Family Vlogger Claims to Feel Remorse After Pleading Guilty | Ruby Franke Plea Deal Analysis
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- Опубліковано 20 гру 2023
- This video answers the question: Can I offer an update on the Ruby Franke case including her plea bargain?
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Initially, she blamed the children for their own abuse. She changed her story, as liars do. And she's feigning remorse, as criminals do.
The family photo. Smartly dressed. Impressive. Photogenic. Ideal. But scratch that clean exterior lurked all those dark demons, the shadow aspect to the Mormon respectability persona.
@@coweatsman Unfortunately, fact is no one ever really knows what goes on behind closed doors except the family and sometimes not even all family members know. This woman should get the max,
RF knew deep within himself that this was wrong. That's why he kept trying to escape. They didn't break him, even though they tried like hell. If he hadn't escaped, he and his sister were well on their way to a fate like Lori Vallow's children.
If my memory is correct, she even accused one of her children of abuse of their siblings during g her arraignment, so that he had to be separated from them while those claims were investigated. Evil.
Exactly. Like many criminals, she's a narcissist, behaving just like one.
People who TORTURE CHILDREN should not be allowed plea bargains! Ever. 🤬
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This is often done in favor of the victims. Because if there is no plea bargain this would mean the children have to go to court on the witness stand and relive the torture, and would probably delay the healing process, or even make the healing process way more difficult.
Fact!!!
Think about that suggestion rationally. If all people who "shouldn't be allowed a plea bargain" were so denied, beyond just child abusers but to all egregious offenders then the court system would drown.
Agreed!!!
It's HER fault. They're her kids. This is horrifying. She is only pleading guilty for herself. Despicable woman.
This
At least she should spend time behind bars not in a mansion
Her pleading guilty is to prevent her kids going on trail
@@marikiemarie7622I think it’s because her defense told her she would get more time if she went to trial.
@@TMTM584 maybe so.
She and her husband are both culpable. They both deserve prison for negligence, she deserves it for cruelty.
That man has a LOT to answer for. He is NOT innocent.
Yes
Her husband has to be a very weak minded person to just leave his children just because this nut Jody told him to What kind of person does that?
@@TheFakeyCakeMaker Agree wholeheartedly. I wonder why nothing seems to be being done with him?
@@bunnymad5049
LDS.......Doesn't abide by Government laws
Hands and feet handcuffed, laying on their stomach and then lifted off the ground by their handcuffs. Honey and cayenne pepper applied to the wounds on their wrists and ankles, bound over the top with duct tape, and handcuffs reapplied. Can you imagine the pain and suffering those children endured? It is disgusting
TW more abuse....Being deprived of food and water, forced to work out in 100°F conditions with no water, being forced to walk in those same conditions with no shoes or socks, probably soiling themselves and being punished for it, attempted drowning, attempted strangulation.
If RF hadn’t escaped the two children would have died.
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He is so brave
Ruby's saying, " I can't wait to drop them in the desert like hot potatoes," still upsets my stomach. Those precious children would never have survived. Russell was half-dead when he finally escaped. If you watched 8 Passengers, you know that Russell was the sweetest and most sensitive child of all the children. I don't know how it happened to Ruby, but I think Ruby was easy to brainwash. Jodi helped destroy several marriages in the LDS church and is creepy and dangerous.
She would have Lori Vallowed! Saying they were in a safe place. But their Dad would have never asked questions!
She is acting like she is a vulnerable child and Jodi manipulated her. She is a grown woman and had a choice every single moment of every day. She doesn't feel remorse for what she did, she feels sorrowful that her family's reputation is ruined, there's a difference
She seemed to be having a good time.
One must not underestimate the power of undue influence. People control what they do, based on what they think... but do not decide what they think.
@@zoazorusson She must be really weak, both mentally and emotionally.
