Liar, Liar

In September 2017, United States Air Force Academy Superintendant Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria made a fiery speech to USAF Academy students, berating them about their racial prejudice.

Just hours before that general lacing-out, an African-American student was targeted by racist thugs.  Lt. Gen. Silveria spoke about the “power of diversity,” and further expressed his outrage that people of different races couldn’t get along.  That’s the good news.

“If you can't treat someone from another race or different color skin with dignity and respect, then you need to get out,” he said.

The bad news is that it was all a hoax.  The punch line is that the only one not being able to get along was the African-American hoaxer.

But this is not an isolated incident.

Tawana Brawley, also an African-American, claimed sexual assault and berating by six white men.  This late 1980’s attack – also deemed a hoax – involved prominent figures to include Al Sharpton and C. Vernon Mason, also African-American.

She was eventually sued by a white man she falsely accused and lost the lawsuit.

The Duke Lacrosse Team was similarly charged with raping an African-American woman who was a student at North Carolina Central University, and who worked as a stripper, dancer and escort.

Alas, she too hoaxed America in this national interest case that ruined the lives of several team players.

Then in January 2016, three African-American University at Albany – SUNY students, accused a dozen white men and women.  Their claim was that racial slurs were used against the three women.

This time, this hoax triggered protests that resulted in several of the innocent accused leaving the school and distancing themselves from social media as a result of threats.

Not to be outdone, a Kansas State University student reported racist slurs on his car.  This African-American man defaced his own vehicle because he allegedly started this as a sick prank that “got out of hand.”

The student eventually apologized, but not before the damage was done.  Meetings were called to discuss the racist environment on KSU campus.

Let us not forget the Eastern Michigan University case where an African-American man spray painted racist graffiti targeting blacks.  This October 2017, case was also found to be a hoax.

Not limited to stupid students, a Petersburg, Virginia City Attorney made phony racist calls to himself, in 2016, threatening other city workers and leaders – to include himself – from a phone that was purchased at his request.  Yes, another hoax. 

And so it goes.  Mentally ill people are trying to become celebrated victims of seemingly non-violent crimes.  However, protests, riots, ill-feelings, distrust, and disruption of personal lives are the result of such malicious behavior.

The little boy who cried wolf is alive and well.  No one believed him when a real wolf approached the town.

I’m just saying…