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#369323 - 10/23/08 04:41 PM
McCain Supporter Attacked at ATM
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from http://www.thepittsburghchannel.comPITTSBURGH -- A 20-year-old woman who was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield was also maimed by her attacker, apparently because of her political views, police said. According to WTAE's news exchange partners the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Ashley Todd, of College Station, Texas, was using an ATM at Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street in Bloomfield just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday when a man approached her and put a knife to her throat. Police spokeswoman Diane Richard said the robber took $60 from Todd, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car*. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter "B" into her face, Richard said. The Tribune reported that Todd, who isn't familiar with the area, drove to a friend's house and together the pair located the Citizens Bank ATM at Liberty and Pearl where the attack happened and called police. Todd declined to comment to the Tribune. Friends said she is in Pittsburgh volunteering for the McCain-Palin campaign. Richard said the woman refused medical treatment after the assault, which happened outside the view of the bank's surveillance cameras. The robber is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. The man was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes. The Obama-Biden campaign released a statement, commenting on the attack. The statement said "Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice." The McCain-Palin campaign also released a statement saying "The McCain campaign is aware of the incident involving one of its volunteers. Out of respect, the campaign won't be commenting. The campaign also confirms that Senator McCain and Governor Palin have both spoken to the woman." ----- *when this happens to me (my "NOBAMA" bumper sticker gets me flipped off like fifty times per day)-- i'm totally going to say the "B" stands for buttsex.
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#369324 - 10/23/08 06:02 PM
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@Gigi: this is kind of unrelated to your posting but I have been giggling to myself over "the "B" stands for buttsex."
Thanks, that was funny.
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#369325 - 10/23/08 08:19 PM
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This story is so fishy I don't know how she's not already in jail. She's a McCain campaign volunteer who conveniently ties in the McCain bumper sticker into the attack story and "a big black guy" dunnit? (cue Susan Smith who rolled her kids into a lake and then cried on TV it was a black guy), ATM and parking lot cams having NO record of her being where she said she was attacked?
Besides the other holes in the story, the f'ing B is backwards in the pic, and written a bit perfect. Either she did it in her car mirror or the boogeyman had her in a headlock and did it while looking down at her face, and he's a real neat freak about lettering.
When the police find out the truth, if she's lying she better be charged. Somehow she just has "that look" of someone stupid enough to think she could get away with it.
UPDATE: Smokinggun.com appears to have smoked out this girl - looks like she blogged about the attack before it even happened, then quickly edited but people saved screenshots before the edits; finally she set her page to private this evening. DOH! What a piece of work..
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#369327 - 10/23/08 09:33 PM
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ATM and parking lot cams having NO record of her being where she said she was attacked?
Where, in either article, does it say that?
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Besides the other holes in the story, the f'ing B is backwards in the pic
So a picture has never been reversed in the media? Ever?
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Either she did it in her car mirror or the boogeyman had her in a headlock and did it while looking down at her face, and he's a real neat freak about lettering.
Wow. Just Wow. That's about as histrionic as those Swift Boat dudes who claim Kerry faked (or self-inflicted) his injuries in Vietnam in order to score a Purple Heart.
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Smokinggun.com appears to have smoked out this girl - looks like she blogged about the attack before it even happened...
Ummm... NO. She posted on her Twitter page about heavy traffic, searching for a bank that wouldn't subject her to ATM fees and having "a rough night." As for setting it to "private," can you blame her, knowing that lemmings like you would be accusing her of lying?
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Somehow she just has "that look" of someone stupid enough to think she could get away with it.
Yeah, they all look alike, don't they?
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DOH! What a piece of work..
I was thinking the exact same thing...
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#369329 - 10/23/08 10:29 PM
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Occam's Razor, Nellie. Which is more likely: That she was mugged, or that she concocted a scheme where she carved a B into her own face, punched herself until she had a black eye, then falsely reported a robbery, just to discredit Obama.
Maybe Gunker can get you guys a deal on tinfoil hats.
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#369332 - 10/23/08 11:25 PM
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Have you tried shanking somebody before?
Umm, No. I have not. But I'm not certain it would be all that straight if she did it herself, either.
One hypothesis (and that's ALL it is) is that the carving/branding took place after she'd been punched, then kicked. If she'd been kicked, she was likely on the ground. If she was on the ground, it wouldn't be that hard for an attacker to hold her head with his other hand. Again, just a theory.