@@zoazorusson I guess it's individual, but while we did get sucked into a cult church, they could not convince me to beat my children for literally just being children (new house with wide windowsills and the lads (6 & 8) found they could stand on the windowsills and pee out the window in the morning instead of going through the kitchen to get to the loo. We found a hilarious way to correct that, that didn't punish the lads at all. She argued they were naughty, I said they were not being naughty until they knew it wasn't the appropriate thing to do and were asked not to. I simply pointed out it was the same place they played with their Matchbox cars and they were so horrified, they never did again and cheerfully helped their dad pour hot water with dish soap over the area to get rid of the smell. lol. We eventually left as I asked too many questions.
She was also abusive along with her ghastly wet noodle husband BEFORE she even met J-beast!
she feels remorse because she got caught not for mistreating her children.
she pretends to feel remorse.
seeing the completely un-empathetic way Ruby doled out those disproportionate punishments, makes me think that deep down she always hated her children and wanted to hurt them. Jody just gave her license to do it.
There has to be some serious sadism going on with her. Normal moms hate seeing their children suffer even when it is necessary! All the moms I know that struggle when their kids are sore from braces or have a normal flu. This woman is sadistic and evil
I think you're right. I think that Ruby lived in a sub-culture that required women to be submissive and obedient. She felt disempowered. She had to have kids and be a housewife whether or not she wanted to. This caused resentment. She couldn't take it out on her husband, her church or her community but she could direct this anger towards her children. Some people will direct their anger not against those who've offended them but against those who are vulnerable.
@@NormanInAustralia i was thinking something along those lines too.
@@NormanInAustralia Totally agreed...Great insight!
why have 6 kids???? makes no sense.
The abuse was much worse than I realized before. She literally endangered their lives as well as causing extreme physical and emotional pain.
N.B. I wrote this at the beginning, before Dr. Grande made a similar comment.
If R hadn't escaped, I strongly suspect neither he nor E wouldn't be here today. Apparently he was in VERY rough shape, as can be heard from that phone call from the neighbour. Once he was gone they would have focused their torture or E to "finish" the job.
So much worse. I had no idea. I was in tears hearing her admission. I don't even want to know what Wasn't admitted to. She deserves a Long sentence. Jodi as well and I hope more people come forward against Jodi. She has more victims
sadly she never should have had kids.
Yeah it is attempted murder imo
In Rubys world, oxygen is a privilege.
And food and water. Willfully depriving children of food and water should be automatic prison time if it already isn't.
So then she doesn’t deserve it by her own standards!
after a lifetime of shenanigans, there's no way that person has remorse. she's only sorry she is now a criminal.
she has been a criminal all those years of abusing her children, it's just now she's been caught and is officially convicted.
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She’s sorry that now everyone in her LDS community found out what she really is …she only cared about her Mormon reputation
These two women are clearly monsters but what is happening to the father? Without his support and complicity, his children could not have been abused.
From what I understand, they were separated. Ruby had moved to be near Jodi, which was miles away from the father.
@@AndrewMurrell wow,. that is bizarre.
That was Jodi’s going. She convinced Ruby that her husband was the problem and he accepted that for some reason. That’s why I’d say Jodi is the bigger monster; she has a history of turning wives against husbands and using her ‘therapy’ to manipulate others.
The father tried to have the oldest daughter arrested after Ruby was arrested. She took some electronic devices from the home. She ended up returning them through the police department. I hope she kept a thumb drive of the contents of those devices as an insurance policy. IMO Kevin was complicit in this crime, and I am disappointed the Dr didn't mention Kevin in his summary.
I feel like Jodi has a problem with men, and enjoyed having Ruby living with her and having power over her. I’m not insinuating that it was a lesbian relationship, but it was a coercive relationship nonetheless.
Way to be there for your children DAD! He did nothing to stop all this horrific abuse
He engaged in it. Mocking his young son, taking his phone and reading private texts out loud for the WHOLE INTERNET. Because phones aren't allowed at the table. While Ruby recorded...on a cell phone. And that's only the start of it. They both deserve prison.
He was ok with punishments like removing the bed of their eldest for months, for exemple. There is video proof of this
He doesn't care. Him and Ruby make a great team.
I can't understand how someone can do something like this to a child, let alone her own child.
