{"id":23690,"date":"2010-09-17T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T20:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=23690"},"modified":"2010-09-17T13:40:29","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T21:40:29","slug":"she-threw-acid-in-her-own-face-to-get-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=23690","title":{"rendered":"She Threw Acid In Her Own Face To Get Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t find the following story hard to understand. I think it is easy to understand. People will do almost anything, including throwing acid in their own face, to get attention.<\/p>\n<p>Most people, including myself, grow towards attention in the same that plants angle for the light. <\/p>\n<p>This is a reason that many people choose to be unhappy &#8212; because they get more attention that way. Who are parents going to bestow more attention on? The ten kids who are happy or the eleventh kid who is unhappy?<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/local\/6420ap_or_acid_attack_hoax.html\">Report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nVANCOUVER, Wash. &#8212; Police in Washington state say their investigation of the woman who burned her face with acid and then reported she&#8217;d been attacked is nearly finished &#8211; but they still can&#8217;t explain her motive.<\/p>\n<p>A Vancouver police spokeswoman said Friday that Bethany Storro has offered no explanation for her self-inflicted injuries and lie, and investigators haven&#8217;t developed one, beyond saying she was emotionally fragile.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 30, Storro told police a woman approached her outside a coffee shop and tossed acid in her face. Storro later confessed under questioning that the burns were self-inflicted. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/dennisprager.com\">From DennisPrager.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 17, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH1: Acid Hoax<br \/>\nPrager H1: The story two weeks ago of the young woman who had acid thrown in her face in Vancouver, Washington turns out to be a fraud. We don\u2019t know what lurks in the hearts of human beings\u2026 Dennis talks to David Dreier, Congressman for the 26th District of California\u2026 A new day, a new agency, a new Czar, a new Harvard faculty alumnus\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 17, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH2: Happiness Hour: Don\u2019t Wait to Be Happy<br \/>\nPrager H2: We all think \u201cif only (fill in the blank), I\u2019d be happy. It\u2019s human nature. But we need to fight against this tendency. Work to be happy now. Best of Prager Hour. Originally broadcast July 10, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 17, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH3: Open Lines<br \/>\nPrager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: Does Dennis agree that homosexual members of the military can function in shower and locker room settings without tension; Do Jews and Christians go to the same heaven; Does Dennis agree that music created since the 1960\u2019s is driven by corporate business models rather than a love of music.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 16, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH1: The Far Right<br \/>\nPrager H1: According to the mainstream media, if you\u2019re a Republican, if you\u2019re a conservative, you are, ipso facto, on \u201cthe far right.\u201d.. Dennis talks to David French, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund and as the director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. The ADF is conducting a major fund raising drive and we&#8217;re helping them\u2026 Who is out of touch with Americans? The Tea Party or the Los Angeles Times?<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 16, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH2: Global What?<br \/>\nPrager H2: John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, says that the term &#8220;global warming&#8221; is &#8220;a dangerous misnomer.\u201d His explanation as to why exposes the fraud that is the Global Warming movement. He has new term \u2013 Global Climate Disruption. What does that mean?.. The FDA stands in the way of cancer cures. It\u2019s very angering\u2026 The media will spend the next six weeks trying to portray Republican candidates as \u201ccrazies.\u201d But what\u2019s so crazy about smaller government?<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 16, 2010 Radio Show<br \/>\nH3: Leon de Winter<br \/>\nPrager H3: Dennis talks to Leon de Winter, international best selling novelist and columnist for the leading magazine in the Netherlands, Elsevier and , one of the Prager Show\u2019s favorite guests. Leon just returned to the USA from a summer in Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl00_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/0f0f9695-df99-4c50-b538-54493ccef996\">Join  Dennis on Facebook <\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Friday, September 17, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:47 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         We&#8217;ve been doing a lot of work on our Facebook page over the  last couple of months. And now, if you haven&#8217;t already done so, we  invite you to join us. Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DennisPrager\">here  <\/a>and join the party! There&#8217;s a lot going on &#8212; show clips, posts  from Dennis, posts from Allen, posts from listeners, photos and more.  