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RantCrush Top 5: December 15, 2016
Finally! The East Coast is getting some snow and that holiday feeling is everywhere. As the year comes to a close, many of us are reflecting on what we learned and what happened this year. So, what did 2016 meme to you? Welcome to RantCrush Top 5, where we take you through today’s top five controversial stories in the world of law and policy. Who’s ranting and raving right now? Check it out below:
A few weeks ago, an 18-year-old college student named Yasmin Seweid filed a police report claiming that three drunken men on the subway had tried to rip off her hijab while shouting Donald Trump’s name. She has now been arrested for lying about that incident. The NYPD spent a lot of time trying to investigate her claims, but they turned out to be untrue. Now Seweid is being charged with filing a false report, because she took up police resources and taxpayer money. She eventually told officers that she made the story up due to family issues and in an attempt to get attention at home. Unfortunately, this could make people even less likely to believe others who have actually been attacked.
Yasmin Seweid, Muslim student who claimed drunken Trump supporters attacked her on the MTA, made the story up: https://t.co/emdtgIWouF pic.twitter.com/5EB7i3uJi1
— Charles PM (@CharlesPulliam) December 14, 2016
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