Elizabeth Smart says she'll never ask "stupid questions" that fault abuse victims

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Elizabeth Smart says she believes Wanda Barzee being released from prison is still a "danger." The now 30-year-old was abducted in 2002 by Brian David Mitchell and Barzee. They held Smart captive for nine months before they were captured and convicted. Barzee is set to be released from prison today. Only on "CBS This Morning," Smart spoke to Gayle King about Barzee's release.
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@angelicavaldez2613 5 лет назад

“She may have birthed 6 children but she certainly was no mother” I love how she said that !!!

@LaraCroftEyes1 5 лет назад

What is that supposed to mean?

@Stormy_Cloud 5 лет назад

@@LaraCroftEyes1 no mother in any part of this world would treat an innocent child like that

@LaraCroftEyes1 5 лет назад

How did Elizabeth mother treat her?

@rainbowgirlism 5 лет назад

@@LaraCroftEyes1 Good. She had good parents.

@LaraCroftEyes1 5 лет назад

Exactly Elizabeth has good parents

@charliehier8865 6 лет назад

They need to put Wanda back in jail.

@beckgood4064 6 лет назад

Amen!!

@brandybrantner5332 5 лет назад

Charlie Möller right that woman shud not be free

@audrey7025 5 лет назад

The only problem is Double Jeopardy, in the constitution no person can be sentenced to the same crime twice. But i 100% agree that she was a terrible human and should have spent more time in jail

@AllThePeppermint 5 лет назад

Audrey P., I would venture a guess that the poster meant she never should have been released. Smart was robbed of so much by being kidnapped, raped, and tortured for 9 months.

@madisonbarrett6013 5 лет назад

See that’s where the problem lies. Because of our justice system, Someone cannot be charged twice for the same crime twice so she cannot be tried again

@butterfliesinreverse 5 лет назад

i just watched the lifetime movie of her story, when she narrates, she talks as if she has spent the entire time defending herself to everyone. Its not right for anyone to blame her or make her feel like she has done anything wrong. That's just SO not right. she is strong, she is smart, she is a survivor and she is a brave person. *Edit* ~ I put WAS smart. but meant IS smart. :)

@yuzu-ade 5 лет назад

butterfliesinreverse same lol

@aliyahjames2454 5 лет назад

butterfliesinreverse, Agree, but was or is smart.

@firstnoodle1401 5 лет назад

@@yuzu-ade how is it lol

@ceciraegagnon1901 5 лет назад

First Noodle the lifetime movie is AMAZING

@Mr1982bigman 5 лет назад

I didn't know people blamed her. How dare they

@ilovepinkroses5167 6 лет назад

Blame the perpetrators NOT the victim. Truer words were never spoken. It's NEVER the victims fault.

@lilygracesings135 5 лет назад

i agree especially when it comes to rape. of men or women

@exist_much5625 5 лет назад

@@lilygracesings135 Thanks for including men in this. I don't mean to sound like I'm a male buzzfeed feminist, but thanks for acknowledging that it can happen to both genders.

@IAmHoTSHoTzz 5 лет назад

You know these crimes that the perpetrators had committed ultimately aren't their fault, right? Violent crimes such as this are always committed because they were either abused themselves in some form or another. There's no such thing as free will. It sure is easier to think that someone's responsible for all of it, but that surely doesn't make us a better people. Before anyone starts jumping on me. I'm not defending rape. I'm simply suggesting that hating anyone isn't fair.

@jennifermarie3158 4 года назад

@@IAmHoTSHoTzz Yes you are defending rape, and it's disgusting. (If you don't want people to "jump on you" for your messed up comment, maybe consider not posting it.) A large part of the population (including myself) had a bad childhood or faced abuse growing up. Yet most of us don't turn around and rape someone or ruin someone else's life. There will always be some excuse to hurt another human, if you look for it. But anyone who criminally hurts or rapes another is completely at fault and should be punished accordingly. Also, until you've been raped yourself, don't tell rape victims that their "hateful feelings" are unfair.

