Agreed Mike ... sad on so many levels
This is sad on many levels -- not just for kids, families and school involved. It's the unintentional consequence of using a 12-year-old's confession about making up an assault story to dismiss others' genuine trauma - while giving credence to the warped:https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/girladmitstomakingupstoryabouboyscuttingdreadlocks/65-e7c04f1d-bd5e-4118-80c8-acab679e2bb9 …
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"This story was untrue, but the bigger picture of constant black victimization is still true!"
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Its sad on only 1 level. Lying is bad, but people do it a lot to hurt others.
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Media also culpable in rush to judgment where the current climate calls be first in reporting ahead of accuracy
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She is clearly in distress my heart goes out to the child. I wouldn't be looking to prove credence on either side of the fabricated story, but you can be better Mike--you personally could start with an apology.
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I mean, I can't imagine her going back to the school. If she's not expelled, the shame and guilt she's going to suffer for what she put those boys, their families and the school through is going to haunt her for a long while. What punishment would be fair?
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If only people would remember two things about children They have vivid imaginations They are overly dramatic Stop elevating them, their words and their actions to mythic proportions You’re welcome
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I appreciate that. Given that many kids never come forward because they are never believed or they're too traumatized -- see the kids who were sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky -- you don't have to elevate a kid to listen to their story.
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