Roda Osman, 33 years old Somali
Activistclaimed in a video that went viral in September that she was violently assaulted by a man with a brick and that he then shot her away. Osman further claimed that the assault went unanswered in front of a crowd of black men who appeared to have watched the incident unfold with complete indifference.
Osman ultimately raised more than $42,000 based on victimhood and trauma claims.
gofundme.
on the other hand,
Karen Attia of The Washington Post, Candace McDuffie of The Rootsand other leftists supported Osman's claims and embraced them hook, line and sinker, but many critics thought there was more to the story than the activists initially stated.
Skeptics appear to have been vindicated by surveillance footage showing that Osman's claims are likely false.Osman received a slap this time.
Charge of Felony Theft by Fraud. She has not yet been located or arrested.
According to Osman, this incident
Osman posted a video on social media in September, which has since been reshared by Shade Room and other accounts, in which she is seen calling a man in Houston, Texas, who refuses to give her his phone number. He claimed to have been hit in the face with a brick.
“Oh, this guy hit me in the face with a brick and all these black men just watch and they don't assault me,” Osman says in the video. .
The alleged victim continued to beat up men nearby and yelled, “Why don't you be a man?”
KPRC-TV
report Houston police officers responded to the scene of an aggravated assault on Sept. 3 and met with Osman and his female friend, police said. Officers said in their report that Osman was intoxicated and hostile at the time of the encounter.
Osman's Instagram account
Messy The woman, who was holding up anti-white racism and twerking videos, reportedly told police that she was walking down Schumacher Lane when a stranger refused her advances and threw a brick at her.
according to the invoice
obtained According to the Daily Beast, Osman identified himself as the first Uber driver the suspect called. Osman reportedly suggested that the Uber driver had tried to kidnap her, was involved in human trafficking of her, and had filled her car with women. He even said.
A profitable story
the next day,
GoFundMe campaign It was titled “Help Roda Recover,” with a goal of $25,000. Mr Osman was listed as a beneficiary.
“As a result of this vicious attack, she will have to manage hospital bills, treatment costs, and time away from work, school, and childcare until she recovers both mentally and physically. It's unfortunate. However, no one came forward to help her that night. If that happened, it would mean a lot. We can step up and help her until she heals.” Chiara said the campaign, said to have been created by a friend of Ms. Osman named Davis.
Thousands of dollars in donations quickly started coming in. As of October 25, 2023, this campaign has raised more than $42,300 for him.
In addition to empathetic donors, a variety of
left wing And liberal publications took Osman at his word.
Among them, the route is
report “She could have been killed – her injuries are incredibly bad – and the time she needed protection the most was when she had to protect herself,” Osman said. ”.
However, not everyone believed the story.
Some critics thought the dredging of various social media posts and videos that Oman had previously shared undermined her credibility.
slaps a stranger in the face and starts dancing provocatively.
In addition, the Harris County District Attorney's Office
shown She may have previously committed another assault hoax in Minneapolis. Donated About $5,000 on GoFundMe.
In the face of growing skepticism, Osman
Said NBC News, “The first thing they asked was, where is the police report?'' You don't have a police report. When you show them the police report, they say, 'Oh, that's a fake police report.' ”
“Then they say, 'Show me the hospital records. You don't have hospital records.' I show them the hospital records. 'Those are fake hospital records. ” Osman continued. “You'll never reach the goalposts.”
Uju Anya, an associate professor of second language acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University, said Osman's criticism is that “a black man is literally using white supremacy tactics to discredit and dehumanize black women. ' he suggested.
Video and price
When detectives finally contacted Osman on September 19, she stuck to the gist of her original story, saying she got into a car she mistook for an Uber and was assaulted by a man named Oran Douglas. reportedly claimed.
During the interview process, Ms. Osman made changes to her story, including the location of the alleged assault. As her story began to fall apart, Ms. Osman became agitated and she demanded to speak to her detective's superior, after which she hung up, she was reported in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea report.
Houston detectives eventually obtained surveillance footage of the area where the assault allegedly occurred.
Detectives showed in the footage that Osman and his friend, Oran Douglas, were seen chatting as they walked toward the TikTalk Garden Lounge and then entered the club together. Twenty minutes later, they reportedly emerged from the club and walked toward a white Maserati that was parked nearby.
CCTV footage showed Osman's friend dancing on top of the alleged attacker while he was in front of the car with another man. After Osman finished dancing, CCTV footage showed the remaining foursome getting into the Maserati, with Douglas and Osman sitting in the back seat.
A few minutes later, Douglas, Osman and a friend got out of the car, at which time Douglas and Osman allegedly got into an argument, according to the indictment.
Detective
Said According to NBC News, Osman was seen slapping the man with whom she danced. In response, the man reportedly hit Osman with his hand, which was holding a plastic bottle. Douglas then reportedly left in the parked Audi A3 while Osman sat in the passenger seat of the Maserati.
Keith Houston of the Harris County District Attorney's Office
Said KPRC's water bottle probably “left marks on her face. But it was mutual combat.”
KPRC indicated that Osman had not yet responded to a request for comment, but on Wednesday she wrote on her Instagram Story: “Actually, I have a lot going on in my life. “There's a real way to make money. You don't have to qualify.” GoFundMe to get money. I can actually earn money because I'm actually educated and I'm actually talented. ”
Osman is wanted on a theft charge in Harris County.
Do you like Blaze News? Avoid censorship and sign up for our newsletter to get articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Please register here!
