Posted by Orin Kerr:
Not Helping Anyone:
[1]MAN ADMITS HATE CRIME ATTACK WAS FALSE
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Police said a 22-year-old man was charged
with filing a false report about a hate crime.
Floyd Elliott, of Independence, told police that on Dec. 14, two
subjects attacked him in the parking lot of his apartment complex.
He said the attackers cut him in the stomach, branded him with a
hot knife, and attempted to carve the word "Fag" on his forehead.
Investigators were suspicious about the report because the head
carving was backwards, as if done while looking into a mirror.
Later, Elliott admitted to police that the injuries were
self-inflicted. He said he falsely reported the attack to increase
the police presence in his neighborhood.
Hat tip: [2]Powerline.
References
1. http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4027371/detail.html
2. http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009058.php
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