28 year old Bethany Storro from Vancouver Washington said that she was attacked by a "black woman with a pony tail." She said she had just bought a pair of sunglasses celebrating a new job and that is the reason none of the acid thrown at her got in her eyes. One catch though, this so claimed acid attack was at night, and she was wearing sunglass. It has now been found out that she was lying about the attack and she admitted that she did this to herself.
I don't understand why anybody would do something so painful to themselves for attention. They could simply ask for help if they needed emotional help. But pouring acid all over yourself is horrible. Her face could be permanently damaged because of this. At least she was smart enough not to get it in her eyes or her mouth. I feel that the police should not take this hoax lightly because she caused the community pain by making them frightened of a possible attacker in their neighborhood. Plus all of the money it cost the police to investigate the crime and try to find who did this. I think that she should have to pay a fine and possibly get jail time with a psychiatric evaluation.
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