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Elizabeth Smart- Runaway or Kidnapped?

 

Brainwashing can take a short time to have an effect on a subject, however it takes months and sometimes years to undo the psychological damage that has occurred. Elizabeth was back to normal as soon as she saw her father. .
             Two Salt Lake Tribune reporters were fired after it became known that they had sold information to the Enquirer. The tabloid magazine reported that the Smart family was involved in a gay sex scandal and that there was porno material found throughout the home. The article alleged that this is what was to blame for Elizabeth's disappearance. The irony of this story is that the Tribune threatened legal actions against the Enquirer and they, in turn, demanded a retraction stating that the Trib had used "false and defamatory" statements in an article. The Smart family did all they could to recant the story that appeared in the July 2002 Enquirer. The Enquirer did offer an apology to the Smart family and printed a retraction. But, no lawsuit? Many celebreties have filed suits against the tabloids and won when the information was defaming, but the Smart's aren't going to file a lawsuit? Are they that pious that they can accept a simple thank you? I don't think so. I think that there was some truth to what was said or that they were afraid of something else getting out in the public so they decided to keep quiet. Their own spokesman said, "The Smart family is not a litigious family, but they will take action They are not going to sit idly by while their privacy is invaded and their good name is compromised." But they did just that.
             The Smart family spent their time waiting for Elizabeth to be found by having daily press conferences and fighting for the Amber Alert. This eludes to the question, "Was this whole thing staged so that Ed could realize political power and maybe cover-up the fact that his teenage daughter ranaway from their "safe" home?" For example, the day that he finally gets his daughter back, he holds a press conference to say that it is great to have her back but also slays a congressman for delaying the Amber bill.


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