You&#8217;ll love it. <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl01_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/068e83b4-76e5-4211-acde-a0b771c174d2\">Another  Day, Another Czar<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Friday, September 17, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:42 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Another day, another czar, another agency, another Harvard  faculty member telling us <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/political-economy\/2010\/09\/elizabeth_warren_to_be_appoint.html?hpid=moreheadlines\">how  to live<\/a>. <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl02_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/e083876d-a1ea-46ca-a17c-31db14455857\">Spending  More on Ads Against Health Care than for It<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Friday, September 17, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:15 PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>If ObamaCare is so great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0910\/42257.html\">why aren&#8217;t  Dems singing its praises<\/a>? Why when it&#8217;s election do they sound like  conservative tax cutters? <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl03_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/0c0e06d1-bd42-4cdd-bb30-3971b83ca9f5\">Dennis  Talks to Leon de Winter<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:24  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Dennis talks to one of the Prager Show\u2019s favorite guests,  international best selling novelist and columnist for the leading  magazine in the Netherlands, Elsevier. Just back from a summer in  Europe. His novel, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gods-Gym-Leon-Winter\/dp\/1592642659\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1284661398&amp;sr=8-1\">God&#8217;s  Gym<\/a>, translated into English, is available at Amazon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gods-Gym-Leon-Winter\/dp\/1592642659\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1284661398&amp;sr=8-1\">here<\/a>. <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl04_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/8b52ed1f-6bf3-4891-8913-848c73f00992\">The  FDA May Kill This Woman<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:36  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Avastin is saving a woman&#8217;s life. The FDA may take it away from  her. A simple, compelling story that will <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703376504575492064119524810.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion\">make  you very angry<\/a>. It should. And, how about this question? Why don&#8217;t  we have more cancer cures? The world&#8217;s most famous scientist <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703376504575491902269685806.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion\">answers  the question <\/a>&#8212; too much government interference. <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl05_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/f671d334-2065-4640-89c2-9e0d2ac1dd8e\">Another  &#8220;New&#8221; Name for Global Warming<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:08  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and  Technology Policy, says that the term &#8220;global warming&#8221; is &#8220;a dangerous  misnomer.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnsnews.com\/news\/article\/75296\">His  explanation<\/a> as to why exposes the fraud that is the Global Warming  movement. He has new term &#8212; GCD. Try to guess what it stands for?\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl06_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/cee46641-cdfe-4ebe-80f6-af9206b6a4f2\">Who&#8217;s  Out of Touch with America?<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:40  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-tea-party-20100916,0,5499365.story\">Read  this article <\/a>in today&#8217;s Los Angeles Times and you tell me who&#8217;s out  of touch with America? The Los Angeles Times or the Tea Party?<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl07_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/46cd0617-b8cf-4867-90d1-8d219f4e4559\">More  on Alliance Defense Fund<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:12  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Dennis talks to David French, senior counsel with the Alliance  Defense Fund and as the director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom.  The ADF is conducting a major fund raising drive this week and we&#8217;re  helping them. The ADF is the antidote to the ACLU. Go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancedefensefund.org\/Radio\">here <\/a>for more  information. or call 888-905-7729. <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl08_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/0657ecaa-79a6-494e-90af-ef795eb88719\">100  Voices: A Journey Home<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:30  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Dennis talks to Nate Lamb, internationally renown Cantor  of Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles and producer of &#8220;100 Voices: A  Journey Home&#8221; a documentary about a sentimental journey of 100 cantors  to Poland and the new flowering of Jewish culture there. You can learn  more about the movie and where you can see it in your city <a href=\"http:\/\/www.100voicesmovie.com\/\">here<\/a>.\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearFloatSpacer\">          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>         <a id=\"ctl00_cphMain_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl09_ucPost_hlTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennisprager.com\/blog\/g\/a3bd2966-57df-471f-bef4-81af14d38cfe\">France  Bans the Burqa<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"dateline\">         Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:26  PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">         Ils montrent <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703376504575492011925494780.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEForthNews\">some  guts<\/a>. Tres bien.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t find the following story hard to understand. I think it is easy to understand. People will do almost anything, including throwing acid in their own face, to get attention. 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