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13. really ? blaming her for damage to race relations ?

Reply to badtoworse (Reply #11)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 06:40 PM

Aug 2013

that's bs.

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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