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badtoworse

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11. She made false rape accusations and disappeared when her lies were exposed

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 06:01 PM

Aug 2013

She damaged reputations; made it more difficult for real rape victims to come forward and did great damage to race relations. If she had any personal integrity, she would have come forward on her own a long time ago. You think that's "complete bullshit"?

She deserved jail time.

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15 Years Later, Tawana Brawley Has Paid 1 Percent Of Penalty [View all] alp227 Aug 2013 OP

Excellent! It's about time - what she did was reprehensible. badtoworse Aug 2013 #1

She's not a 15 year old shithead any more Warpy Aug 2013 #2

She didn't do it willingly. Her wages are being garnished. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #5

Seriously? Is that why her wages are being garnished to pay Pagones? badtoworse Aug 2013 #6

her wages are garnished Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #7

she was 15 when it happened. 16 when she was sued. 18 when the verdict came in & 25 HiPointDem Aug 2013 #9

She made false rape accusations and disappeared when her lies were exposed badtoworse Aug 2013 #11

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

really ? blaming her for damage to race relations ? JI7 Aug 2013 #13

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

So what's wrong with coming clean now that she's 41 years old? badtoworse Aug 2013 #18

I don't know the contents of her mind. But personally, I think there's something gruesome HiPointDem Aug 2013 #19

Pagones was falsely accused of raping a child and he's the bad guy? badtoworse Aug 2013 #22

She was *not* 25 when the suit was begun. She was 16. That the damages weren't assessed HiPointDem Aug 2013 #28

She should apologize for making it all up. tammywammy Aug 2013 #29

and i find his attempt to extort her 'confession' repugnant. either he was damaged or he was HiPointDem Aug 2013 #31

The court flound he was damaged. That is indisputable. badtoworse Aug 2013 #33

i'm not disputing it. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #34

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 was 24 during this time. Go Vols Aug 2013 #20

she wasn't prosecuted for that rally. she was prosecuted when she was 16 for something she HiPointDem Aug 2013 #21

The court document I linked to doesn't Go Vols Aug 2013 #23

The fact remains that she owes nearly half a million dollars for something she did when she was HiPointDem Aug 2013 #25

Have ANY of the accusers "come to terms?" Archae Aug 2013 #3

Sharpton should apologize for introducing the world to the Man Relaxer ugg Heather MC Aug 2013 #4

Yes, that's what made me angry Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2013 #8

I remember being outraged at the idea of a young black girl being treated that way Heather MC Aug 2013 #10

Didn't Mike sweetapogee Aug 2013 #24

And yet... pipi_k Aug 2013 #26

You say you worry about nasty name calling demwing Aug 2013 #38

I'm so glad somebody is standing up for the interests of white men against women of color Recursion Aug 2013 #27

So, slander cases should be judged ..... oldhippie Aug 2013 #35

No, but you can find a one-off situation with just about any parameters Recursion Aug 2013 #37

You might have a point, but this is not the hill you want to defend it on. - nt badtoworse Aug 2013 #39

She wasn't prosecuted. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #30

I'm glad hers is merely a statistical aberration rather than a general trend. LanternWaste Aug 2013 #40