@michelejoubert1649 4 года назад

T.y.

@Yahahavah 5 лет назад

15 years in prison...that's all? Yet, a marijuana dealer gets 25 years to life.....

@paulstevens3723 4 года назад

in england the penalty for marijuana is a telling of dont even get a fine no way you looking at 25 to life for that

@kayumochi 4 года назад

@@paulstevens3723 "Three Strikes and You're Out" was once the rage among American politicians and those laws DID give sentences lengthy sentences for cannabis offences.

@vickykrug7499 3 года назад

she only served 8 years of the 15 year sentence

@sheri4673 3 года назад

@@paulstevens3723 Different in the US. The mobsters that run this country found a way to profit off of incarcerating people as well as use "harsh" sentences to make themselves look "tough on crime" to the American voter, meanwhile, it is our own CIA bringing drugs into the country. This kind of corruption is what drives the sentencing decisions - nothing to do with "justice" or "rehabilitation". It's a money making industry here.

@flyingchimp12 3 года назад

a marijuana dealer does not get 25 to life... a drug kingpin yea, the neighborhood dealer, no. Sick of this lie

@guesswho111 6 лет назад

Barzee should never be released

@RealWomenRealStories 6 лет назад

Great strong woman. Love her

@kimberlydiaz4991 5 лет назад

Real Women Real Stories Pl

@Ada-tv7zl 5 лет назад

And courageous and smart and kind. The list goes on. I wish her all the best!

@kathymoriarty1441 3 года назад

@@Ada-tv7zl I would have to agree, I hope and pray that more missing children would be found alive and reunited with their families.

@kathymoriarty1441 3 года назад

I hope and pray that more missing children would be found alive.

@Jvljvljvl 6 лет назад

What an incredible and inspiring woman. She is the perfect example of not letting abuse and tragedy define you as a person and not perpetuating that abuse to others.

@krissy7342 5 лет назад

James Volk Umm..it is now in the DSM that drug addiction, alcoholism Is a mental disorder, not a moral judgement. Nice try, though!

@amandasmith3504 5 лет назад

@@krissy7342 like we care what the d s m says? Who writes that manual? Academic leftists. What do they want? To pretend that there is no good or evil. That choice isn't part of it. You know the risk of putting the bottle to your lips or smoking or shooting up. You play with fire and you (and often society) pays that price. Yes we all react differently to substances, therefore you do it, you gamble. Learn to think for yourself. Don't have blind faith in acadademia and the govt.

@tenishajamrnjhes4704 5 лет назад

This story touch my heart and I love the way she was real strong

@aprilrenee_1 4 года назад

I cannot get enough of Elizabeth Smart's interviews simply because her resilience is clearly miracle. Her mother gave her the best advice, she said, (paraphrasing), "you've given enough to this man, do not allow him to take anymore of you." Beautiful. Wise. Phenomenal.

@staytuned4359 6 лет назад

Elizabeth Smart AF

@apatheticpanda182 5 лет назад

Lol

@cheyennekohler1062 5 лет назад

Lol 😂

@Fouloul. 5 лет назад

"It shouldn't happen if I was an innocent 14 year old girl in her house or working in the corner"!

@Fouloul. 3 года назад

@Anna Johansson Still, it should not happen ANYWHERE! Nobody said it won't, but it should certainly not. Nobody is living in utopia here, you're justifying the evil by the victims behavior. For example, statistically, the majority of sexual assaults in the world happen in the family circle! Plus, you seem to ignore the fact that people don't chose to work in the corner!

@Fouloul. 3 года назад

@Anna Johansson Her case is the proof that even the homes aren't safe. Which means a better education and a proper response (education, justice…) to abductions and sexual assaults has to be put in place. No one is saying go around and endanger yourself, what she's saying is no place is safe when they all should be.