The worst part is she believed what she was doing was good
First of all, Ruby doesn’t seem to be mentally well. Secondly, she was under the influence of 2 cults: the LDS church, which has it’s own strange views on parenting, + the cult of Jodi Hilderbrandt. Jodi had already abused, manipulated and destroyed people during 15 years of ”counceling”. She was also counceling Ruby a long time before the two started their collaboration and probably inspired many of Ruby’s ideas. People can do terrible things when under the influence of a cult leader, look at Jim Jones or Manson’s family.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 Even so, one has to overwrite all the her/his human decency and parental instinct to do something like this. Mental illness explains some, but there has to be a deep lack of emphaty there.
The only reason that someone could be that mean to their kids would be a total lack of empathy. People like her are every dangerous if they have power over anyone, even their own children.
It’s sadism and narcism
This is a description of torture. I hope the Judge disciplines her appropriately.
She is acting: noted: carefully styled hair: flirting and smilling with the guard ("aren't I pretty") and a carefully staged non apology. You can hear her privately saying "I already apologized". My guess is that she has zero insight into what she has actually done to her children, but it's another opportunity to get her face in the media. Let's all remember that she profited from publicly (all over the country and beyond) defaming and villifying her children, and then using that as an excuse for sadism. She is every bit as narcissistic, lying, manipulating, and grandiosely indffiferent as VANDER ARK. NO DIFFERENT, except that her son finally escaped, otherwise he would also have perished.
It would be an abject travesty of justice if she doen't serve for decades given the extreme cruelty, coupled with this as a "business model".
Ruby is a step away from Lori Vallow and both a step away from the Mormon teachings. Deciding children and usually young girls are evil and having evil thoughts, regardless that they have done nothing wrong in real life, but in the twisted cult minds of Bishops, they are thinking about boys and m*sterbating and showing a thigh means God hates them.
I agree she is exactly the same kind of person as Vander Ark. As you say it's only that her actions didn't end up in the deaths of at least 2 of her children because Russell is a feisty kid who was determined to survive and escaped. He had already tried, been caught and punished. Thank goodness that he was still strong enough not to have been brainwashed. His sister was already weakened by the physical and emotional abuse. People aren't wrong when they say he is a real hero. I think he's a survivor who is going to put all this behind him.
@@feanorian21maglor38 had he not escaped, they would've probably starved to death at the very least. That or one of those two monsters would've killed him if they had caught him.
BEAUTIFULLY PUT!! I am praying that she and Jodi serve LIFE!!! LASTLY, my final prayer is that all those beautiful children are finally safe and are able to heal from this with the help of wonderful caring therapists carefully chosen for them!! Also, I sincerely hope that all these children also stay away from their so-called parents forever!!!
She’s not a victim of anyone, she made choices and decisions that others warned her against. As an adult, there are no excuses for what she perpetrated against her children. You’re only manipulated as much as you allow yourself to be.
As for Jodie, she’s evil.
she needs prison.
Honestly, whether her excuse is valid or not should be irrelevant. We all love to play judge to her character/morality, but in the end she committed a crime and should face the penalty for that crime.
Exactly. Meeting Jodi was like fire meeting gasoline. They reinforced each others abusive and narcissistic views. I believe Jodi made it worse but not because Ruby was manipulated. She was already abusive and so was Jodi. The abuse got worse because they both thrived off of it and each other. I think there’s a good chance that Ruby and Jodi both were probably manipulating other people who went to connections for “classes.” It’s a scary thought that they were teaching other parents how to parent.
include sinister & wicked
She's not just "an adult" - meaning legally an adult. She's a frickin' near-MIDDLE AGED woman who has been married and given birth to 6 children surrounded by affluence. She's been around the block more than once. Rubie IS evil, too.
I think she will deal with her incarceration (which I hope will be VERY long) by seeing herself as a martyr who is suffering due to her crusade against demons and evil. I don't believe her public contrition at all.
the other inmates will be out for her, child predator abusers are targeted in prisons.
