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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/white-woman-who-lied-about-being-raped-by-three-black-men-indicted-on-felony-charges/

A Texas woman who lied about being raped by three masked black men was indicted on three felony charges including two third-degree felony counts of tampering with physical evidence and a third-degree felony count of tampering with a government record, the Root reports.

On March 21, Breana Harmon Talbott—who was 18 at the time—ran into a Texas church in just her bra, a T-shirt and underwear, and claimed she had been raped by two masked men while a third held her down. She was taken to local hospital where it was determined she showed no signs of forced penetration. Harmon eventually admitted her injuries were self-inflicted.

“[Breanna Harmon Talbott] was originally arrested for the misdemeanor offense of false report to a peace officer,” Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown said Wednesday. “However, the more we have looked at what happened in this case, and considered the harm it caused, and certainly could have caused, we believe what she did fits these higher charges. What she did was very serious, and we believe it was felony conduct.”

If convicted, Harmon faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for each felony. The Denison Police Department is also seeking $8,000 in restitution.

Original thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1354721

 

[Volimar]

Those backwards B's tho.

 

[Sunster]

why?

 

[Stinkles]

I hope she gets the help she needs and I also hope she tries not not create more stupid racist fantasy attacks. She's empowering people worse than her.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Sooo why did she do this?

 

[Geist-]

Surprised that she wasn't let off with a warning considering this is Texas.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Lady has a lot of issues

 

[norm9]

Fuck her.

 

[Boke1879]

My only guess as to why she did this. Was for some sort of attention.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Good

 

[EdibleKnife]

All I can think about when I see this story is how many people in and outside of her family and greater community believed her and at "best" had their bigoted ideals reinforced and at worst, harassed and/or attacked black people in order to find phantom culprits.

 

[Kickz]

Good, alot of black men given life charges on lies.

 

[NeonBlack]

There's such easier ways to get attention.

 

[entremet]

Surprised that she wasn't let off with a warning considering this is Texas.

She can still get off. It’s just an indictment.

 

[commedieu]

Should be a hate crime.

 

[zeemumu]

why?

Munchausen syndrome, maybe?

 

[cromofo]

nvm

 

[Yaboosh]

Should be a hate crime.

With no victim?



If she accused specific people to get them in trouble because of their race i could see it.

 

[Slayven]

All I can think about when I see this story is how many people in and outside of her family and greater community believed her and at "best" had their bigoted ideals reinforced and at worst, harassed and/or attacked black people in order to find phantom culprits.

reminds me of the Emmett Till accuser defense force

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

What a fucking bitch.

 

[Royal_Phalanx]

Crazy fucking woman. False accusations like this ruin lives and cast doubt on actual victims.

 

[Big Shirtless Ron]

Her motive seems to be money. There was a GoFundMe set up for her that's now deleted. I really hope she's convicted and serves every day of that 10 yr sentence.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Good, I fucking hate people like this, it's disgusting.

 

[Sunster]

All I can think about when I see this story is how many people in and outside of her family and greater community believed her and at "best" had their bigoted ideals reinforced and at worst, harassed and/or attacked black people in order to find phantom culprits.

could have been a rosewood massacre. 2017 style.

 

[entremet]

With no victim?



If she accused specific people to get them in trouble because of their race i could see it.

Because the police did their due diligence in the investigation, which she then fessed up.

Imagine if that did not happen? The Texas police sure are taking it seriously.

 

[Ivan 3414]

Under the jail

 

[Sarcastic Poster]

What an utter scumbag. Lock her up please.

 

[commedieu]

With no victim?



If she accused specific people to get them in trouble because of their race i could see it.

Yeah, why not? I wouldn't mind.

Shitstain wanted to incite violence against blacks. This is a classic tactic that leads to actual violence.

It should be treated like yelling fire. But instead you're yelling n-bomb.

 

[zero_suit]

Thank god this wasn't 50 years ago...

 

[Kittygirl]

Pregnant. Didn't want to acknowledge her role in the conception.

 

[Protein]

How many black men are still in prison or dead because of fucks like this?

 

[PixelatedBookake]

Anyone know where I could borrow the world's smallest violin?

 

[Slayven]

How many black men are still in prison or dead because of fucks like this?

How many communities was literally burned off the map for shit like this?

 

[Rumblebones]

Jail time.

Treat it like a hate crime.

 

[Fulminator]

reminds me of the Emmett Till accuser defense force

Same

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Yeah I'm gonna err on the side of hate crime.

 

[kiunchbb]

Good, if they didn't know she was lying, someone's life would had been ruin.

 

[Rock And Roll]

How many black men are still in prison or dead because of fucks like this?

I think I read a book about something like this once. Possibly the greatest novel ever written.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

I seriously doubt she'll face any significant punishment

 

[EdibleKnife]

reminds me of the Emmett Till accuser defense force

Right? Makes me squirm.

Hell, there are probably people who still believe her right now and think the indictment is all a liberal conspiracy to "protect the blacks & BLM" or some shit. Even more people that know she lied but will still use her lie to indoctrinate Dylan Roof types into their circle of white supremacists. This stuff feeds into society whether people want to admit it or not.

could have been a rosewood massacre. 2017 style.

If it picked up a bit more traction as a national story and wasn't cut down as a lie as quick, I could see it. Particularly, with Trump in power & likely to turn it into a major talking point. He's no stranger to making national villains of innocent black people.

 

[samn]

Jail time.

Treat it like a hate crime.

The law doesn't allow for that, so no, don't.

 

[Don Draper's Hat]

Did we learn nothing from To Kill a Mockingbird?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

How many communities was literally burned off the map for shit like this?

Bananas..

 

[Heckler456]

Dumb mistake, one she'll pay for dearly. So young too. I pity her. Can't even imagine what goes through someone's head that they'd want to do something like that.

I guess it's possible that she has an evil nature, like 70% of the people here in this thread assume. But she's 18 years old, and who knows what kind of influence drove her to do this, if any.

 

[Zelenogorsk]

More ammo for the "women lie about rape" crowd. What a bitch.

 

[CO_Andy]

 

[norm9]

I guess it's possible that she has an evil nature, like 70% of the people here in this thread assume. But she's 18 years old, and who knows what kind of influence drove her to do this, if any.

She blamed not one, two, but three hypothetical scary black men. She's a racist is what influenced her.

 

[TheYanger]

With no victim?



If she accused specific people to get them in trouble because of their race i could see it.

The victims are literally every black male that would've been through the ringer (and potentially convicted to some serious time) because of this. In so many places in the US the cops would've taken her word and just fit people to the description. Thank god for modern forensics, not that long ago there would've been no way to know she was just full of shit even.

Now being caught lying, it is a blow to actual rape victims as well. All around, she's done plenty of harm as it is, and could've done a severe different kind of harm if they'd believed her. Totally earned sentence.

 

[The Wraith]

if proven guilty punish her to the full extent of the law. Rape is serious and shouldn't be made light of.

 

[NeonBlack]

Dumb mistake, one she'll pay for dearly. So young too. I pity her. Can't even imagine what goes through someone's head that they'd want to do something like that.

I guess it's possible that she has an evil nature, like 70% of the people here in this thread assume. But she's 18 years old, and who knows what kind of influence drove her to do this, if any.

If she had gotten away with it, would you have felt the same for the 3 innocent accused men?