Developing Story

[rgcraig]

'B' CARVED INTO 20-YEAR OLD WOMAN'S FACE... SHOCK: MCCAIN VOLUNTEER ATTACKED AND MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH

I truly hope this is not true. Dear Lord what are we in for if it is?

[Dedicated Mind]

where's the story?

[Digging4Truth]

where's the story?

It's developing. :)

[rgcraig]

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html

[tstew]

I hope they catch him and throw the book at him. Chances are he will get away with this. I know that they said it was out of view of the ATM camera, but I hope he got picked up on another.

[George]

Insane!

[rgcraig]

People are just nuts!

[MikeinAR]

Crazy stuff like this makes you shake your head. Why another human being would even get upset enough to say anything to another person over a campaign bumper sticker is beyond me. Much less assault and then mutilate someone is psychotic.

Our state had a very violent attack on a young, female news reporter Sunday night in Little Rock. The torture she was put through is unspeakable and sickening and if she survives, she'll never be the same.

[tstew]

Crazy stuff like this makes you shake your head. Why another human being would even get upset enough to say anything to another person over a campaign bumper sticker is beyond me. Much less assault and then mutilate someone is psychotic.

Our state had a very violent attack on a young, female news reporter Sunday night in Little Rock. The torture she was put through is unspeakable and sickening and if she survives, she'll never be the same.

I saw that. Have they developed any leads or theories yet. It was an unbelievable story.

[Ron]

Thankfully, those kind of people are in the minority!

[MikeinAR]

I saw that. Have they developed any leads or theories yet. It was an unbelievable story.

I haven't heard anything solid. Her purse was missing, but they think the robbery angle was a cover up to a possible stalker. It was way to gruesome for just an average robbery or rape. LRPD has done some searching on the sides of I-30 for possible clues and there were reports yesterday that her debit card had been used after the attack but the report was pulled from media outlets. Maybe LRPD thought it would hurt their case or investigation.

The brutality of the beating was unbelievable. From what I've read if she hadn't slipped into a coma, and her heart rate slowed way down, she would have died due to the blunt force trauma to her head and upper body. Both legs, and arms broken, multiple skull fractures, and either rope wounds or stab wounds.

No justice is suitable for the supposed human who did it.

[jaxfam6]

I haven't heard anything solid. Her purse was missing, but they think the robbery angle was a cover up to a possible stalker. It was way to gruesome for just an average robbery or rape. LRPD has done some searching on the sides of I-30 for possible clues and there were reports yesterday that her debit card had been used after the attack but the report was pulled from media outlets. Maybe LRPD thought it would hurt their case or investigation.

The brutality of the beating was unbelievable. From what I've read if she hadn't slipped into a coma, and her heart rate slowed way down, she would have died due to the blunt force trauma to her head and upper body. Both legs, and arms broken, multiple skull fractures, and either rope wounds or stab wounds.

No justice is suitable for the supposed human who did it.

And people wonder why some of us believe in the death penalty. hmmmm

[MikeinAR]

And people wonder why some of us believe in the death penalty. hmmmm


Absolutely, agree! Cases like this reaffirm my opinion on the death penatly. There are crimes so heinous that nothing else is fitting as justice, IMO.

[tstew]

And people wonder why some of us believe in the death penalty. hmmmm

My concern about the death penalty has nothing to do with not believing that there is no crime worthy of death. It has to do with the incredible amount of proven wrongful convictions for major crimes in our current judicial system.
Whoever the perpetrator of this crime is deserves the type of punishment that our law does not even allow for.

[TRFrance]

I just saw a picture of her face.
What a horrible thing for anyone to have to go through.

It never ceases to amaze me to see the level of evil that can be found within the human heart.

http://www.drudgereport.com/cut.jpg

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_594853.html

[RunningOnFaith]

This is obvioulsy a reprehensible and despicable act and another display of the utter depravity of man. However, I do find it interesting that was no similar righteous indignation of "Shock" on Drudge when Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney was shot dead at the party headquarters. I'm sure Rush and Hannity are going to have a field day with this tommorow, they didn't say much though when one of their "fans" entered into the heretical, leftist Unitarian Church and wounded and/or killed several of parishioners.

