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False report charge for girl in Athens (TX) school attack
KLTV.com ^ | 9 April 2008 | Unknown

Posted on 04/09/2008 2:17:41 PM PDT by Moose4

New developments today in the case of a supposed beating of a student from Athens ISD.

13 year old Melanie Bowers is having charges filed against her by Athens ISD today through the Henderson County District Attorney's office for filing a false report, said Athens ISD officials today.

Bowers had claimed that she was beaten and threatened by a group of students at Athens ISD last Friday for creating a protest sign saying, "If you love our nation, stop illegal immigration."

After the incident, administrators reviewed videotapes of the incident - which instead of showing students beating her, instead showed Bowers scratching herself on her arm. Some students reportedly threw her project into the trash, but no physical attacks or threats were substantiated.

(Excerpt) Read more at kltv.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: fakehatecrime; fakehatecrimes; fraud; hatecrime; immigration
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To: Moose4

Whatever.

She needs to go to juvie hall (or whatever they call jail for kids now).


21 posted on 04/09/2008 2:43:24 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (McCain is the best candidate of the Democrat party.)
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To: Moose4
"It was a racist assault, a hate crime!"

Fake but accurate.
22 posted on 04/09/2008 2:45:49 PM PDT by evets
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To: evets

I guess she fished her sign out of the trash can where they (allegedly?) threw it.

I hope she learns a valuable lesson out of this.

}:-)4


23 posted on 04/09/2008 2:51:03 PM PDT by Moose4 (If you get robbed, raped, or killed in Durham County, NC today, thank a probation officer.)
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To: Moose4
Charges filed against her, but not against Crystal Gail Mangum?

I guess drug-crazed strippers really are a protected class in modern America.

24 posted on 04/09/2008 2:51:25 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass
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To: I see my hands

How about her father who saw the tape and said he understood why charges needed to be filed? Do you believe him?


25 posted on 04/09/2008 3:27:45 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: Moose4
After Melanie's accusations, administrators reviewed school survellience videotape of the incident - which, instead of showing students beating or attacking her, showed Bowers scratching herself on her arms, face, and neck, and walking through the halls of the school calmly long after she claimed the incident happened.

She is one sick little girl and should still be charged to the fullest extent of the law.

26 posted on 04/09/2008 3:30:46 PM PDT by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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To: Moose4
False claims such as this should result in severe punishment—regardless of the politics.
27 posted on 04/09/2008 3:37:13 PM PDT by sourcery (Libertarians are not Conservatives. But then, neither are most Republicans...)
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To: Melas
Thanks for tagging me. I'll take the opportunity to learn to be less sloppy in the future.

28 posted on 04/09/2008 3:57:05 PM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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Still, gotta finish the Fence.


29 posted on 04/09/2008 6:07:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_____________________Profile updated Saturday, March 29, 2008)
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To: Moose4

Her poor parents. At least they’re not trying to cover for what she did.


30 posted on 04/09/2008 6:41:18 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Kill them with kindness, then taser them for fun.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999163/posts?page=29#29


31 posted on 04/09/2008 10:06:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_____________________Profile updated Saturday, March 29, 2008)
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To: Moose4
Ugh. Just ugh. Stupid, stupid, STUPID girl for faking something like this.

She got her 15 megabytes of fame, and I notice the most strident posters on this thread washing their hands of this, although they are the ones who promote and thrive on this type of rhetoric(akin to al sharpton).

32 posted on 04/10/2008 1:26:12 AM PDT by Dane ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
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Update,
The news is showing the video of the incident. You can see it here.
http://www.kltv.com/global/ad.asp?type=single&src1=loc&spct1=100&sz1=wnsz_53&cls1=News&rndNumOverride=91356500

It is pretty clear what happened, or I should say, didn't happen.

33 posted on 04/10/2008 2:24:10 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: DoughtyOne

Texas is having a good week!

Cases like this are why I always like to wait for confirmation on stories. One colorful story after another turns out baseless.


34 posted on 04/11/2008 3:58:54 AM PDT by BlackVeil
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To: BlackVeil

I agree. I stand back and watch the stories play out as well. If I comment early on, I try to couch it with the provision that all facts are as stated and don’t change.


35 posted on 04/11/2008 10:10:41 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (McCain is rock solid on SCOTUS judicial appointments. He voted for Ginsberg, Kennedy and Souter.)
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To: Dane
I notice the most strident posters on this thread washing their hands of this, although they are the ones who promote and thrive on this type of rhetoric(akin to al sharpton).

Back to using your old favorite word, I see.

Sorry Dane. Most of the FReepers I associate with are disgusted by this dumb girl's behavior. They want to see her punished much the same way they would demand a Soldier get punished for committing a genuine war crime.

The Sharpton's of the world would justify her lies.

36 posted on 04/12/2008 9:58:31 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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