Posted on 08/25/2018 4:24:12 AM PDT by markomalley
A story about a white man urinating on a 5-year-old black child and calling her a racial slur was fabricated, Michigan police said.
Grand Rapids police and prosecutors late Friday said they determined the story was not valid and said no charges would be issued against a 60-year-old man arrested following the initial report on Wednesday.
Police said several children, all 7 or younger, were playing together sometime before 6 p.m. Wednesday when one of the children urinated on the 5-year-old girl.
Kent County prosecutors said the parents of the children, in talking with them, ultimately determined the children "concocted the story to avoid trouble."
"We appreciate the conscientiousness of the parents in bringing the matter to the attention of the police, and continuing to ask their children questions as new evidence was obtained," prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said the 60--year-old man had a "verifiable alibi" from other people who vouched for his whereabouts.
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I saw the headline. What I don’t see is why you think there is anything wrong with it that needs correcting.
I was wondering if I could make the first Tawana reference. Congrats, Speedy Gonzales :)
LOL! The faces of Maddox, Mason and Sharpton are indelibly etched into my brain and I am still amazed that Sharpton has the left’s respect, he is such a charlatan! I bet Sharpton already had a first class seat reserved on his way to Grand Rapids.
The police did their job, with the help of the parents, and closed the case promptly. The reporters are the ones to blame for not getting the whole story before emailing their editors.
Race, race, race...
No surprise.
No, Whitey’s tax dollars will support them all.
The cops know the percentage of hoaxes too. The problem is that it is career suicide for a cop to imply that a POC is lying about a racial incident.
I would add a lot of other fake news but FR couldn’t take it. I’d start with the “fake Reaganite” “fake Christian” “fake sober” Geo W Bush.
That list is incredible.
One of the 7 year old boys was her brother.
I don’t see where the “race card” or reverse “race card” need to be played in this case.
I don’t either, but it’s right there in the headline.
I think I see your point, but I don’t see where the concern is in this case. Apologies for thinking you were playing the race card in reverse.
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