What's with the "mentally retarded"? That is a term no longer used and it is very offensive. It is mentally challenged, disabled or whatever. NOT mentally retarted.

"clinically retarded" people don't do things like this. How many times have you ever heard of mentally retarded people pulling such stunts??? This person is obviously "clinically depressed", which is very sad. She obviously is at the point where she is thinking irrationally and doesn't care whether she lives or dies.

She is in my thoughts and prayers...(sarcasm).

I'm still waiting for everone to jump on the "She must be sick, poor woman. Let's hope she gets the help she needs" bandwagon.
Unless a person is clinically mentally retarded, behavior such as displayed by Leah Pospisil is worthy of time behind bars.
Just be glad she didn't have a gun in her possession.
Half of the prison inmates in this country would qualify as being mentally ill. It's sad, but it's true. The thing is, most of them know right from wrong. The ones that don't know right from wrong (unless they're clinically retarded) are the most dangerous of all.
I, for one,would not wish to live next door to any of these people once they get paroled.

Lol! Hey if you outlaw gas cans, the only people with gas cans will be the outlaws!

Gasoline cans should be banned. Gasoline should also be banned.

A domestic dispute. Must be she wants custody of her daughter and her parents won't let her? Too bad, they couldn't resolve it with a mediator, counselor. Now she'll have charges and be in the system and have to deal with those people, plus her problem with her parents.People in the "system", in Wisconsin don't help, they punish. Stupid as h? Yes.

justobserving - if she was in the vehicle in the parking lot, all she had to do was put the car in drive and take off. The article didn't say the car was parked, it said they spotted the car was in the lot, which means she could have been in it already. Much of Milton Ave. is not far from the interstate, unless they already had cop cars out ahead of her, all she had to do was drive to the interstate and get on and they had no way to stop her. I imagine she had the gas can in the car with her if she had previous threatened her family with it. Once her tires were flat, I imagine all she did was reach over and pour it. The article makes a little more sense now, doesn't it?

Why weren't the police able to question her before she reached Janesville? Why didn't the police just arrest her in the parking lot off Milton Avenue? Why weren't they able to stop her before she reached the interstate? After they DID stop her, how did she have enough time to douse herself AND her car with gas and light the fire before they could stop her from doing that? Something is wrong with this article....

Betty what in the world are you LOLing about?? Your a sick person and Im glad we do not know eachother.

My friend and I were thinking bank robbery also

The bank behind McDonalds was robbed this morning. Was just out by there and the police are still everywhere around there.

Betty_Humpter you are a disgrace to humanity. Obviously the woman needs help. And for an ignorant fool like you to say something so coldhearted and unfeeling is just as sad.

Betty_Humpter - do you know this person to make the assumption that you have so thoughtlessly posted on this website? Take a hint from "thekid3477" and "luvdasea2" - you have no idea what this individual has been through nor the events currently going on. All you know is what you are told through the media.

sanni.........I saw the Police there too this morning...could be one and the same.

BETTY_HUMPTER...sorry but your user name, and your comment is disgusting. I am thinking you have a lot of time on your hands.
I hope the Gazette staff will figure you out!

I wonder if the parking lot was the bank behind McDonald's. There were a lot of squad cars there.

I wonder if this is the same Leah Pospisil that went to school in Milton for a while? Either way, I hope she gets the help she needs!

thats a good attitude betty. a statement from someone who OBVIOUSLY has never had to deal with a family member and depression.