From the San Francisco Chronicle: A
former University of Nebraska women's basketball star faked an attack
in which she allegedly carved anti-gay slurs into her skin because she
felt it would spark change, police said Tuesday.
Four days before Charlie Rogers
crawled naked and bleeding from her Lincoln home, screaming for help,
she outlined in a Facebook posting what investigators believe was her
motive for faking the July 22 attack, Police Chief Jim Peschong said at a news conference.
"So
maybe I am too idealistic, but I believe way deep inside me that we can
make things better for everyone. I will be a catalyst. I will do what
it takes. I will. Watch me," read the July 18 posting, according
to police.
Furthermore, genetic testing on evidence gathered at the crime scene undermines Rogers' account of what happened, Peschong said.
Charlie
Rogers, 33, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to making a false police report
and was released on her own recognizance. She didn't respond to a
message seeking comment left Tuesday at a number listed as hers, but her
lawyer, Brett McArthur, said she maintains the attack happened and plans to vigorously defend herself.
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Dan, victims of legitimate crimes are not responsible for this one kooky chick lying. Do you also have no sympathy for rape victims because sometimes people make it up? That's just cold. It's not as though we're dues paying, card holding members of an organization or something. There is no affiliation between this woman and gay people at large.
ReplyDeleteNo, Jamie but it seems there are a great deal more gay people, especially women, who are making these supposed crimes up.
ReplyDeleteAnd I realize that it may be cold, but every time a gay woman says she is a victim of a hate crime, I do have to wonder if it is legitimate or not.
As far as rape victims, however there are exceptions, especially a few years ago when so called experts where using bad psychological methods in young child abuse cases. In those those kind of cases, yeah, I had doubted some child sexual abuse cases brought forth by certain types of psychologists.
But i might add, Jamie, it would be nice if the gay community would come out and demand an apology from the so called victim and condemn her actions.
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