I just wanted to say this, to contradict TPS's defense. Even if your heart is in the right place, you still have to pay the price for breaking the law.
For example, Jane Jones has heard from her neighbors that John Doe is a serial child molester who hasn't been caught by the police yet. Even though she has no children herself, she feels empathy for the children who have been molested, and cries herself to sleep at night for them. So one day in the grocery store, she sees John Doe in the canned foods aisle, picks up a large can, bashes him over the head, and kills him. She says, my heart was in the right place - I had to stop him from hurting more innocent children. But she still killed a man, and has to be punished legally for her crime. And as it turns out, those were just rumors about John Doe - he never molested anyone - it was just a rumor started by a bitter ex-girlfriend. So not only did Jane Jones not check "the facts" from the beginning, she also has to pay for killing an innocent man.
I know that scenario is a much grander crime than what Tammi is accused of, but I wanted to make the point that even if you think your heart is in the right place, you need to check the facts and get all sides to a story before committing an illegal act.
ETA: And then be prepared to pay the consequences for your actions.