A guest blog by Carolyn Neubauer, a musician and theatrical producer who lives in Vancouver, Washington
To have had a senseless acid-throwing attack in broad daylight that had such horrific results was a huge shock to the whole community here in Vancouver. Large posters of the woman appeared in bank lobbies and supermarkets, and many people gave money to aid the poor victim.
So you can imagine the shock to find this was a self-inflicted attack, purportedly by, oh yes, a person of black skin. To me, it's still a tragedy of the first order, because this girl/woman is very sick to have done this to herself . Acid on the face? C'mon! Of course many people were hurt by this hoax, but the fact still remains that this was done by a mentally ill person, identified so even by her family. So far, she has entered a not-guilty plea, based on mental imbalance, and has agreed to enter into treatment. Who knows what the ultimate end will be? She has also agreed to return the money donated to her.
So, the world isn't crazy enough politically? Bizarro reigns.
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