I understand the common sense approach to safety, but sometimes people don’t do smart things. If the bruising is real, then that has to be understood. Find out if she had contact with someone who can vouch that she did not have the bruising prior to the event. It is the most obvious clue of a beating even over the B on her face. I don’t believe a woman would find intentional bruising desirable even to get attention.
The didn’t even bother taking a picture of her face when she reported it last night, though they say they saw the letter on her face. If police believed this girl had really been attacked, they’d have taken a picture for evidence. She’s obviously not shy about it, since she’s posted her own picture out on the Internet. Who knows how she got the black eye? Maybe she did get mugged but then embellished the story with the political angle and the faked “B”. Maybe she gave herself the black eye. Wouldn’t be the first time somebody self-inflicted an injury as part of an attention-getting hoax. The Pittsburgh police say they are looking at “all angles”.