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#369333 - 10/24/08 02:27 AM
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@The photo posted by MarkJ:
The "B" and the black eye appear to have happened at different times. It could very well just be me but the "B" looks like it is on the path to healing and the bruise looks very fresh.
If I am repeating what someone else already said, sorry, I wasn't very careful when I was reading.
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#369335 - 10/24/08 04:16 AM
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I have looked for a while at this picture. Few things: 1. She can open her left eye pretty wide for it being beaten black/blue a few hours before. 2. That's not a 'B'; that's a '8'. 3. That 8 is not very deep at all. Hardly a scratch. 4. Which is confirmed by: She refuses medical treatment after the assault.
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#369337 - 10/24/08 05:49 AM
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#369338 - 10/24/08 06:18 AM
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ATM and parking lot cams having NO record of her being where she said she was attacked?
From the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review:
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"We are treating this as a credible report," (Police Chief Nate Harper) said
The ATM has a security camera, and investigators were trying to watch the video.
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She refuses medical treatment after the assault.
Well, not quite. As the Trib article clarifies:
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Police said Todd declined medical treatment at the scene. Her friend, a law student at University of Pittsburgh, said he took her to UPMC Shadyside for treatment.
"Initially when the police came and took the report she didn't want to go, but we convinced her, " he said.
Actually not uncommon amongst assault victims.
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If she'd been kicked, she was likely on the ground.
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He made comments to Todd about Republican presidential candidate John McCain and punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground, police said Todd told them.
"He continued to kick and punch her repeatedly and said he would teach her a lesson for supporting John McCain," said police Chief Nate Harper.
The man scratched a backward "B" onto Todd's right cheek, she told police.
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I'm confident I could replicate these 'injuries' with even the most basic (i.e., non-theatrical) makeup supplies,
I dare say you could. But while that would undoubtedly fool the camera, would it fool both the Pittsburgh PD and the ER she eventually went to?
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at Halloween, I'm thinking quite a few cool kids will be doing just that and posting a picture on the internet for ironic lolz.
I'm guessing at least 30 at this years Halloween parade in the Village.
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#369339 - 10/24/08 08:04 AM
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The backwards "B" really makes no sense unless she scratched it into her face while looking in a mirror and was too stupid to notice.
If you were going to attack someone and get them to hold still enough to write a letter on their face wouldn't an "O" have been easier. And the only reason I can see for the "B" to be backwards is if this dude sitting on her forehead (facing towards her feet) while carving.
"B" also isn't really a symbol that means "Obama" no matter if it is backward or forward.
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Police spokeswoman Diane Richard said the robber took $60 from Todd,
Have you ever heard of a robber like this asking for a specific amount and not "gimme your wallet/purse"?
I haven't been in a situation like this but I fund it odd that she couldn't remember where the attack happened but was mentally alert enough to blog about it 3 hours later.
And freestylah is right to point out that her eye is not really swollen. Maybe she had the wherewithal to apply pressure and ice to the bruised area while she was driving around trying to remember where the attacked happened and that is why her eye is not swollen in the picture.
Edited by conquistador (10/24/08 08:06 AM)
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#369340 - 10/24/08 08:23 AM
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The backwards "B" really makes no sense unless she scratched it into her face while looking in a mirror
Well, again, it wouldn't be the first time a photo got reversed in the media. Nor is the source of the photo clear. The Trib labels it "submitted," but there's no indication as to who submitted it.
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Maybe she had the wherewithal to apply pressure and ice to the bruised area while she was driving around trying to remember where the attacked happened and that is why her eye is not swollen in the picture.
Or maybe it was applied after she eventually went to the hospital. Again, there's no indication as to who took the photo or at what point it was taken.
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Have you ever heard of a robber like this asking for a specific amount and not "gimme your wallet/purse"?
It doesn't say he asked for $60. It says he took $60. As the Trib article states:
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(the)man approached her, put a knife to her throat and demanded money.
Todd told police she handed the man $60 she had in her pocket and stepped away from him. The man then noticed the bumper sticker on her car, which was parked in front of the ATM, and became angry, she told police.
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I fund it odd that she couldn't remember where the attack happened but was mentally alert enough to blog about it 3 hours later.
I wouldn't characterize her one sentence statement on Twitter about a "rough night" as "blogging about it."