Ruby Franke should be in prison at least until her youngest child is 18 years old, just to make sure she can never hurt one of her children directly, again. The damage she’s already given them will be hurting them for the rest of their lives.
I was saying the same thing except when they are 21. That will be 11 years. I’d be happy if it were even more.
Agreed!
I agree that should be the minimum. She should be punished beyond that for the level of abuse she inflicted on innocent children.
Agree with this. I had 30 years on my mind.
There seems to be a significant overlap between religiosity and mental illness
I definitely agree with that!
I think it's more that religion and mental illness are synergistic, which makes their intersection space a particularly evil and ugly place.
not true, only when these sickos are in a cult and take things to extreme is a religion a problem. her mormonism might have been part of issue but sounds like she was nuts and so was her therapist.
The correlation is the opposite. Research suggests those with mental health issues have lower depression rates, lessened anxiety, and lower suicide rates. The connection you see is because the media picks up on these cases. You can research this yourself.
Becoming more religious has only helped my mental health and relieved my anxiety and depression. The difference I believe, is in the quality and truth of the religion. Not all religions are created equal. You can't lump all religious people in together.
I saw each of the offenses that she pled guilty to. She is insane. She did this to her own children. She was abusing them for years on her channel. Jodi was not the cause of this. I hope that she gets 15 years for each charge and she deserves the treatment that she doled out to her children every day of her jail time. She is just remorceful because she got caught
Right! She was doing this long ago!
The craziest part is, shes been doing this and allowing herself to be so public. Having a youtube channel and having alp those calls made on her in the past. That's a vile human. It's like she wanted to torture kids so bad she didn't even car see was in the public eye.
Jodi according to Shari has been in since Shari was in 10th grade.
Ruby and Jodi are twin flames, 2 psychopaths who found each other.
They also had a sexual view on many things, weird things. Ruby’s daughter lined up her stuffed animals on her bed, got in big trouble and punished Rubys way. Bc lining them up has a sexual nature Ruby said. Imo this goes deeper then just physical/mental abuse. She deserves the 60 years 100%. But she’s playing the pity me angle thinking she’ll get probation. Or very low yrs for turning on Jodi the other pig
hot take: anyone who watched Ruby shaking and crying in rage over her childrens' school not allowing her to *_starve her 5yo daughter for an entire day_* as punishment for not packing their own lunch and didn't see this coming is stupid
That shit was crazy…
@@kristindeltoro1948 welp, this is what happens when you pay a nice camera-friendly white family bajillions of dollars for years and years to physically, mentally and emotionally torture their children (y'know, like Jesus would have done) for the entertainment of millions of UA-cam subscribers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That's not the same video.
She was crying and shaking in rage because of some song that she disapproved of that her daughter Julie's class was doing. Low by flo Rida. But all the dirty bits were cut out..
As a teacher I can tell you, that in my state at least, we would not be allowed to deny a child lunch , no matter what the parents said. We aren't allowed to do that and are mandated reporters, so someone at the school should've made a phone call
Right! A lot of us long time watchers knew she was an evil, horrible "mother".
When I saw her on her channel she was always smirking and laughing when she described the punishments she doled out to her children. I can't help but think she liked doing it somewhat. She found another sadist who was able to rationalize her twisted urges and take them to the next level.
In her posted video, Ruby seemed like she truly enjoyed not bringing a lunch to her 6 year old child. Her haughty, superior attitude tells it all. That is the TRUE Ruby
And dad Kevin never went to check on the kids or visit them in the year after he left Ruby? He had to have known she was abusing them, yet left them with her? That is NOT what a loving father does!!!!!
And he wanted the daughter arrested for getting evidence and making sure the mom couldn't leave the country. He is not on the children's side at all.
I've worked in adolescent treatment for years, I've seen good & bad parents and programs. The worst parents are those who seek for their own glory (egotism)
I think she's an idiot for saying her son started watching porn at age 3. Most children at that age cannot even spell let alone look up pornography,unless it was an accident,which any good parent monitors what their young children are watching online ,so it didn't make him look bad it made her look even more irresponsible.