[timlan2057]

Apparently Pittsburgh law enforcement has plenty of reasons to believe this is a hoax.

Her story sounds questionable to me.

I mean, c'mon. The first thing the guy does is rob her at an ATM and THEN notices her McCain sticker, gets mad and sticks around to cut a "B" in her face?

The politically-aware mugger, eh?

AND she doesn't go to the hospital until the next day?

Sorry. Doesn't add up.


http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/23/politically-motivated-mutilation-real-or-hoax-chat/

[tstew]

Apparently Pittsburgh law enforcement has plenty of reasons to believe this is a hoax.

Her story sounds questionable to me.

I mean, c'mon. The first thing the guy does is rob her at an ATM and THEN notices her McCain sticker, gets mad and sticks around to cut a "B" in her face?

The politically-aware mugger, eh?

AND she doesn't go to the hospital until the next day?

Sorry. Doesn't add up.


http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/23/politically-motivated-mutilation-real-or-hoax-chat/

Whoah...talk about developing story. RG may have been prophetic on this one. Tawanna Bradley anyone?

[Pressing-On]

Apparently Pittsburgh law enforcement has plenty of reasons to believe this is a hoax.

Her story sounds questionable to me.

I mean, c'mon. The first thing the guy does is rob her at an ATM and THEN notices her McCain sticker, gets mad and sticks around to cut a "B" in her face?

The politically-aware mugger, eh?

AND she doesn't go to the hospital until the next day?

Sorry. Doesn't add up.


http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/23/politically-motivated-mutilation-real-or-hoax-chat/
When I read that she refused treatment, it made me wonder what was going on.

[HeavenlyOne]

And look at her black eye. Not swollen yet black right after the attack? I don't think so. The white of that eye is also still white. It should be red.

That B looks darn good too...almost like she held still while he did it.

And what did he do it with, his dull fingernail???

And like Tim said, he got her money then decided after seeing the McCain sticker on her car to 'send her a message' on her face?

[HappyTown]

Apparently Pittsburgh law enforcement has plenty of reasons to believe this is a hoax.

Her story sounds questionable to me.

I mean, c'mon. The first thing the guy does is rob her at an ATM and THEN notices her McCain sticker, gets mad and sticks around to cut a "B" in her face?

The politically-aware mugger, eh?

AND she doesn't go to the hospital until the next day?

Sorry. Doesn't add up.


http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/23/politically-motivated-mutilation-real-or-hoax-chat/

I tend to agree Tim! Things don't add up, maybe she seeking attention??


Even gone as far as self mutilating!


Richard said the woman refused medical treatment after the assault, which happened outside the view of the bank's surveillance cameras.

[HappyTown]

And like Tim said, he got her money then decided after seeing the McCain sticker on her car to 'send her a message' on her face?

Ho

If the guy really wanted to send a message, I think they would have made it an O instead of a B...;)


If this turn out to be true, I think not! It one reason I believe in open carrying!

[TRFrance]

If its a fake story, we'll know soon enough. The ATM has a surveilance video, and police are going to be checking out the tape.

[Digging4Truth]

Ho

If the guy really wanted to send a message, I think they would have made it an O instead of a B...;)


If this turn out to be true, I think not! It one reason I believe in open carrying!

Then people would be confused if he was sending a message about Obama or Oprah. :)

[rgcraig]

The "B" could have stood for what some call women they don't like.

[iceniez]

The "B" could have stood for what some call women they don't like.

Most likely.

[DividedThigh]

hope they catch him if the story is true, give them my number i will administer justice, dt

[TRFrance]

Police: McCain volunteer changes ATM attack story

By JOE MANDAK – 1 hour ago

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A McCain campaign volunteer who reported that a tall black man robbed her and then cut a "B" onto her cheek after seeing a McCain bumper sticker on her car has been given a polygraph test because of "inconsistencies" in her story, police said.

Among other things, police said photos and bank card information from an automated teller machine where the college student claimed she was robbed do not show her using the machine at the time, police said.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iidrMKZwVNDDlEtkssY6t1xxhg9QD94106P03

[Timmy]

Anyone else having a deja vu? Seems like there was a very similar incident/hoax several months ago.

