post two

This week for outside reading, I read an article called "Fugitive Mom: 14 years on the run are over for Minnesota woman." This article is about a mom who took her kids and left the country for 14 years, and just recently returned. The woman, Holly Collins, will not go to jail for this crime. Holly and her husband got a divorce in 1990 and her husband, Mark Collins, received full custody. He had claimed that Holly suffered mental problems and she was only allowed to visit under supervision. Holly had claimed that her ex- husband had abused the children, and that's why they fled. In 1994 the two children met their mother at a local video store. The three left together and never came back. Holly said that her children were in danger and she would do whatever she needed to do in order to protect them. The next day charges were pressed against Holly for violating custody rights. Although Mark denies ever abusing his children, they say they are so grateful that their mother got them out of there in time. One key quote is: "Everyone has to figure out what's best for their kids, but if a mother believes your kids are in danger, you do anything to protect them. You have to figure out what that is, and for me it was running with them, it's the best thing I ever did," Collins said after her guilty plea. Holly says this when she's explaining why she left with the children. I think this is true because the most important thing is for them to be safe. Overall it's a good thing Holly left with her children because she was able to keep her children safe from their father, and she doesn't have to face any jail time. This article is from http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=525262&catid=2. And i couldn't find the name of the author.