Ruby's definition of porn is apparently anything she didn't approve. A music video that in her head had provocative lyrics she classified it as porn.
She is so detached from her children and reality she isn't aware of how ridiculous that sounds. Even IF her son did that it would still be her fault. How did he get access to it? Where did he learn about it?
If there was evil and demonic possession, it appears Jody and Ruby held the monopoly on these two aspects in this case.
This was an extremely dangerous situation for those children. I believe they would’ve been killed if the boy had not escaped. 😢
I tend to think that Ruby's behavior has more to do with her upbringing than anyone is mentioning. I knew her mother as well as her grandparents. I think raising children was a chore to all of them. As soon as any of the children within these families were 18, they left the home and never returned. Makes me think that abuse was happening throughout at least three generations.
You may very likely be right.
Most kids do learn their parenting skills (or total lack) from their family of origin. And some sects' beliefs aren't Christ like. Some people really shouldn't have kids at all.
I think some of it is LDS beliefs can be taken to the extreme easily and the people feel like they're just doing what their faith tells them. There have been enough recent cases of families in LDS imploding to see the system is broken. And these are just the ones we know about
There was an aunt or other family member who suggested in plain terms that the abuse was inner-generational.
A few in her family have already spoken out mentioning that Ruby experienced the same when she was a kid . Her parents were often there when she punished the kids and never said a word to her…they supported her. My mom would have taken my kids and never spoken to me again if I treated her grandkids like this.The fact that she felt comfortable mistreating her kids in front of her parents speaks volumes
I miss hearing the acronym “OCEAN,” meaning, openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, from Dr, Grande.
evil. it’s torture. poor babies. this is way way worse than what i thought she would end up confessing to
Moms: "Make sure to wear sunscreen and drink water" Ruby: "Go outside and burn for hours and No water for an undefined reason"
Heat stroke builds character 🙄
I shudder to imagine the psychological trauma and possible long-term damage she has inflicted upon her children.
Incidentally,. the long and repeated exposure to sunlight resulting in sunburn on numerous occasions has given her children a significantly higher risk of developing skin cancer later in life. The kids could be in their 40s or 50s before they see the repercussions of their "mother's" actions
It's just amazing how one can reset their morale compass when one gets caught doing horrendous acts of abuse!
I don’t like the idea she was under the influence of cult think as though that absolves her. Had she not experienced consequences, she would not be experiencing remorse.
She was in a cult before even meeting Jodi. LDS is a kooky cult.
Did you see the footage of the traffic stop? This happened a few days before her arrest. She was all nervous with the cop and would only speak to him through a window crack. She was so out of control and it was NOT all Hidlebrandt's fault.
That is the way Jodi works. She takes over the families, separates the parents, and gives corporal punishment to the children making them believe they are innately evil and must repent. She did the same to her niece and to a young couple recommended her by their bishop one of which was a boyscout abuse whistle-blower who talks about her doing the same thing to him and his ex wife. She is totally evil and underhanded
I don’t think even with these consequences she feels any remorse (other than allowing her son to escape).
Where was the father in all of this? Did he not know what was going on with his children?
I asked this too!!!!!
Jodi is evil, As are Ruby and Kevin. Her behavior may have escalated with Jodi, but she and Kevin were abusing their children way before Jodi came along. I can only pray these children are safe, doing well, in a home where they are being treated like children should be, and being treated by some good therapist.
Yea - what about Kevin? We don't hear anything about his involvement.
@@donnalaudel8247he will duck legal responsibility and feign innocence and blame it all on the wife but he’s just as culpable. He failed to protect his own children. What a POS
Kevin is a dangerous nutt just like his ex-wife.
Perhaps the abuse stems from her husband like it is often the case with LDS church. She's just taking one for the team. Women have been groomed to do worst.
@@donnalaudel8247 im curious about kevin too. i cant imagine he had no idea at all something sinister was happening there.
Just to think she wont have that cute house to wake up in, no nice bubble bath. No dressing cute for the camera while getting groceries. This is so satisfying to know.
