I’ve heard of the ‘O’ Face but a ‘B’ face?
A Texas woman volunteering for the GOP in Pittsburgh, PA claims a “dark-skinned African-American, 6 feet 4 inches tall with a medium build and short dark hair, wearing dark clothing and shiny shoes” robbed her and then, after noticing a John McCain bumper sticker on her car, became angry and cut the letter ‘B’ into her face with a knife. The police still cannot substantiate the claim, this is only what the woman said happened.
Despite being made with a knife, as the woman claims, she refused medical care but gracefully accepted media attention. But the best part was that the letter ‘B’ was “cut” backwards — as if made while looking in a mirror. So either the assailant was dyslexic or the woman faked the whole thing.
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Ashley Todd, 20, of College Station, Texas. Wonkette has screencaps from her Twitter account, as she conveniently documented the whole ordeal.
UPDATE 2: Even conservative blogger Michelle Malkin thinks this stinks.
UPDATE 3: Salon has great rundown of the entire ordeal:
The alleged attack happened Wednesday night, at a local ATM. Todd says her assailant came up behind her while she was using the ATM, put a knife to her throat and demanded money, and that she gave him $60. But then, Todd says, the robber saw her bumper sticker and attacked her, punching her in the back of the head and knocking her down. Todd told police that the man continued to punch and kick her, saying he’d teach her a lesson for supporting McCain. In a later interview, she added that he said, “You are going to be a Barack supporter.” According to Todd, he then sat on her chest, pinning her hands with his knees, and used a dull knife to scratch the letter “B” into her right cheek. WTAE, a local television station, reports that this occurred outside the view of the bank’s security cameras.
…the Web site TMZ.com says it has sources inside the Pittsburgh police who say “they have serious questions about the authenticity of the alleged victim who says she had her face cut by a politically-motivated attacker.” The site also reports that it has been told “there are several things about the alleged attack that don’t add up.” Police reinterviewed Todd Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports; the questioning lasted at least five hours. And the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says investigators plan to administer a polygraph test to Todd, reportedly because her statements conflict with evidence from the scene where she says the attack occurred.
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Update: Shortly after I posted this, WTAE updated its story on the incident with additional comment from Richard, who said, “We have learned that the victim’s statement has a few inconsistencies in it and her statement has changed.” According to Richard, Todd now says she isn’t sure if it was her bumper sticker that enraged her alleged attacker or a campaign button she wore on her jacket. (Separately, the Post-Gazette reports that she did not originally tell police about the bumper sticker at all.) She has also reportedly added new details to her story, saying she lost consciousness during the attack and also that she was sexually assaulted.
“She indicated that when he had her on the ground he put his hand up her blouse and started fondling her. But other than that, she says she doesn’t remember anything else. So we’re adding a sexual assault to this as well,” Richard said.
UPDATE 4: Ashley Todd admits making up the whole thing.
