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In reply to the discussion: Woman claims 3 men set her on fire, wrote racial slurs on her car in northeastern Louisiana [View all]amandabeech
(9,893 posts)I lived in the NYC Metro area during the Tawana Brawley situation. It went on so long, and a couple cops really were dragged through the mud. Rev. Sharpton made a total fool of himself, as well.
If you weren't there and didn't see the media circus, which Rev. Sharpton revved up, and then see the thing just fall apart, it's hard to really understand the reluctance of those of us who did see the whole thing through to immediately believe that a report of something similar is true. I wish that I didn't have that hesitation, but it's just there.
I really hope that this young woman gets help, physically and emotionally. It sounds like a really difficult situation for her and her family, and I wish them godspeed though this time in their lives.