Woman tries to buy another woman's baby at Walmart, police say (Video)

[ificandream]

Source: CNN

A woman was arrested after allegedly offering to buy another woman's baby for $500,000 at a Texas Walmart.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/01/26/woman-tries-to-buy-baby-at-walmart-newsroom-vpx.cnn

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It happened in Texas. What do you bet this is a MAGAT?

[IronLionZion]

1. A crazy person or was this some sort of child predator?

[unblock]

2. I suppose it depends on the video, but I have a hard time seeing this successfully prosecuted.

I would expect the relevant statute or the reality of getting a conviction to require some meaningful preparation or actions that clearly demonstrate an intent to follow through.

Unless she had half a million in cash in her car, or had been stalking this family, it sounds too easy to say it was just a joke or in any event that she wasn't serious about actually doing it.

I think it's possible that she was *probably* serious, but i don't beyond a reasonable doubt.

Again, the video and other facts may uncover supporting evidence, so and arrest and investigation seems appropriate. Just saying I don't see a conviction as of yet.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. They why did she remain at the woman's car screaming at her and her child inside the car?

Surely not a joke or half-witted idea. Something more went on there.

Passing it off as a prank or undoable because she didn't have the cash and should know that she didn't

sounds like the Belfour defense, an athlete who famously according to online reports in his inebriated state offered Texas officers a 'billion' dollars not to arrest him.

[unblock]

8. I agree that the persistence doesn't work in her favor

But convictions often require more than just speech.

People sometimes say things like, "I could just kill that person"; that's unlikely to get a conviction unless there's evidence of intent to act on that threat. It's an idle threat without it.

This is where the video might shed light. If she talked about how she could make payment, that might be enough. If she pulled out her phone and said "see I've got the money in my bank account, just tell me where to wire it", that would certainly be enough I would think.

[Moebym]

3. Not necessarily. Most likely, a severely mentally ill woman.

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. My guess as well

I searched and can't find anywhere that tells me she is a wealthy person. To have half a million cash floating around kind of wealthy.

You have to be mentally ill to think that this plan might work even if you had the money. That you'd be able to find a mother willing to sell their child. And not only that, but even if you were able to find a mother that cold hearted, the mother would have to trust this stranger woman enough to begin the transaction, to trust she actually had it and ask to see it. Imagine betraying your own child like that, only to find out she was just sick and broke after all. To even entertain the idea in the first place, the mother would also have to be mentally unstable.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. From the description of events in the video

have to wonder if it was about "racial hygiene". One of them.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. No way were they planning to pay for that child.

[packman]

7. OLD NEWS----

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-woman-arrested-allegedly-trying-buy-another-womans-child-500000-rcna13282

[rurallib]

9. 2 week ago based on the date of that story. Not very old.

Not sure what the age standard is, but that seems still relevant.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. From the SOP for LBN

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I think that may be the basis for the comment. Forgive me if I'm wrong. ❤

[rurallib]

13. Yes you are correct - I owe packman an apology

As I was surfing around the home page I did not realize I was in LBN.
I shall post an apology to packman post haste.

[littlemissmartypants]

14. ❤

[rurallib]

15. Packman, I owe you an apology for my comment.

As I was surfing around, I did not realize I was in LBN and made my comment not realizing where I was.
Hope I didn't cause any ill will.

You are too valuable here to make mad.

rurallib.

[packman]

18. Ah, no problem

I often find myself not realizing were I am - and, it's getting worse.

Make Love, not mad

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Happened to me. Replied to some creative speculation w/out realizing I was in Creative Spec forum.nt

[keithbvadu2]

10. It just seems unlikely that someone who thought she could buy a baby would actually have a half mill

It just seems unlikely that someone who thought she could buy a baby would actually have a half million dollars.

[ShazzieB]

17. She claimed that she had $250,000 in her car. How weird is that?

According to the article posted by pack man, the would be baby buyer claimed to have $250,000 in her car! The whole thing is incredibly weird, any way you slice it.

That article also mentioned another woman who was with the baby buyer. If she can be located and is willing to cooperate (or can be induced to do so), she could be a useful witness:

The mother told police that Taylor was with another woman, who asked what the child’s name was, but the mother did not disclose the name.

[FakeNoose]

16. If this lady is shopping at Walmart, how do you know her check is good?

I mean, it COULD be good but ....