else: Lucky's precious recovery, or for
>> her poor little baby. It's never her fault. And how dare that Sam take
>> it out on her anyway? Sam's just LOOKING for an excuse to ruin Liz's
>> life.
>>
>> Nevermind that Liz's actions may have (for all she knows DID) just cost
>> Sam untold pain and suffering and her job!
>>
>> Excuse me, but shouldn't she have been thinking about that when she
>> made the decision to drive while impaired? When she made the decision
>> not to turn herself in after she found blood on her car? Somehow, I
>> don't think her argument would fly if Carly, for example, were offering
>> it as an excuse.
>>
>> Ruby
>
> I should know by now not to try to defend Elizabeth to the Liz-haters,
> but I can't stop myself.
>
> She wasn't impaired. She was over-tired and dozed off. Not an excuse,
> but an error in judgment that was at worst, negligent.
She'd taken pain killers and a sedative. That's impaired.
Furthermore, she KNEW she was impaired. She's a nurse.
> Everyone else was either grossly negligent or reckless. Nicholas was
> physically and mentally impaired and should never have taken the wheel.
> Carly was distracted by using her cell phone - she should "hang up and
> drive" - and let's not forget she knew she hit something too, and has
> done it before - to Elizabeth! (okay, that last part is not relevant
> here, but I feel about Carly pretty much the way you feel about
> Elizabeth - everything she does or says grates on my last nerve).
> Monica was impaired because she was drunk driving; and, in my opinion,
> she is the worst of the bunch because of the way she tried to cover it
> up - no surprise for a Q. At least Elizabeth and Nicholas have
> displayed consciences. There is a lot wrong with this whole scenario,
> but singling out Elizabeth seems biased to me. While Sam truly didn't
> deserve this, given all that she has done, I have a lot of trouble
> mustering up any sympathy for her.
Liz is the one who was manipulating the investigating officer into not
turning in the paperwork "For the sake of poor little Jake, who would
lose the only family he's ever known." Nik wasn't doing that, nor was
Monica or Carly.
>
> That being said, I agree that the "Jake" excuse is lame in this
> instance, and is getting over-used by Elizabeth, Jason, and Lucky.
>
> Zac
> -- who will probably regret opening his big mouth ;-)
Ruby
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