ya y or nay: Should Lisa Nowak's ankle bracelet be removed?

First of all, here's the story.

What do you think? Should they remove her ankle bracelet?

Normally, I would say no, because swimming, exercise and embaresment do not outweigh the risk of flight. However, this woman lived a beyond exemplary life before this incident. She is in the Navy where exercise and swimming are most likely a part of her required duties. As for embarassment, she is not a no one, she's a former astronaut and every time that buzzer goes off in public, it draws attention not only to her, but to all astronauts in a negative way. It seems like the Navy has pretty good tabs on her. She's not going anywhere anytime soon.

She's not Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton. She's served her country with honor for many years. She's been an excellent role model, mother, American and sailor for many years. For these reasons, I think she deserves a little leeway. After all, this was just a momentary lapse of insanity in an otherwise exemplary life.

As for the company giving out her whereabouts to reporters to advance their business, they deserve to loose their contract over that. Their job is to monitor her movements, not be a tool of the media.

Whatever she intended to do, she did not do. She did not kidnap anyone. She did not steal anything. What she did do is spray pepper spray in her romantic rival's face. The other woman drove away unimpeded and otherwise unharmed almost immediately after it happened.

It wasn't a nice thing to do, but I've heard of women doing a lot worse things to the other woman.

People can't be convinced of things they think about. Only things they actually do. The cops have really done her a disservice the way they have released information about the case in sort of a baised way. Like she didn't really wear an adult diaper the whole trip. When escaping from hurricane Katrina and stuck in traffic with few alternatives, she peed into her kid's pull up.

The Navy's been keeping tabs on people for over 200 years. I think they can handle her too. Other celebrities are not currently serving in the military.

As for her somehow acquiring the other woman's security badge, well, that woman was an officer (now kicked out of the Air Force for reasons unknown). She had the briefings. She knew the drill. She should have kept better tabs on her controlled items than she did. Her loose controlled of her badge put the whole country in jepardy. My pity for her over loosing her badge is zero. What if a terrorist or a member of a hostile foreign government had gotten that badge instead of a fellow military member? They would potentally have had access to all the secure areas she did. I would really like to know why she got kicked out of the Air Force. She's not the little sweetie she's trying to appear either.

The man not only got kicked out of NASA, he got kicked out of the Navy. The only on e in that trio still serving is Lisa Nowak. There's a lot more than to that story than we know.

Wo, Liz. You're the expert on everything from how to raise my kids to Lisa Nowak. I'm so lucky to know you.

This is about something else. I shouldn't have taken it here. But I'm really tired of LIz telling me what an awful mom I am. I felt the need to stand up for myself for once.

Liz, I know you think I am a terrible mom. I've heard you. You've been validated. Now go bother other people.