In fairness, it's entirely possible that she was attacked by someone else, and that this had nothing to do with McCain/Obama. Covering for one's attacker (especially if they are known to the victim) is also not uncommon amongst victims of assault. That's a matter for the Police to investigate. What I do question is the notion that she did it to herself, as part of some grand conspiracy to discredit Obama.
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#369341 - 10/24/08 08:40 AM
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Conq:
If she was on the ground,the guy might have been kneeling 'on top' of her head. Like if he was going to '69' her. if he were writing on her face then,it would appear backwards.
As far as the robber asking for a specific amount. the quote you provided didn't say he asked for $60,just that he took it(i.e....give me your money,bitch).
(ETA..JimB,beat me to the punch)
Neither of which precludes this from being a hoax.Tawanna Brawley was mentioned and there have been other cases in the last few years. A (black) woman in Texas said that bigots carved some swastikas on her face but the cops found out she did it to herself. In california a couple of years ago,some teacher at a local college said that racists vandalized her car with anti-semitic grafiti. turns out she did herself,probably just liked feeling like a victim. All kinds of dipshits out there.
Edited by Spunko (10/24/08 08:43 AM)
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#369342 - 10/24/08 08:44 AM
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I have a few letters carved on my ass...It wasnt done by a Obamee or McCainee...
I wonder how they got there.
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#369343 - 10/24/08 08:47 AM
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A (black) woman in Texas said that bigots carved some swastikas on her face but the cops found out she did it to herself.
Got a link for that one. I hadn't heard it before. If it is a hoax, though, I think it's more likely that she's covering for someone else than she did it to herself.
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I have a few letters carved on my ass...It wasnt done by a Obamee or McCainee...
I wonder how they got there.
This is what happens when you flirt with Panzer.
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#369344 - 10/24/08 08:52 AM
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Don't have a link Jim. It happened around '04 or '05 IIRC.
I think the cops concluded that she was 'not quite right' in the altogether.
Bipolar or somesuch.
Just going from memory here.
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#369346 - 10/24/08 08:53 AM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
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This is from the real Pittsburgh newspaper, the Tribune-Review is a Greensburg paper that changed its name to Pittsburgh after the Pittsburgh Press closed up shop.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08298/922564-100.stm
After looking at google maps to refresh my memory I know the exact spot this happened and there is no way it went down there. If she claimed it happened at 1 am or even midnight I might take her word for it but not at 9 pm.
The church right across from the bank has a huge festival every summer with awesome food, I go to it almost every year and I played pee-wee football against Bloomfield at the field right down the street many times.
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#369347 - 10/24/08 09:04 AM
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Yesterday, she said the man sexually assaulted her, a detail that police said she didn't mention in the initial report.
Okay. NOW we start to enter "Whores Lie" territory.
Still, I think it's more likely that she's covering for a BF rather than doing it herself.
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#369349 - 10/24/08 09:28 AM
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Another interesting article on the subject.
Yep - there are a million blogs buzzing now with basically the same conclusions - my money's on this warped attention seeker failing the polygraph test, if she takes it at all but I suspect she'll lawyer up and he'll stall this until after election at which point she'll get off with a false report fine.
She claimed the guy had a 5" blade yet carved that little B. She claimed after the initial police report she was sexually assaulted but forgot to mention it. She claimed the guy sat on her chest and pinned her down with his knees during attack (so much for the "attacker was upside-down with her head between his knees" theory. Perhaps the boogey man was left-handed and dyslexic.
Hopefully the truth implodes right in her face within the next day or two. Ideal would be charging her with a hate crime if not fining for wasted police man hours.
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#369352 - 10/24/08 09:45 AM
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I still don't get why it was a "B" and not an "O". Nobody would know if the "O" was written backwards.
If it was a B/F, it could stand for "Beyotch." Or maybe Gigi was right all along.
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If it turns out she lied and wasted the police's time then hopefully she's charged with a hate crime or at least made to pay back wasted man hours to the city.
If she did pull a hoax, I'm all for restitution. I don't know what the statutes are in PA, but here in NY, it would be considered Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and/or up to $1,000 in fines. (A conditional discharge might be possible if she's found to be batshit crazy.)
But a "hate crime?" You'd need an actual victim for that. By that logic, anyone who fails to pay their taxes commits a "hate Crime" because they "Hate" the Government.
