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78. Perhaps self-inflicted. Story:

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 05:33 PM

Oct 2012

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Woman claims 3 men set her on fire, wrote racial slurs on her car in northeastern Louisiana [View all] Xipe Totec Oct 2012 OP

Wow, hope they catch up to them soon. Ash_F Oct 2012 #1

Why do I suspect her next statement will be, "I got better." randome Oct 2012 #2

burns on over half your body is pretty committed for fakin' it ... zbdent Oct 2012 #3

I remember that. Ash_F Oct 2012 #5

Apparently she was pretty committed: 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #114

She's got burns over 50% of her body, some of them 3rd degree. Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #4

Just that these blatantly offensive stories often turn out to not be true. randome Oct 2012 #6

Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Lt. Julie Lewis says Sharmeka Moffitt was found with burns Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #10

It's the KKK supposedly leaving their signature on her car that makes me suspicious. randome Oct 2012 #17

I see it as a threat, not a "signature." SunSeeker Oct 2012 #23

Because I lived in LA is why I didn't believe it Mimosa Oct 2012 #100

You're right, let's not besmirch the good name of that organization; that's whats important here. Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #25

Are you calling the victim a liar? SemperEadem Oct 2012 #26

No. randome Oct 2012 #44

I dont believe randome is doing that at all. cstanleytech Oct 2012 #52

well heaven05 Oct 2012 #54

There's "asking questions" and there's going full hypothetical without reading a thing Posteritatis Oct 2012 #72

Not really correct. randome Oct 2012 #74

You reached your decision before you read one single sentence of the article. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #75

Why are we fighting among ourselves? randome Oct 2012 #76

In case you haven't noticed, a minority of people who post on forums are just looking for a fight slackmaster Oct 2012 #90

The story touched some nerves, that's all. randome Oct 2012 #91

We all know that crimes even more horrible than that have really happened slackmaster Oct 2012 #92

Police think the injuries were self-inflicted. LisaL Oct 2012 #79

Thank you for the update. Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #87

Whenever someone claims to have been victim of a blatantly racist assault.. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #7

Ever since Tawana Brawley, it makes sense to wait for more information. randome Oct 2012 #8

There's whole paragraphs of it in the article. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #11

don't forget about that fuckwit ASHLEY TODD too alp227 Oct 2012 #20

she's black, therefore she's a liar SemperEadem Oct 2012 #27

Not at all what I mean. And if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. randome Oct 2012 #28

She's human 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #33

See reply 18. alp227 Oct 2012 #46

Yet the lesbians in Texas attacked on June 25th was not a hoax. LanternWaste Oct 2012 #60

I'm gonna go there: Posteritatis Oct 2012 #73

That was my point 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #65

Really? bitchkitty Oct 2012 #38

Huh? 'Clues'? randome Oct 2012 #42

you heaven05 Oct 2012 #49

Although I'm quite certain you didn't discount the possibility that it may have happened... LanternWaste Oct 2012 #61

So you're accusing me of being racist because I don't believe everything I read? randome Oct 2012 #63

No, because your first reaction to the initial information is to assume it to be false. kwassa Oct 2012 #88

There were two things that made me suspicious. randome Oct 2012 #89

That was my first reaction, thought obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #103

I heaven05 Oct 2012 #55

Did you read what I posted near the bottom? randome Oct 2012 #56

??? heaven05 Oct 2012 #59

I don't grasp at straws because I don't care about being right or wrong on this. randome Oct 2012 #62

yeah heaven05 Oct 2012 #68

Because you reacted to the headline and didn't read the article. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #9

Maybe she was burned some other way. I don't know, that's all I'm saying. randome Oct 2012 #12

You originally suggested she wasn't burned at all. So which is it? (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #13

My first post might have implied that. randome Oct 2012 #14

Then why claim she's going to miraculously recover from her injuries? Posteritatis Oct 2012 #15

Hey, the post didn't make perfect sense. I agree. randome Oct 2012 #16

Black lady burned 50% of body = Meth lab? Would you say the same if she was white? AAO Oct 2012 #32

I didn't even know she was black until someone posted the picture. randome Oct 2012 #41

You really are tripping all over yourself to resist this story, aren't you. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #69

