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In reply to the discussion: 15 Years Later, Tawana Brawley Has Paid 1 Percent Of Penalty [View all]badtoworse
(5,957 posts)6. Seriously? Is that why her wages are being garnished to pay Pagones?
The New York Post found her in Virginia and publicized it. Pagones then filed for the garnishment. She didn't come to terms; she just got caught (finally).
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she was 15 when it happened. 16 when she was sued. 18 when the verdict came in & 25
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#9
she left new york in 1988, when she was 15. i really could care about her so-called 'personal
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#12
Lack of personal integrity is one of the main reasons we need a justice system.
badtoworse
Aug 2013
#14
there have always been & will always be people whom others define as "lacking personal integrity".
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#16
Actually, I think Sharpton, Maddox and Mason should wear most of the blame for that.
badtoworse
Aug 2013
#15
but they don't. all of these *adults* but one got less financial penalty than the 15 year old,
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#17
I don't know the contents of her mind. But personally, I think there's something gruesome
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#19
She was *not* 25 when the suit was begun. She was 16. That the damages weren't assessed
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#28
and i find his attempt to extort her 'confession' repugnant. either he was damaged or he was
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#31
The real problem here is that she was a pretty rotten kid who took no responsibility for her actions
badtoworse
Aug 2013
#36
What difference does that make? At 15, you know what's right and what's wrong...
badtoworse
Aug 2013
#32
she wasn't prosecuted for that rally. she was prosecuted when she was 16 for something she
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#21
The fact remains that she owes nearly half a million dollars for something she did when she was
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#25
I remember being outraged at the idea of a young black girl being treated that way
Heather MC
Aug 2013
#10
I'm so glad somebody is standing up for the interests of white men against women of color
Recursion
Aug 2013
#27
You might have a point, but this is not the hill you want to defend it on. - nt
badtoworse
Aug 2013
#39
I'm glad hers is merely a statistical aberration rather than a general trend.
LanternWaste
Aug 2013
#40