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#369353 - 10/24/08 10:09 AM
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But a "hate crime?" You'd need an actual victim for that. By that logic, anyone who fails to pay their taxes commits a "hate Crime" because they "Hate" the Government.
Of course I'm exaggerating, Jim, because it's maddening that she appears to be trying to make a claim with her fat finger pointed at a specific race; i.e. the stereotypical "I was attacked by a big black guy" card. It reminds me that not too long ago in U.S. history (and arguably *still* so in some backwards cities) the police would round up the nearest "black guy" to an alleged crime scene no-questions-asked simply because someone gave a false description for ulterior motives.
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#369354 - 10/24/08 10:23 AM
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Not that long ago, Tawana Brawley made "a claim based on a specific race," invoking the stereotypical "I was attacked by white cops and prosecutors" card.
I don't think Steve Pagones, the victim of the hoax, ever collected the $345,000 the jury awarded him in damages from Al Sharpton, C. Vernon Mason and Alton Maddox.
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#369356 - 10/24/08 10:29 AM
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@Mark: Yes, she is a bit thick...
It's the only other photo I could find of her. My googling skills seem to be faltering today.
EDIT: spelling.
Edited by conquistador (10/24/08 10:30 AM)
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#369357 - 10/24/08 10:49 AM
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Oct 24, 2008 1:39 pm US/Eastern Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story MORE:
A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing charges PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter "B" in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker.
Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas, initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield and that the suspect became enraged and started beating her after seeing her GOP sticker on her car.
Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test.
Authorities, however, declined to release the results of that test.
Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and "the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction."
This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.
The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be.
According to police, investigators working on the interview process detected several inconsistencies in Todd's story that differed from statements made in the original police report.
Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Diane Richard released a statement earlier today, saying: "Because of the inconsistencies in her statements, Ms. Todd was asked to submit to a polygraph examination which she agreed to do."
No photos of Todd are being released by Pittsburgh Police at this time.
The investigation is continuing as officials determine what charges will be filed.
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#369358 - 10/24/08 10:54 AM
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^^ Haha, I was just about to post the same thing... LINK
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#369359 - 10/24/08 10:54 AM
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@CAPT_MCCLUSKY: Thank you for posting that.
EDITED: thanks to Vizzle too.
Edited by conquistador (10/24/08 10:55 AM)
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#369362 - 10/24/08 11:24 AM
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I knew it. C U Next Tuesday
She could be just a crazy person and not able to help it. Attention seeking behavior like this often comes with a person who is either massively depressed or is feeling manic.
Hold on let me bust out the little violin..
Hah - she COULD be a crazy person? ya think? Myspace, world of warcraft and IRC is loaded full of girls like her both in brains and proportion (and inversely proportionate might I add) and yet they seem to be able to control themselves at least from making false police reports.
The system will sort out Ashley Todd and she'll end up in a nice place getting the care she needs.
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#369364 - 10/24/08 01:48 PM
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CNN finally woke up and put this on their front page - took them long enough.
# "This has wasted so much time," assistant police chief says
# Ashley Todd, 20, will be charged with filing a false police report, police say
# Police say woman has history of mental problems
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/mccain.sticker/index.html
What a nutjob. "Hopefully" nobody beats her up for real now to administer some street justice.
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#369365 - 10/24/08 02:28 PM
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CNN finally woke up and put this on their front page - took them long enough.
Yep. Crime of the century there, Mark.
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"Hopefully" nobody beats her up for real now to administer some street justice.
Right. 'Cause you know how her fellow inmates will frown upon her wasting The Man's time.
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#369369 - 10/24/08 03:05 PM
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Right. All your comments are "meant to be ironic and not meant to be taken seriously..."
... After you're called on them.
Carry on, "Other Guy."
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#369371 - 10/24/08 03:42 PM
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Mark_J wrote: Quote:
... I don't go on forums to fight with other members, instead I save my energy for wars that matter.
Tell me, what wars matter in your opinion? I'm very, very curious.
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#369372 - 10/24/08 03:47 PM
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"Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test. Authorities, however, declined to release the results of that test." The results are in. I just took a part, word by word. <transcript> Police: Why? Why did you scratch a 'B ' on your face? Todd: Huh? What do you mean? Police: Why did you feel inclined to use a knife and cut a 'B' on your face? Todd: What do you mean? That's not a 'B', it's an '8'!<end transcript> I told you!
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