Good analysis! I really hope the judge does not buy into her fake remorse and reformation and puts her behind bars for a few decades! That’s what she deserves! Her family is destroyed and her children will have to deal with this trauma for a very long time, if not for a lifetime.
The fact that she forced him to stand in the desert sun shoeless for days is unforgivable.
As a child, my brother unintentionally got 2nd degree sunburns on his fair skin. The way he screamed in pain from the blisters haunts my memory.
She’s evil. No one influenced her beyond what her upbringing, social norms, and common sense told her was acceptable. The way she treated her children- including embarrassing them on the internet for the consumption of strangers- was appalling. IMO, there’s really only one way to deal with her, and it would be quick ans cost effective, but that won’t happen.
60 years sounds good! Thank you Dr. Grande for this update!
No excuses are acceptable
I had never heard of her until that poor kid escaped and she was arrested. But from the extracts I have seen , she has always taken pleasure in making her children's life one of misery and absolute fiat. Things took a new, even more extreme turn after she met Hildebrandt , but there is no denying that she had already started the daily abusing she called " education" . I feel sick every time I see her.
Not true, Ruby was abusive way before meeting Jodi.
Exactly, wonder why the husband has a free pass
Yes, but to a much lesser degree. The torture methods used on the poor children came straight from Jodi’s play book (starvation, shaming, inhuman labor, duck tape etc.)
@@wilhelmhagberg4897 Yes but she cant say she was a good mom, and then Jodi brainwashed her. She was torturing her children before Jodi, and then Jodi joined and made it worse.
We know that Jodi was around behind the scenes for at least 5 years.
Shari said on a podcast that her family officially joined connections when she was 14 or 15. She’s 20 now.
She may have been around longer than that before they officially joined
I grew up LDS (Mormon). It's played a big role in this. 'Jodi was hiding in plain sight.' I think you nailed this entire analysis. Very well said! I think Ruby was a sadist. She seemed to delight in the suffering of her children on her UA-cam channel.
What else can i say?
You said it all!
Ruby knew exactly what she was doing!
She enjoyed doing horrible things to her children. Jody just gave her encouragement. They are truly a match made in hell.
She feels remorse for having been caught. Those children would still be suffering horribly if her brave son had not sought help.
Sociopaths do not have remorse.
I think one is a psychopath and the mother a narcissist
I really, really hope she gets "prison justice" and is treated just as well as she treated her own flesh and blood.
Ruby deserves 60 years. Period. Kevin deserves time for neglect at the absolute minimum.
There isn't a person or a religion on earth that could cause me to hurt my children. She did that day in and day out- consciously the whole time. So, no. Not forgiven.
what is so sick is she kept having babies.
I think people like her or the Turpin family like having people they can dominate and torment for their own pleasure and gratification. Hence, the multiple children.
Ruby Franke is a student of the Lori Vallow school of Maternal Love.
Her Defence is a load of BS, because she was abusing her children BEFORE Jodi Hildebrandt came into her life. Russel & Evie,.together with their siblings, are so lucky that they were saved before they met a similar fate to JJ & Tylee Vallow. This absolutely breaks my heart for them 💔😢💕
Where the heck was the husband and father during all of this?
Don’t understand how she was not charged with attempted murder
She said on her channel that she never wanted the last two kids, and was done after the first four. Her husband pressured her into two more. She never bonded with the little ones, especially her youngest, the girl, to whom she was especially cruel throughout the the life of her channel. It's not surprising that these are the two she targeted for abuse. They are the ones who, in her mind, kept her life from being perfect.
I hope she gets the maximum. She did the acts and at no time sought help. She is a monster!!!
She should get life in prison…those poor kids 🙏🏾
Two evil and possessed kids? Don't we already know that? Sounds like a remake of Vallow/Daybell. Luckily with a different outcome.
There's not a person on this planet, family, friend or other that could or would EVER manipulate or convince me under ANY circumstance to hurt my child...RF is not and has never been a victim...Her children are the only victims here...But it wouldn't be like her if she didnt play the "Poor Me" card...She deserves the maximum penalty for her actions in subjecting her children to not only physical abuse but a lifetime of emotional scars that may never heal...😢
She also admitted to RF being hog tied with handcuffs until it dug into his muscle and then just put duct tape over it
Ruby was abusing those kids long before meeting Jody.
