Warning: this article contains spoilers for Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Kendra Licari, the central figure of Netflix's Unknown Number documentary, has caused a stir among viewers with her contentious remarks regarding her criminal actions.

If you're unfamiliar with the subject, the streaming service released the new documentary on 29th August, capturing the world's attention with its gripping and shocking true story.

The documentary follows the case of a teenage girl in the small community of Beal City, Michigan, who fell victim to cyberbullying by an unknown texter.

In October 2020, 13-year-old Lauryn Licari and her then-boyfriend Owen started receiving offensive and vile messages from an anonymous number. After a brief hiatus, the messages resumed in September 2021.

Relentless and disturbing, the texts continued for 15 months.

Concerned parents and school officials sought assistance from law enforcement, and soon the local police enlisted the help of the FBI.

After an extensive investigation, which considered some of Lauryn and Owen's classmates as potential suspects, the true perpetrator was revealed to be someone completely unexpected.

It turned out to be Kendra Licari, Lauryn's own mother.

In December 2022, the mother was apprehended and faced multiple charges of stalking and using a computer to commit a crime.

She pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor and received a sentence of 19 months to 5 years in prison. She was released from prison on August 8, 2024.

Explaining her actions, Kendra stated: "I initially sought answers, but then I just kept going. It spiraled, like a snowball effect, and I didn't know how to stop.

"During those times, I was a different person. I was in a terrible mental state. It was as if I was wearing a mask, not recognizing myself."

She continued: "I let it consume me. I believe it was more of an escape. It took me away from my real life, even though it was indeed real.

"While doing that and not being myself, it detached me from my everyday life. It just kept going and going."

Now that this incredible story has been turned into a documentary, social media is buzzing with discussions about every detail revealed by the TV show.

Kendra was sentenced to 19 months to five years behind bars, before being released on 8 August 2024 (Isabella County Jail)

Besides the disturbing fact of bullying her own daughter, one particular comment made by the mother has left viewers seriously outraged.

In a confessional, Kendra compared her actions to drunk driving, attempting to justify them with the notion that everyone makes mistakes.

Taking to Reddit, one user wrote: "She can't be this delusional. Was she trying to justify herself in the end by comparing driving after a few beers to extreme cyberstalking and bullying other kids and her daughter?"

Another user agreed: "I had to stop watching shortly after. So enraged. What the actual f**k."

A third user commented: "It sure sounded like it. She also acted as if it was justified because of her past."

And another added: "The really delusional thing is she obviously thought this documentary would help redeem her. This lady seems to have taken no responsibility for her actions."

"What would she say if a drunk driver used the same excuse she did in court?" someone else questioned.

Another Redditor wrote: "She essentially said the only reason anyone cared about what she did was because she had been caught.

"That woman would STILL be doing this to this day had she not been caught. She wasn't remotely remorseful."