Does anyone remember some years ago when Al Sharpton rose to prominence? A young black girl, I believe in New York, went missing for 4 days and turned up with tattered clothes claiming that she was assaulted. She requested a black officer to speak with......then the inevitable.... she accuses white men of accosting her. Sharpton catches wind of this and decides it's his place to go on a witch hunt. He gets the idea that it must be white police officers, or some public figure who was apart of this tragedy. Long story short the Great Reverend and his crusade wound up costing an innocent DA his job because Sharpton ran rampant through the press with his accusations of involvement in the assault. In the end it turned out the poor troubled black whore had made the whole story up because she was away from home partying for days and didn't want to get in trouble. Sharpton has, to this day, refused to appologize for going on a no-holds barred witch hunt and costing this poor man his job. Luckily the man took the issue to court and came out with a vindicating, but meager $300,000 settlement that Sharpton was able to pay via donations from some of his fellow racist contributors. If there's anyone who should be burned for their actions, it's the good Reverend.
Here's the background of the case, probably more accurate than my recollection.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawana_Brawley