I'm a hipster tripster! randome Oct 2012 #71

you going to apologize? snooper2 Oct 2012 #111

Maybe I spent too much time in south Tucson.. WCLinolVir Oct 2012 #43

It was just a spur-of-the-moment suggestion, nothing more than that. randome Oct 2012 #45

some heaven05 Oct 2012 #51

randome really, really wants this to be a hoax and is doing whatever's necessary to 'prove' that. nt Posteritatis Oct 2012 #70

And he was right. Codeine Oct 2012 #119

This is not the 1st time someone has faked a hate assult Dokkie Oct 2012 #18

Thought of this story, when I read the headline, need to wait for more information on this case. justice1 Oct 2012 #19

This will be the first time someone faked burns over 50% of their body! SunSeeker Oct 2012 #22

Maybe it is fucked up, but do you remember cali Oct 2012 #24

Horrible injuries don't prove it was real 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #35

She did in fact fake it. nm naaman fletcher Dec 2012 #120

She faked the cause, but the horrid burns were real. As was her apparent mental illness. Sad. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #121

Maybe you should spend some time in a burn unit. WCLinolVir Oct 2012 #39

what? heaven05 Oct 2012 #48

UPDATED: Burn victim's family speaks Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #21

This poor woman needs healing FrodosPet Oct 2012 #109

Those f*cking neo-Nazi savages belong in prison LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #29

All savages, regardless of ideology, belong in prison FrodosPet Oct 2012 #110

"possible" hate crime? Unbefuckinglievable! AAO Oct 2012 #30

The FBI probably wants to get all the facts right before saying definitively Marrah_G Oct 2012 #34

They don't have the same benefit we internet folks have 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #36

Yes, until they investigate to find out what happened that is what it is. cstanleytech Oct 2012 #53

Those three things were not men. Monsters of evil. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #31

The police should send undercover agents to bars all over the nearby counties agentS Oct 2012 #37

Turns out that would have been a waste of police resources onenote Oct 2012 #83

Poor girl!!! Beacool Oct 2012 #40

The part about 3rd degree burns has been removed from the story. randome Oct 2012 #47

Where was it removed? redqueen Oct 2012 #57

From the link in the OP. randome Oct 2012 #58

Third degree burns most clearly still in the story published by Huffington Post today: Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #66

OK. I see. But the OP no longer mentions that. randome Oct 2012 #67

People really do seem eager to reject this out of hand, don't they. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #50

We are jaded. LisaL Oct 2012 #77

I am also willing to wait until the whole story comes out. Quantess Oct 2012 #81

I can't imagine why: 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #115

Fucking psycho. nt ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #64

Perhaps self-inflicted. Story: truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #78

For what it's worth to anyone... randome Oct 2012 #80

I think you're being damned gracious and I further think cali Oct 2012 #82

+1 onenote Oct 2012 #84

I'm betting they learned something as well as I did. randome Oct 2012 #85

I certainly did learn something - Thanks Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #86

Apparently you were correct. Beacool Oct 2012 #93

"She must be mentally ill." Perhaps we should wait and see? cstanleytech Oct 2012 #94

You don't think that someone has to be unbalanced Beacool Oct 2012 #95

Could she be mentally unbalanced? Sure. cstanleytech Oct 2012 #96

She did it to herself and then tried to create a racial divide by accusing non existing KKK members. Beacool Oct 2012 #112

For what it's worth, I wanted to wait a bit, too. amandabeech Oct 2012 #97

what an absolutely epic thread backwoodsbob Oct 2012 #98

Agreed Democat Oct 2012 #99

Agree Fix The Stupid Oct 2012 #108

And yet the people who say "let's wait and see" are somehow always painted 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #116

Police: Winnsboro woman set fire to herself Mimosa Oct 2012 #101

My first thought was that the attack sounded a bit off obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #102

This country needs more free mental health clinics. Mimosa Oct 2012 #104

And less mental health stigma obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #105

I say this country needs an improved economy Dokkie Oct 2012 #106

I don't think this can be attributed to the economy cali Oct 2012 #107

Not when the disease is Dokkie Oct 2012 #113

Winnsboro is in a very rural part of the state revolution breeze Oct 2012 #117

Maybe she isn't mentally ill - maybe she was looking for fame or fortune. cigsandcoffee Oct 2012 #118