[MikeinAR]

Police: McCain volunteer changes ATM attack story

By JOE MANDAK – 1 hour ago
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A McCain campaign volunteer who reported that a tall black man robbed her and then cut a "B" onto her cheek after seeing a McCain bumper sticker on her car has been given a polygraph test because of "inconsistencies" in her story, police said.
Among other things, police said photos and bank card information from an automated teller machine where the college student claimed she was robbed do not show her using the machine at the time, police said.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iidrMKZwVNDDlEtkssY6t1xxhg9QD94106P03

It's beginning to sound like she's going to have more than a scratch on her face. Sounds like she's headed for filing a false police report as well. There are some :crazy people in this world.

[Theresa]

who is this stupid?


Oh wait, dont answer that....

unfortuantly this isnt the first, or the last time something like this will happen....

[tstew]

If she lied, the book needs to be thrown at her. What it appears that she was attempting to do is very divisive and insulting to me.

[MikeinAR]

If she lied, the book needs to be thrown at her. What it appears that she was attempting to do is very divisive and insulting to me.

I agree. She and probably some accomplices were trying to drag race into the equation in an ugly and pathetic way.

She obviously assumed that everyone would believe that a violent "black" man was so enraged by her support of a white candidate that he would carve her face up. She certainly deserves to be prosecuted.

[tstew]

I agree. She and probably some accomplices were trying to drag race into the equation in an ugly and pathetic way.

She obviously assumed that everyone would believe that a violent "black" man was so enraged by her support of a white candidate that he would carve her face up. She certainly deserves to be prosecuted.

It's usually a "big black guy"... If she is lying I don't know what she is trying to accomplish. There is no good outcome to this story at this point. If it really did happen it is infuriating. If it didn't happen it is almost equally as infuriating.

[tstew]

Well it's official...and very shameful:


PITTSBURGH – A McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter "B" scratched on her face in a politically inspired attack, police said Friday.

Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college student from College Station, Texas, admitted Friday that the story was false and was being charged with making a false report to police, said Maurita Bryant, the assistant chief of the police department's investigations division. Police doubted her story from the start, Bryant said.

Todd, who is white, told police she was attacked by a 6-foot-4 black man Wednesday night. She now can't explain why she invented the story, Bryant said.

Todd also told police she believes she cut the backward "B" onto her own cheek, but she didn't explain how or why, Bryant said.

Todd initially told investigators she was attempting to use a bank branch ATM when the man approached her from behind, put a knife with a 4- to 5-inch blade to her throat and demanded money. She told police she handed the assailant $60 and walked away.

[rgcraig]

Maybe she wanted equal time with Joe the Plumber!

Pitiful!

[TRFrance]

2 words for her: Jail Time.

[deacon blues]

Just as stupid as it woud have been for an Obama supporter to abuse her for being a Mac supporter, this woman is as stupid to pull such a stunt. It would not reflect on either campaign for such people. It is the same as saying that someone yelling "terrorist" in a crowd is a reflection of the Mac campaign.

[HeavenlyOne]

If its a fake story, we'll know soon enough. The ATM has a surveilance video, and police are going to be checking out the tape.

I thought the story said that it took place outside the camera view.

[HeavenlyOne]

Two words.......mental idiot!!!

[George]

If she lied, the book needs to be thrown at her. What it appears that she was attempting to do is very divisive and insulting to me.

Throw more than the book at her, IMO. Sad thing, is we will now pay to feed, clothe, and house this idiot. Furthermore, she will probably plead insanity. Put her on a Peace Corp plane and send her to Africa to work without pay.

[HappyTown]

Well I think it pretty clear she needs help! I hope she receive it!

[Ferd]

Well I think it pretty clear she needs help! I hope she receive it!

In my humble opinion, this is a case where that help might ought to include an old fashoned stockade where they lock her head and hands in a devise on the public square so the regular folk can toss rotten vegitation at her.

[Ferd]

If she lied, the book needs to be thrown at her. What it appears that she was attempting to do is very divisive and insulting to me.

me too.

[Hoovie]

This is horrible. It's on equal par or worse than the liberal reporters claiming people were yelling "kill him!" at McCain at a rally.