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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH?
Note to self: if I ever do this, I need to remember that in the mirror everything is reversed. Therefore to make a forwards B on m face I need to make a backwards B in the mirror.
A John McCain campaign volunteer yesterday was sentenced to nine months probation
for lying about an alleged attack last year when she claimed a Barack Obama supporter assaulted her and scratched a backwards "B" on her face.
Ashley Todd, 21, of College Station, Texas, was approved for a program for first-time offenders after she pleaded guilty to filing false reports last Oct. 24.
She told police that she was attacked in Bloomfield by a tall black man
who was upset that she had a John McCain bumper sticker on her car.
She said the man knocked her down, pinned her hands with his knees, and scrawled the backwards letter on her face.
Police doubted her story
early in the investigation, and Ms. Todd later admitted it was made up.
In addition to the probation, the judge ordered Ms. Todd to perform 50 hours of community service within the next six months and to pay court costs.
Ms. Todd's claims of a politically motivated assault with some racial undertones garnered national media attention before the tale unraveled.
for lying about an alleged attack last year when she claimed a Barack Obama supporter assaulted her and scratched a backwards "B" on her face.Ashley Todd, 21, of College Station, Texas, was approved for a program for first-time offenders after she pleaded guilty to filing false reports last Oct. 24.
She told police that she was attacked in Bloomfield by a tall black man
who was upset that she had a John McCain bumper sticker on her car.She said the man knocked her down, pinned her hands with his knees, and scrawled the backwards letter on her face.
Police doubted her story
early in the investigation, and Ms. Todd later admitted it was made up.In addition to the probation, the judge ordered Ms. Todd to perform 50 hours of community service
within the next six months and to pay court costs.Ms. Todd's claims of a politically motivated assault with some racial undertones garnered national media attention before the tale unraveled.
Note to self: if I ever do this, I need to remember that in the mirror everything is reversed. Therefore to make a forwards B on m face I need to make a backwards B in the mirror.
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