@esem1367 5 лет назад

Goodness Elizabeth is the epitome of strong woman

@AnnieAdelia 4 года назад

She is so eloquent and speaks so clearly on the topic. Her points about her kidnapper not being a mother and her own potential misgivings about other survivors had she not been in the situation were earth shattering to me. Excellent point about being in your bed or being on the corner. No one deserves it no matter what.

@lillianwarren4182 6 лет назад

All abuse survivors, if they speak out, will encounter the ignorance of this world. Further traumatized, the survivor gets the message that silence is safety. Times up for blaming crime victims for the actions of criminal minds. Stupid questions and remarks will be ignored.

@revengeacademy 5 лет назад

The way Elizabeth speaks, her cadence and everything about how she speaks is borderline angelic. The sound of it is lovely

@222araa 5 лет назад

Wanda should have got more than freaking 15 years

@IsraelCountryCube 3 года назад

do you really believe that? do something about it cause I doubt you care words arent enough for me anymore

@222araa 3 года назад

@@IsraelCountryCube what are you talking about? Of course she should have gotten more than 15 years, there’s no question in that.

@TraumaTalk 6 лет назад

It is so true that before you experience trauma, it is so easy to ask those blaming questions...they are such incredibly stupid questions. I'm so glad she is speaking out. She really is an amazing woman. It breaks my heart that one of her attackers, kidnappers, and abusers is getting out early - what an effed up society we live in.

@fredthehorse 5 лет назад

I love her for saying the circumstances shouldn't matter, that something like what happened to her shouldn't happen to anyone, no matter if it's a 14-year-old girl or a woman working the street corner. society still puts too much blame on anyone but the people responsible, especially the VICTIM.

@-pippa-4124 5 лет назад

Write an apology? These aren’t little kids haven’t a fight in the playground

@Star3marie304 6 лет назад

I love you Elizabeth. Thank you for inspiring and helping other victims.

@angelaaltintas863 4 года назад

They should never see the outside of a prison.

@nancyduncan6594 6 лет назад

I remember this story so long and was really happy when someone had recognized her. She is an amazing women.

@falsehoodbasher7240 4 года назад

She’s NOT a “women”

@karahlittle2964 5 лет назад

what a strong woman. i love her.

@IsraelCountryCube 3 года назад

yeah she is i actually dont see anything wrong with her shes not equally strong to men but shes strong I have no real definition just comparison which is good

@---mb6vw 4 года назад

Miss/Mrs Smart. You made yourself a really smart, brilliant person. You made it. You beat the evil. YOU beat the evil. The evil can be concered. Bless you.

@Lovesongs-Deathdance 3 года назад

Well said! ❤️ "You made it. You beat the evil." 👍👍

@kristinelizabeth9309 4 года назад

Elizabeth is a sweet sweet angel. She is purely a good person so loving and beautiful and I love seeing her married with her children she is a beautiful woman and mother . Elizabeth is an incredibly strong woman and I rly enjoy seeing her happy now and she got her happily ever after like she always dreamed of ❤❤❤❤❤

@Lovesongs-Deathdance 3 года назад

❤️ YOU, unlike some people in the comments, seem to be a good, sweet person too! With EMPATHY 💞

@Stormy_Cloud 5 лет назад

Barzee was equally as guilty and responsible for the same exact actions that Brian Mitchell did. Wanda Barzee should have received the same exact time in prison as Brian Mitchell.

@IsraelCountryCube 3 года назад

its because they didnt do hte same actions but eheaeaegawege

@Homegirl54 4 года назад

We love you Elizabeth! You are amazing and deserve the best in life ❤️

@kynslieb1306 5 лет назад

Wow... the power of family. I have no family or friends or boyfriend. My life has been painful. I’m more emotionally damaged then she is it’s so great how others can give you strength.

@samanthasmith4038 3 года назад

I’m so very sorry for your struggles and pain

@Dachdogoriginal 5 лет назад

She's a very inspirational person. Very strong. She sets a good example that despite tragedy, you have to fight to regain your life. I'm sorry she has to know that that monster is out there.

