The stories of assault, intimidation, arson and other mayhem
supposedly being committed against minorities by emboldened Trump supporters
after the election are rapidly turning out to be fake news. It seems that not a
day goes by lately without another one of these tales turning out to be
completely fabricated.
The
latest example involves the University of Michigan student who claimed that a
man threatened to set her hijab on fire. The student originally told police of
the alleged incident last month. Since then, according to a statement from the
Ann Arbor Police Department, detectives have worked in concert with the University
of Michigan Division of Public Safety and the FBI to investigate the case,
which had been classified as “ethnic intimidation.”
The
police department’s statement said, “Investigators conducted witness interviews
and reviewed multiple surveillance videos of the area in question. During the
course of the investigation, numerous inconsistencies in the statements
provided by the alleged victim were identified. Following a thorough
investigation, detectives have determined the incident in question did not
occur.”
The
student could face charges. She should
face charges. Flat out lying about incidents like these needlessly creates an
atmosphere of fear, tension and distrust, and fosters hatred and skepticism.
You might even call them hate crimes.
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