I agree, I think she sought out someone to justify what she was doing and wanted "permission" to go further.
She is just remorseful that she was caught.
What a truly horrible person! Hopefully she will have a very long and unhappy time in jail! I think the only evil people in this case are the two that got arrested!
Actually, she will probably do fairly well in prison. The structure will be a relief for her and she will meet many people she has a lot in common with.
Wow what a wicked woman.. if a man did this I doubt he would be getting any sort of plea deal.. crazy
I'm all for rules boundaries and discipline but the SECOND I hear about withholding food, punishments that are too harsh and talk of "needing to repent" right there you know something is weird and needs looking into.
Well where was her husband in all this? His job as a father was to protect his children.
Men get plea deals all the time! It has absolutely nothing to do with being nice to the criminal . It's done to save the state the cost of a trial . They still get jail time .
There's a lot of Judy out there getting away with abuse on a daily basis because violence is only done by men. The justice system is made for woman and is run by woman. Very sad society we are living in.
You mean like the man who is their father and is escaping all accountability so far?
I don’t want to hear any nonsense from Ruby about ,” her being manipulated by Jodi “ for what she did and allowed to happen to HER children!!!! Ridiculous!!! The only thing she’s sorry for is getting caught!!!
Deserves 10 extra years on top of whatever the judge was going to give just for making that statement. "Personal responsibility," huh?
Why so? If Jodi is indeed a manipulative cult leader, and also asserts power from being a highly acclaimed councelor backed by the church and society, there is reason to believe Ruby was manipulated . This wouldn’t free her from guilt but absolutely lessen her guilt.
I have to wonder what the father was doing while this despicable abuse was going on. Great analysis Dr Grande, as always! Happy Holidays!
a mistress or a rent boy comes to mind
@@yankeecitygirl He claims to have had a chaperone. 🤔
Jodi had convinced both him and Ruby that he was the problem and should go away. At best, he’s extremely gullible.
@@esteemedmortal5917And stupid. Kevin has got to be the biggest dummy here
If he'd called the police on her there's a good chance he'd be the one to get locked up, if he tried to take the kids and run away you'd call him a kidnapper AND he'd be in prison, if he even dared to try and stop her physically you'd all be on here calling him any name you could think of, oh AND he'd be in prison. The one thing you refuse to do even consider is that perhaps he removed himself from the situation and then went to the authorities which was probably the best way he could get his kids out of the situation.
Where was the father???
Ruby and Jodi were each on their own bad enough, but together they reinforced every dark trait and thought. And with the support of each other they were able to discount any words of criticism and continue with their strict, authoritarian approach with an “It’s my way of the highway” mindset. They were both so comfortable thinking that they knew best and that was based on nothing but their own egos.
Family vlogs prove there is a segment of the population that will literally watch anything. It's actually kind of creepy so many people would want to broadcast so much of their private family life to an audience.
She and Kevin were mentally and emotionally abusive way before Jodie. She sorry she was caught, nothing else. What they did to me the children was so horrible and short of causing de@th.
Surprised she didn't say her kids were zombies.
Her atty probably told her not to talk about the zombies at court
When asked why she treated her kids that way, she reportedly said “it’s not Schabusiness”
Lol
A volatile combination and a terrible situation. Thank heavens the kids are free of her. And thank you, as always, Dr. Grande.
Ruby Frank is no pious woman. She only quit her channel to save what little reputation she had left, not to dedicate her focus elsewhere. A lot of people online were starting to raise the alarm.
Her next move was with a smaller, more niche audience with Jody. If she could’ve kept uploading without criticism or worry of getting in trouble, she would’ve. Money was still a large reason for her channel. Money and vanity.
At the rate of abuse inflicted on the kids if Ruby hadn't been caught when she was I think there definitely would have been at least one dead child because of her
Ruby was using comparable punishments long before she met Jodi and they were both monetizing their on line influence.