@fousies 5 лет назад

I adore her. I wish her all the happiness in the world.

@blairwaldorf-bass8180 5 лет назад

I watched the lifetime movie and cried when she said things like “i felt the cup of water was a miracle”. She was living through something so disparaging and disgusting and she still found things to be grateful for and thankful for. I felt terribly guilty after watching it.

@BPrincess 3 года назад

She’s so beautiful and well spoken. She’s a true warrior

@kyledailey 5 лет назад

Elizabeth was Smart and Strong. She is still strong, so grounded and wise. I hate Harp music, but something about people that know how to play them, are humble supreme beings, without knowing or boasting. I hope she, and everyone she loves, has the best lives possible.

@nooffensebut8687 4 года назад

elizabeth is my idol, she is such a strong person

@hubbyworld3842 3 года назад

I really admire how strong her character is. What she went thru was totally dreadful. Thank God. God bless to her and family.

@lindsaym.1732 4 года назад

how did she not get life in prison?

@kevinjackson7125 4 года назад

Resilient is the word that comes to mond.

@kevinjackson7125 4 года назад

mind.

@yingyue9477 5 лет назад

She is so strong and open minded, I look up to this very much respected woman❤️

@janiceharris132 4 года назад

She's a remarkable young woman.

@noellewithane6111 4 года назад

Blame the perpetrator not the victim.

@jackmehoff6302 5 лет назад

Man her house looks amazing. Right on the slopes. She is a strong wkman and survivor. I remember when it hit the news everyone put blame on the parents

@falsehoodbasher7240 4 года назад

Her father failed her. It’s HIS ROLE IN LIFE to protect his family. It isn’t a rapist’s role not to rape. The devil is evil. The dad isn’t

@cheems408 4 года назад

@@falsehoodbasher7240 They came in while everyone was sleeping. You expect a sleeping human to automatically wake up and realise something is inmediately wrong and someone is taking their child from their bed? The father is in no way at fault. Stop pushing blame on anyone but the kidnappers.

@katielilly38 5 лет назад

she does not need to be out of jail never

@HilariahLight 5 лет назад

She's a brilliant woman! Her continued show of strength is amazing!

@aikaryna 3 года назад

The way she speaks.. she is so nice huhu

@13reesWorld 5 лет назад

I think smart is such an awesome speaker I love listening to her interviews and how inspiring she is!!!

@rachel4143 5 лет назад

And this is why she is called Elizabeth SMART

@kmarie2362 5 лет назад

She's very brave. She is also very fortunate. If you have the unconditional love of a family, you are far more likely to make it through something like this. When you don't... It scrambles any tiny foundation you ever managed to build leaving you incomprehensibly shattered.

@addisonmcalpin7580 5 лет назад

9 months captive? That’s just sick.

@patrickoneill8047 3 года назад

Elizabeth Smart you are beyond the simpletons that try to interview you. My hope is that the lost minds within your influence field, grow from your dignity and grace, once viewed. With complete admiration, and sincerity.

@saoirserose2696 3 года назад

I remember vividly when Elizabeth was abducted, I had graduated High School that June and I can still see the People magazine cover with her smiling back. At 17 I was one of those people who asked STUPID questions, thinking if she was out walking with them across a street, why not run or scream? But it is incredibly unfair to ask that, and everyone experiences trauma in different ways, all that really matters is she is alive and healthy today.

@abeolivares2879 4 года назад

Wow what a wonderful strong woman.

@Madilynne-AP 4 года назад

She is SO strong 😍 god bless you, Elizabeth.

