Megan Merkel has a lot to learn about a lot of things. Soon after she and her boyfriend Mark Scerbo allegedly mowed down 40-year-old school teacher and mother of two Heather Boyum while they drunkenly played games with his motorcycle and her car, she took to social media, lashing out at the "haters" on Facebook who, understandably, were furious about the hit and run.
Merkel showed little real remorse. Now two kids don't have a mother and Merkel is feeling badly only for herself. She told haters they could "suck a dick and choke on it."
Classy. In fact, Merkel needs to be held accountable for that Facebook posting. In its entirety, it reads:
Suck a dick and choke on it. Get the real facts straight instead of the news that twist everything. I was sure as hell not being a reckless driver and what happened I couldn't help. So stay off my page with ur negativity. U think I don't feel bad? F*ck you cuz u dont know.
There are so many things wrong here, it's hard to know where to start. Obviously the biggest issue is that a woman is dead and she is dead because of Merkel's alleged carelessness. But it's also so sick and twisted that her biggest concern is "haters."
If I hit someone with my car, even if it were through no fault of my own, the last thing I would be concerned about was whether people judged me. And if they did, I wouldn't be angry. I would be way too busy feeling awful and guilty and sad.
If Merkel does face a court at some point for this, I would think the Facebook posting should be part of the case against her. It shows a stunning lack of remorse and bad judgement. Social media can be a godsend in some cases. But this isn't one of them. In this case, social media is showing us the truth about someone's mental state and their level of remorse.
Regardless of the acts of the facts of what happened, a woman is dead and Merkel had something to do with that. Telling those with questions to "suck dick" is sick, indeed.
The courts are going to have to catch up quickly with social media. People can't use Twitter and Facebook this way and expect no consequences to come. My heart breaks for the family of Boyum and I hope they never hear how careless Merkel was after hitting their mother and wife.
Do you think this Facebook posting should be used in a case against her?
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I think it should... she admitted to the hit and run. She couldn't help it? yes she could! If she'd been responsible and not screwing around behind the wheel and driving drunk. She made a choice that had tragic consequences... Now she needs to answer for it.
You can not really say how you would feel in the situation because you are not in the situation she probably does fell bad and people treating her like shit probably makes her fell worse so she is lashing out. I am not defending her I just do not agree with you trying to say how she might fell when you have no idea.
What a class act.. just made herself look like a bigger bitch! I actually feel awful for the people who accidentally hit someone and STOP and try to help them. There was a woman in Elk Grove, CA who was driving 100% legally was not at all intoxicated and she hit a child who ran in the street, she stopped and dialed 911 but the boy died and for this woman I feel for because it was a horrific accident and she truly was devastated. But don't ever ask me to feel sorry for some trash who had the audacity to drink and drive and claimed someone's life in the process. What facts did they twist?? She was DRUNK and DRIVING that's enough for me. To the drive, don't hate the haters and have fun in prison!
Well not only was she drunk, but she KILLED someone and did NOT STOP to try to help them. I've lost two good friends to hit and run. The guy that hit my friend Roy was drunk and on pain meds and claimed he thought Roy was a deer. Roy was walking about ten feet away from the road. My friend Jolly was on his motorcycle and wrecked and the car behind him ran him over and drove away. I dont care how scared you are of the outcome, what kind of HUMAN BEING doesnt stop to try to help the person they just knowingly hit with their car.
Sarahlaine: Oh and you may not be standing up for her but that's exactly what ya just did! And it's spelled *feel* and I don't think this woman felt anything beyond scared for her own ass.