[KeyLargo]

Crying Wolf: Fabricated Crimes

When people stage a crime against themselves, is it just a call for attention? By Neil Parmar, published on July 01, 2004

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200408/crying-wolf-fabricated-crimes

[TornadoAlley3]

need more coffee, thought it said race horses

[Sacajaweau]

Wanna bet this will lead to a Race Relations Czar...and Gates will have a nice healthy “cut” of the profit. I think Gates is a scam artist...sometimes that equates to Community Service!!

[Felis_irritable]

"rolls with kings and queens and Nobel Prize winners."

"rolls with...?"

"rolls with?

These are educated people? Speaking to a public audience? Talk about somebody who "doesn't get it," to use a favored liberal expression.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Any comment from Tawana Brawley? Crystal Mangum??

[raybbr]

When people stage a crime against themselves, is it just a call for attention?

In this case it's a call for publicity for Gates' new book.

[Mr. K]

Crowley can do the whole country a favor if he storms out of this meeting and says that when Obambi said this could be a ‘teachable moment’ he clearly thought it was the police officer who needed to be taught a lesson.

[The Great RJ]

I have never understood why Al Sharpton continues to be in the limelight when his ride to fame started with the Tawana Brawley rape case, which was proven to be a total hoax likely with Sharpton’s involvement.

[Minn]

And then they both had a laugh about the cop applying racist stereotypes to such an esteemed figure as Professor Gates, who apparently would NEVER use the phrase "your mama."

Of course he wouldn't. He would use "yo mama".

[RoadTest]

Ann, you get another A Plus.

You interested in running for office? Huh? Huh?