THANK YOU! for being so sane in this crazy mixed up fiasco where so many people are lying outright, trying to cover up for this terrible person (Ruby) & her dirty deeds. Ruby is definitely in a class of her own & Jodi also. Two monsters met & created more trouble together, that's all.
I hope the prosecutors know that they need to protect those kids from their abusive mother.
She's only remorseful that she got caught, not for the horror she put the children through.
Where was her husband??? Why isn't he mentioned at all??
After listening to some interviews on the “Mormon Stories Podcast” (some of which were taken down because the podcast was threatened with lawsuit), one with Jodi Hildebrandt’s own niece, I am convinced that there is a strong possibility that Jodi Hildebrandt had a history of abusing her position and authority in such a way that she systematically separates families and brainwashes some people. Not to absolve Ruby Franke of her own guilt or responsibility in these heinous crimes. But there is a deeper story connected to what happens whenever highly religious people are told to trust other people who are given a lot of authority within their religion.
A very good point. People who are deeply involved in superstitious religion are much more vulnerable to control and any kind of manipulations.
Amen to that, brother!
Many religions are light on spirituality & heavy on control, authority, guilt, punishment & brainwashing
Mind blowing the number of people who find it difficult to respect themselves & others, even with the supposed help & guidance of corporate religions
I’ve always wondered if Ruby was a victim of abuse when she was growing up. It was almost like she was taking it out on her children.
Whether she was or not, it should be neither a reason, nor an excuse, to justify what she did. The evil she inflicted on her helpless children will affect them for the rest of their lives. Sometimes people are just born evil.
I don't think there's anything wrong with being curious about a person's past but I agree, we need to quit allowing it to factor in for leniency.
I sincerely hope the sentencing judge takes into account the long-term harm to the children such as potentially developing skin cancer from being exposed to UV, malnutrition due to the lack of meals impacting their health, educational disadvantage due to her type of home schooling, long-term trauma etc. And, could someone hold the father accountable for what HE did or allowed to happen to his children.
Can you imagine the damage thats been been done to these children ,how are they going to Copen adulthood they’re going to need a lot of therapy.
After watching Ruby refuse to take lunch to her six year old, I don't think she needed much incouragement, to seriously abuse her children.
I would really like to see a video about this father. I'm not sure there is enough information about him in the public but it would make for an interesting analysis about the family and especially about this couples dynamic.
Has anyone had the thought these two might be more than business partners?
Yes!!! I suspected that since I first heard about this case
oh for sure!
Where was the dad when all of this was going on?!
Agreed, he was either a bystander or participant. There was no way he had no responsibility.
He was right there happily participating!
Jodi convinced him and Ruby that he was the problem, hence the separation
She was abusing her kids before Jodi.
This is just like the last “mother” you covered who murdered her son. There’s a special place in hell for these monsters
The fact she touts the deletion of her UA-cam channel as saving/protecting is wacky, to say the least...
Excellently insightful. Hoping justice will be served. Hoping the father does not get custody of those children.
I was aware of Ruby Franke's crimes but homeopathic remedies? I hope the judge throws the book at her.
It's worse than that. The police found honey and cayenne pepper with some bandages. Evidently, rubbing cayenne pepper into OPEN WOUNDS was their idea of homeopathic remedy. Nowhere will you find advice to put cayenne into broken skin, this homeopathic remedy is designed for external use only. Can you imagine what it felt like to have cayenne put into an open wound? That was extreme torture. Worse than half of what she confessed to. It would have created an insane burning sensation that would go on and on. I'm sure it felt like an eternity. These poor kids. They've been through unspeakable torture. I hope they can get good help and a loving home. This will be with them forever.
Oh my.. This lady is insane. Thanks Dr.Grande.
She is evil, her action didn’t start when she met Jody it was simmering while she was releasing her 8 passenger’s videos. I hope she stays in prison until her children are grown up and she can’t have any influence.
Charges of attempted murder should have been added. The apology is not genuine, The proper outcome is life in prison.