@abknight6342 5 лет назад

Wanda needs to get a life sentence

@nitac.9444 6 лет назад

God has helped her through this

@alabamaslammer2222 6 лет назад

No. Professional help and her family helped her. Stop forcing God in on people and assume as you do. btw God is dead

@KJ-sx5wd 6 лет назад

Sam C ❤️

@nomdeplume2213 6 лет назад

No.... stop giving an imaginary friend all the credit... she accomplished all of that on her own. She deserves the credit because shes the one who did it, not an invisible sky daddy

@melissab9639 5 лет назад

No. Her family did.

@KJ-sx5wd 5 лет назад

Wow you guys are being harsh about Christianity.That’s really rude and disrespectful. Elizabeth did pray to God several times when she was abducted, and i think he helped her through it. Like that time when a cup of water was magically there, that was from God. How else could it have been from?

@carolray9156 Год назад

She is so blessed to have the family that she has!🙏💙

@Helena42246 4 года назад

She’s an amazing person and I know its God in her life.

@caramellocabello34 4 года назад

I love this brave beautiful woman.

@laurenhebert5356 5 лет назад

They both should’ve gotten life in prison

@bradleach658 3 года назад

Elizabeth what a wonderful Soul you have continue to help others March forward and don't worry about looking back you are an amazing woman God bless you Sister

@kathleentyson6727 4 года назад

The very idea that she was allowed to get out sickens and disgusts me this beautiful young woman is amazing after the heinous crime against her.

@bicknell67 5 лет назад

Elizabeth Smart is such a amazing woman.

@jillhurley4140 6 лет назад

What an amazing woman

@zaherahjamaluddin9800 5 лет назад

she so beautiful and grow up more beautifully. inside and out. Brave girl

@zues6938 6 лет назад

Hang in there girl, time heals

@rockymiller1591 6 лет назад

Jesus heals not time

@tdanielle23 6 лет назад

Nobody truly heals. Time just helps them cope with it all, that’s not healing.

@rlee3538 5 лет назад

@@tdanielle23 BS anybody and everybody can heal

@rlee3538 5 лет назад

@@rockymiller1591 both do

@tdanielle23 5 лет назад

Rlee it’s not actually healing though, it’s just understanding how to cope with trauma. That’s not the same thing as “healing”.

@venusvulgivaga312 3 года назад

Very smart woman and very smart words for parents. So good that she is free and have happy life now.

@mom2mmpt 4 года назад

I recently watched a video of Oprah interviewing the young man who was kidnapped and held captive by his abuser for years before he was rescued. Her interview style was atrocious. Nearly every question she asked him and his family was one of those "stupid questions" that Elizabeth Smart referred to. The Oprah interview was cringe-worthy and such a stark contrast to this interview.

@mom2mmpt 4 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Lk8Yu3-p_k0.html Here's the link. The part of the interview I am talking about is around 2:45

@beckyrussell7691 5 лет назад

This women was released on my birthday, I'm 17 and to think she went through that as such a young age makes me sick

@miabella4302 4 года назад

I hate how she had to be reminded every interview of how she was raped everyday since day one. You could be more graceful in these kind of painful interviews!!

@isitoveryet9525 4 года назад

The fact that Wanda didn't get a life sentence is an absolute travesty and really goes to show how lenient the justice system is on women.

@addicus1763 4 года назад

American Made The truth is, the justice system as a whole is lenient on ALL people who commit sexual crimes. Most do not even lead to a trial...and of course...the vast majority charges are never filed. Let’s not diminish this to simply a male/female thing.

@hunydew 5 лет назад

I have mad respect for her.

@wonsantiago3088 4 года назад

They schould never be set free, never that's what's wrong with this world we slap them on the hand and then let them go to do this again, sad, sick, world.

@bethanylb6499 5 лет назад

She’s such an inspiration. Bless her soul

@9188jenni 4 года назад

Wow she is wise

@jenniferberger2005 5 лет назад

Elizabeth Smart is such an amazing beautiful soul.

@kristintorres4640 5 лет назад

is she shading nancy grace? i hope so

@butwhy1326 4 года назад

Elizabeth is a strong beautiful woman full of class.

