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# 'She Is a Threat.' Elizabeth Smart Urges Authorities to Reconsider Releasing One of Her Kidnappers

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_Published 2018-09-14. Elizabeth Smart said Thursday she is urging authorities to reconsider the planned release of one of her kidnappers, calling Wanda Barzee a danger to her and the community._


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## Transcript

Yes, it was a very big shock. That being said, I would urge the powers that be, and anyone that works under them, to really, strongly reconsider this situation. To look at all the facts, look at her mental status, and see if they really and honestly truly feel Be known. So there were times when yes. Absolutely she was manipulated by [ INAUDIBLE ]. But she and her own right abused me just as much as he did. I have spent the last 15 years trying to leave my fear in the past. I have tried to move on with my life and I have tried to have a family, And to pursue everything that I felt was important in my life, and now at this point to be so shocked and surprised by the news, are there things that I am concerned about?

Absolutely. But I also refuse to go back to that state of fear that I felt when I was kidnapped.

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