Post by rickoshea on Nov 11, 2016 17:51:23 GMT
Police say UL student made up robbery story
www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/09/ul-student-robbed-wallet-hijab-near-campus/93572808/
Lafayette police said a woman made up a story about two men attacking her and stealing her wallet and hijab on Wednesday. "During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story about her physical attack as well as the removal of her hijab and wallet by two white males," the Lafayette Police Department said in a news release. The incident is no longer under investigation, police said.
The initial report came just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, when University of Louisiana at Lafayette police said they received a report of a robbery on Smith Street near campus. In the initial report, the woman said two men hit her, made her fall to the ground, yelled racial obscenities, then stole her wallet and hijab, a head covering sometimes worn by Muslim women. Initial reports also suggested at least one of the attackers was wearing a Donald Trump hat.
Muslim Student Claimed White Man in Trump Hat Assaulted Her. Now Police Are Setting Record Straight.
ijr.com/2016/11/734118-muslim-student-claimed-white-man-in-trump-hat-assaulted-her-now-police-are-setting-record-straight/?utm
A female Muslim student at the University of Louisiana claimed she was walking down the street when two white men, one wearing a white “Trump” hat, tore off her hijab, assaulted her and took her wallet.
In fact, the woman apparently admitted to police that she made up the entire story about the attack at the hands of two white males. The Lafayette Police Department said in a news release: "During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story about her physical attack as well as the removal of her hijab and wallet by two white males.”
But the hoax has already garnered plenty of national attention and media coverage, many of President-elect Donald Trump’s critics pointing to the story as evidence that the Republican’s rhetoric fuels violence in the United States. The Louisiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union released an updated statement after police released new information:
“We don't know the full story of what happened yesterday, and we don't know what caused her to recant. We stand by our call for all Louisianians to reject anti-Muslim bigotry. Our Muslim neighbors' rights remain unchanged. We will continue to speak out against this harassment and bigotry, and call for equal protection under the law.”
The investigation into the incident is officially closed, police said.
www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/09/ul-student-robbed-wallet-hijab-near-campus/93572808/
Lafayette police said a woman made up a story about two men attacking her and stealing her wallet and hijab on Wednesday. "During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story about her physical attack as well as the removal of her hijab and wallet by two white males," the Lafayette Police Department said in a news release. The incident is no longer under investigation, police said.
The initial report came just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, when University of Louisiana at Lafayette police said they received a report of a robbery on Smith Street near campus. In the initial report, the woman said two men hit her, made her fall to the ground, yelled racial obscenities, then stole her wallet and hijab, a head covering sometimes worn by Muslim women. Initial reports also suggested at least one of the attackers was wearing a Donald Trump hat.
Muslim Student Claimed White Man in Trump Hat Assaulted Her. Now Police Are Setting Record Straight.
ijr.com/2016/11/734118-muslim-student-claimed-white-man-in-trump-hat-assaulted-her-now-police-are-setting-record-straight/?utm
A female Muslim student at the University of Louisiana claimed she was walking down the street when two white men, one wearing a white “Trump” hat, tore off her hijab, assaulted her and took her wallet.
In fact, the woman apparently admitted to police that she made up the entire story about the attack at the hands of two white males. The Lafayette Police Department said in a news release: "During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story about her physical attack as well as the removal of her hijab and wallet by two white males.”
But the hoax has already garnered plenty of national attention and media coverage, many of President-elect Donald Trump’s critics pointing to the story as evidence that the Republican’s rhetoric fuels violence in the United States. The Louisiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union released an updated statement after police released new information:
“We don't know the full story of what happened yesterday, and we don't know what caused her to recant. We stand by our call for all Louisianians to reject anti-Muslim bigotry. Our Muslim neighbors' rights remain unchanged. We will continue to speak out against this harassment and bigotry, and call for equal protection under the law.”
The investigation into the incident is officially closed, police said.
