Yup. Being a skank in the first degree.

Oh, I hate that woman. I'm glad of this. Fucking crazy-ass meth addict. I hope her son gets put in a good home.

But she has a rather interesting name. If only those circle under her eyes and awful hair would disappear.

Oh, and that criminal record.

I was really surprised that they found Fallon Tallent guilty. She seemed innocent to me.

I know I'm going to get flogged for this, but there is no way hell she should have been found guilty on 1st degree murder. They prosecution said that she had 2-4 seconds to premeditate the murder of the cops. I think that's a pretty short window of premeditation. 2nd degree murder? Hell yes.

She damned herself when she told her passenger, "Watch this." and swerved around the spikes. She then told the prosecutor that she wasn't going to let anyone stop her from getting to Nashville. Without any of that, people are horrified by cop killers, and so no jury would take that lightly.

The funny thing is that she and I share a home town. I looked online to see if she went to any of my schools. No records were given. She seriously looks like many of the people who live on my old street.

Pssh, what a cover up.

Sweetheart, I told you no one will begrudge you for taking Fallon to the prom all those years ago. I'm sure she was much hotter and not a drugged-up killer then. Just tell them. This here Features messageboard community is a very accepting one.

peace you bring up an interesting point. i've been wondering the same thing...and i think i may have to agree.

But i hope the bitch rots in prison for the rest of her life. The thing is, what is the first thing you think of when you see a car chase or maniacal driver? Probably something along the lines of... "Oh my god he/she is going to kill someone!" well guess what, tallent did. when you drive like a maniac for over 100 miles, chances are somebody is going to get hurt. And she knew this. so obviously she deserves everything she gets in prison (short of death).

But whether she premeditated the cops murder in cold blood is very debateable.

After the trial, question remains: Who, really, is Fallon Tallent?

I'll tell you who she is. She's the girl who stole my heart. She's the one who got away. ("As Time Goes By" begins gently playing) She's the one that a guy like me never forgets in a crazy world like this one. Of all the mid-state regions to kill cops with wreckless driving, why did she have to pick mine?? Why God, why?

i agree

if i were on that jury i would've stood my ground on not guilty. 1st degree murder was pushing it big time. i was actually pissed she was found guilty.

but what pisses me off even more now is the fact that munice's widow is now going after the city of knoxville saying it was all their fault. she's suing them for $40 million. i'm sorry she lost her husband who took on his job knowing what could happen to him on any given day of work, but now she's getting greedy. i hope she doesn't get a fucking dime.

OK, that's retarded. I can understand she's in grief, but like sina said....he's a fucking cop. If the city didn't give him a gun or bulletproof vest, that's a different story, but that's a hazard of the job. Sorry. It was his choice to be a cop, and common sense should have alerted the family to that threat.

I really hate how easy it is for people to sue for the dumbest shit.

I'm opposed to any of those money for loss of life cases. Perhaps the negligent police work that left Fallon Tallent on the street should be investigated (see the link to the article that TF pointed out), but a $40 mil suit is not the way to go about that.

Ya Da Da Da are you really opposed to ALL cases where a victim's family sues for damages over a wrongful death? For the record, although i haven't read the exact grounds for the lawsuit, I think this case is obviously ridiculous. However there are plenty that are warranted. What if your loved one dies during surgery and it comes out that the surgeon was under the influence of drugs and alcohol? What if your loved one dies while operating dangerous machinery in a factory that gives little or no training to its employees? what if your loved one dies while driving a car because the car just came out of the shop and the mechanic forgot readjust the brakes properly.....I could go on and on.

If i misunderstood you, disregard all of this :-)!

If this has happened to you call Luke Durham...

I don't see a dime until you see three dimes.

Litigation myth #1: You cannot sue for an accident in which you were not involved. FALSE! I have broken new ground in cases of Phantom Whiplash, Bystander Trauma, and Close Call Stress Disorder.

Remember, do you really want to go the rest of your life wondering "maybe I should have sued..."?

I hastily made a blanket statement that I should have put more thought into. Sorry.

The woman is pissed because the cops were chasing Tallent, but then quit chasing her after they had identified her. They were then going to just get a warrant and arrest her. If they caught her when they could have, would those cops be alive? Yes. Should the wife be entitled to 40 mil? I don't think so. It's sticky because yes they were cops, and they knew what kind of job they were getting into. But when something happens that could have been avoided, it's hard to just ignore the "what if?" factor.

It's the same thing that happened to Spider-Man.

my new thing is reading letters to the editor in the tennessean and this one appeared this past week:

To the Editor:

I read as a sign of the times the sad story Saturday about the widowed Ms. Rhonda Musice suing the Knoxville Police Dept for $40 million. (''Wife of Wilson slain deputy suing Knoxville police'')

It is sad that her husband gave his life in the line of duty. In my opinion, it is equally sad that a lawyer has convinced her to strike for lottery-like winnings.

I also see many other lawsuits resulting from these tragic and senseless deaths. What about suing the Tennessee Highway Patrol? They followed the chase for 150-plus miles? What about the six other counties that the chase led through?

Why not sue Mercedes-Benz? If Ms. Tallent had stolen a Kia instead of a Mercedes, that smaller car might not have been able to sustain the force of a quality built heavy Mercedes. Why not sue the state judicial system for allowing Ms. Tallent on the street in spite of her lengthy rap sheet?

Well, sadly I suppose that as long as we have an abundance of ''don't pay unless we collect'' lawyers, this will sadly fall back on taxpayers. I hate to be cold, but I wish now that I didn't send money to this widow's fund. But as the story says: ''It's not about the money.'' It never is.

Kevin Grimac

Nashville 37221