WTAE.TV reported earlier today about a vicious crime that had been perpetrated against a young woman at an ATM machine in Pittsburgh. I am posting an excerpt from the report below in this diary for those of you who haven't read the story.
Here is the headline from WTAE.TV's website; 'Woman Attacked At ATM, Assailant Scratches Letter Into Her Face - Woman Robbed, Attacked With Knife At Bloomfield ATM'.
This is how Matt Drudge posted it on his website;
SHOCK: MCCAIN VOLUNTEER ATTACKED AND MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH...
'B' CARVED INTO 20-YEAR OLD WOMAN'S FACE... DEVELOPING...
The excerpt from WTAE.TV is as follows;
PITTSBURGH -- A 20-year-old woman who was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield was also maimed by her attacker, police said.
Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard tells Channel 4 Action News that the victim was robbed at knifepoint on Wednesday night outside of a Citizens Bank near Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street just before 9 p.m.
Richard said the robber took $60 from the woman, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter "B" into her face, Richard said.
Richard said the woman refused medical treatment after the assault, which happened outside the view of the bank's surveillance cameras.
The robber is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. The man was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes. Link (http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html)
I do wish the young lady a speedy recovery and I hope the pathetic psycho is caught and prosecuted for this horrific crime.
That said, I am appalled by Drudge's masterful attempt to turn the incident into a political bombshell. In what seems to be a random robbery and an isolated incident, Drudge's attempt to alter Senator Obama's momentum in Pennsylvania could not be more apparent.
Update- I may be off the mark, but looking at the victim's picture, it seems to me that the 'B' is written backward. Sort of like it was done in front of a mirror. The scar also looks more like a superficial scratch that needs no medical attention but rather some neosporin. There wasn't any blood nor was there any deep scarring which makes it hard to believe that there was any struggle between the victim and the assailant. Additionally, the smoothness in the sketch makes one wonder if this wasn't a self inflicted scar. Any chef would have a hard time making such a smooth mark on the hyde of a dead pig, let alone a struggling human being. Things that make you go hmmm....
Update #2 - "The woman refused medical treatment after the assault". The victim got mugged and robbed at the ATM machine. She then went back to get in her car. This robber was in no hurry to escape the scene. Rather, he hung around long enough to see a McCain-Palin sticker on her car's bumper. He then decides to go and pull her out of the car and with skillful penmanship, carve a smooth letter 'B' backward on the right cheek of a frantic woman in a public parking lot.
What lengths will Drudge and his ilk stoop to, in their support for McCain?
Let's hope that the MSM begins calling Drudge out on his dangerous flirtations with divisive reporting of the news. Pennsylvania is a State that is still too-close-to-call in the Presidential election polls. What Matt Drudge is attempting to do is heighten racial tensions and sway the polls in McCain's favor. He is also trying desperately to make it seem like the Repubs are under attack, in the hopes of polarizing the electorate.