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Black Wisconsin Woman Says She Was Set on Fire by White Man Who Used Racial Slur
People ^ | June 26, 2020 | Harriet Sokmensuer

Posted on 06/26/2020 9:03:13 PM PDT by aquila48

Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating a possible hate crime after an 18-year-old Black woman was set on fire.

On Wednesday morning, Althea Bernstein was driving through downtown Madison when she stopped at a red light. Bernstein was sitting at the intersection with her window down when she heard someone yell a racial slur, she told police, CBS News reports.

Moments later, she told police four white men appeared, with one spraying a liquid on her face and neck and throwing a flaming lighter at her. Bernstein told police she was able to drive away and put out the flames, but when she returned home, her mother encouraged her to go to the hospital, where she was treated for burns.

According to hospital staff, the liquid thrown on Bernstein is believed to be lighter fluid.

The following day, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway released a statement calling the attack a hate crime.

"The City received a report of a violent racially-motivated hate crime that occurred downtown around 1:00 am on June 24, where a group of pedestrians used a racial slur and then lit a woman on fire through her car window as she stopped at an intersection. This is a horrifying and absolutely unacceptable crime that I will not tolerate in Madison," Rhodes-Conway said.

"While we are still learning more about the details, current information suggests this may have been a premeditated crime targeted toward people of color, which makes the incident even more disturbing."

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: altheabernstein; altheabrawley; altheasmollett; hatecrimehoax; hoax
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Another hoax?

Notice her hair is not burned.


1 posted on 06/26/2020 9:03:13 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: aquila48

Tawanas be crawlin out the woodwork


2 posted on 06/26/2020 9:05:26 PM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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To: aquila48

Madison is wall to wall leftists.


3 posted on 06/26/2020 9:05:32 PM PDT by lasereye
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Another “hate crime” hoax. You can tell from a mile away.


4 posted on 06/26/2020 9:06:22 PM PDT by pawpawrick (I had a life once but my job ate it)
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To: aquila48

Maybe it was a noose that was lit.

Notice the rope burns on her neck.


5 posted on 06/26/2020 9:06:34 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: All

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Super Fake.


6 posted on 06/26/2020 9:07:20 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: aquila48

This one appears to be a prime example of the “excuse hoax.”

Usually in the “excuse hoax” a boyfriend or other acquaintance of the victim commits the act, and the victim blames it on some made-up assailant to avoid repercussions or further trouble from family or friends.


7 posted on 06/26/2020 9:08:02 PM PDT by JennysCool
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To: aquila48

Don’t you love how ALL these so-called hate crimes are IMMEDIATELY jumped on with loud condemnations by whatever powers that be?

I,e, always presumed to be TRUE in every respect, basically slandering all “whites”.

NEVER anything about “alleged crime” as journalists are supposed to do, never simply assuming real guilt.


8 posted on 06/26/2020 9:09:17 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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‘...throwing a flaming lighter at her’. How does the lighter stay lit after it leaves the hand of the dude?

Then she’s in some car...windows rolled down. AC broke?

Cops will file the report but the whole thing seems like a hoax to me.


9 posted on 06/26/2020 9:09:43 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: aquila48

Background music.......
“Let me stand next to your fire......”
Perfect soundtrack........


10 posted on 06/26/2020 9:09:55 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (Just the facts, ma'am......)
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To: aquila48

Come on, man....
Learn how to act....


11 posted on 06/26/2020 9:10:36 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (Just the facts, ma'am......)
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To: definitelynotaliberal

Jussie, is that you?


12 posted on 06/26/2020 9:10:45 PM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no justice until The PIAPS is legally executed)
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To: pepsionice

Windows rolled down at 1 am.


13 posted on 06/26/2020 9:11:35 PM PDT by funfan
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To: BrexitBen

Hospital claims it seems to be lighter fluid.

Would lighter fluid do those skin irritations itself, or would it have to be lit and burning?

Just wondering since the hair doesn’t seem damaged.


14 posted on 06/26/2020 9:11:56 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: pepsionice

Zippo. Why would some dude sacrifice his Zippo? Should be cameras around to verify/debunk her story.


15 posted on 06/26/2020 9:12:13 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: aquila48

Dang, that’s rough to do that to yourself. What was the slur? Was it Antifa that did it?


16 posted on 06/26/2020 9:12:15 PM PDT by Savage Rider
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To: aquila48

OH PLEASE


17 posted on 06/26/2020 9:13:06 PM PDT by KJC1 (George who?....And on to the next scheduled outrage...)
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To: aquila48

Now everyone wants a gold casket...


18 posted on 06/26/2020 9:14:57 PM PDT by TheDon (MAGA!)
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To: aquila48

This might not be a hate hoax. I hate it for her. It must have been painful. I hope it doesn’t scar her.


19 posted on 06/26/2020 9:15:30 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: aquila48

Hmmmm.....let’s see video from the surrounding area, if possible.


20 posted on 06/26/2020 9:15:37 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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