@notorious9925 4 года назад

I really don’t like the reporter or the way she is coming off with the questions she’s asking.

@janetbingham1278 2 года назад

What an amazing woman Elizabeth is. I can not believe they released her from prison they both should be in prison for life without parole shame on our justice system.

@oreoemsa304 5 лет назад

Elizabeth is beautiful and strong. ❤️❤️✨

@triplewidegaming Год назад

Neither of the criminals should have any chance to be free.

@danielwaggoner6607 2 года назад

A smile is hard to give sometimes, bad times

@charlottecolon6704 2 года назад

What an amazing young woman!

@madamvme3037 2 года назад

Brave Elizabeth God Blessed 🙏

@haleyjoiner1909 5 лет назад

She is a strong smart and awesome girl I love u , u r my idol ❤️❤️

@jacibeaver 3 года назад

God Bless you 🙏Elizabeth

@nicholasryan7612 5 лет назад

To be honest, this should not happen to ANYONE at ALL

@valhalla1240 5 лет назад

There is a sexist tradition in jurisdiction of judging female perpetrators less than male. I'm not saying she's as guilty as him, but the immediate response to a criminal couple is: oh the man must have manipulated the woman to do bad things.... Why?! She was an adult, she knew what she was doing. If women are supposedly that easily manipulated then how can we see them as equal in any other way? Either we're equal or not.

@twstf8905 2 года назад

She's such a smart, (honestly, no pun intended lol) and _fierce_ woman. So admirable. 😍

@052970 Год назад

Wow 9 months she went through that. Wow.

@jessicalyngkhoi5551 5 лет назад

Such a great Strong woman

@harald7410 Год назад

Respectable interviewer

@YourFavoriteCharity 5 лет назад

oh my God she's such an amazing inspiring woman why did I not be this loving and caring I don't think I could have ever forgiven someone that would to do such a thing to me I wish I was as well-rounded as her

@dianac2498 4 года назад

It’s challenging to teach children to be wary of women as much as they are men. Women are their early childhood teachers by a great majority and are supposed to be protectors. We need to always make sure to check for understanding with safety talks.... that females can do bad things too.

@tastysnack1 4 года назад

I like this girl. Although I do object to the thought that there is no difference of being in your home or "working the corner". I do not feel that prostitutes should be raped and those that do these horrific acts should be castrated or killed. That being said there is some responsibility that one would need to assume for themselves whether they are men or women. I do not walk late at night in some areas (or even during the day). Even as a man. Does it mean I DESERVE to be raped? Of course not, but there is a moderate part that I should do to keep myself safe. Often times as I heard from psychologist people do not rape to experience sexual intimacy but to experience power. They get off in your humiliation.

@username6757 5 лет назад

What an amazing woman! I love her!!

@katyrockett 2 года назад

I want to compliment this woman but it was all so alarming to take in I almost couldn't find words. This woman is sacred to me no matter how hard it is to take in, shes very very valuable her story matters as much as she does

@colin2709 5 лет назад

This woman is strong and savvy, she used the terrible experience to inform herself and refused to let it define her; that's powerful and exemplary

@scorpio7seven28 3 года назад

God bless you Elizabeth Smart.

@rowdynfriends 4 года назад

Exactly!!!! 100% never ask a question u don't want to know the answer to, because u will be put/ go through exactly that!!!!

@rowdynfriends 4 года назад

I know from personal experience,I asked how can a mother be away from her child(ren) at all/for any reason,u Kno wut I deal with that daily now!!! N now I wonder how can someone win the lottery and actually enjoy getting to spend the money!! Kinds of questions now!!!

@purpleglobethistle4448 Год назад

I wonder why Gail chimed in, "Why didn't she run?" Is that where her mind went? Why don't people realize that this kidnapper was mentally torturing her and breaking her down? Elizabeth Smart is an amazing strong person to have recovered from those crazed, psychopaths and continued on with a happy life.