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| Hate Crime? |
| 2010-09-03 |
| Bethany Storro was wheeled into a small room with her face wrapped in bandages. Her parents on either side of her, she shoved aside the moments where she's asked "Why me?" and instead struck a thankful tone. Storro, a 28-year-old Vancouver woman, was grateful she can still see. She said she was thankful for passionate doctors, supportive e-mails from strangers around the world, her family and God. "For some reason, I had this feeling I needed to buy sunglasses," Storro said inside a conference room at the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel in Portland. "That's Jesus, for sure." The "cute" sunglasses Storro said she picked out a week earlier and bought just 20 minutes before a cup of acid was splashed into her face are being credited with saving her eyesight. The attack happened about 7:15 p.m. Monday at Esther Short Park, across the street from the Starbucks near the intersection of West Eighth and Columbia streets. Storro was standing outside the passenger side of her car, planning to get some coffee when a woman approached and said, "Hey, pretty girl. How are you? Would you like a drink of this?" Storro declined. The woman let the acid fly. "It was the most painful thing," she said. "My heart stopped. I almost passed out. "It made holes in my shirt. Imagine that on your skin. I could hear sizzling." Doctors at Legacy on Wednesday performed a mechanical dermabrasion procedure on Storro aiming to minimize the long-term effects of burns Storro's doctor described as "second-degree and deeper." She said she decided to tell her story because she wants to ensure the woman who burned her face is caught. "If I saw her, I would instantly know," Storro said. "I want people to know what this person did to me." She's likely to remain in the hospital for several more days before leaving to stay with her parents, Joe and Nancy Neuwelt. She said she's using humor to prolong the "ups" and fend off the "downs." "I'm just trying to stay positive," Storro said. "It's not about looks." The assailant was described as a black woman between 25 and 35, who wore a green shirt and khaki shorts. She had medium-length black hair that was pulled back, said Vancouver Police Detective Cpl. Wally Stefan, who is hoping for more information from the public. I am surmising that if the roles were reversed....or g*d forbid...a white on a muslim crime there would be a lot more airplay. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Stefan at 360-487-7425. |
| Posted by:anymouse |
| #7 This is what acid does. Not easy to look at. Damn lucky she had the glasses on. Good luck, hon. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-09-03 20:49 |
| #6 Gang initiation? Lunatic? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-09-03 11:35 |
| #5 Doesn't sound like one of those Muslim 'honor' things to me. More like some meth-addled chick was mad because she thought (possibly correctly, who knows?) Bethany was messing around with her man. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-03 09:43 |
| #4 Another of the blessings of diverse multi-culturalism. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-09-03 09:36 |
| #3 Acid attack. That is a method used against women in islamic countries. Wonder if this was a black muslim? Maybe just a hateful person and random act as stated but maybe not. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-03 08:29 |
| #2 Yikes! My daughter drives that road to work every day! |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-03 03:41 |
| #1 Probably a case of mistaken identity. "You are not the Bethany messing around with my old man? My bad." That old man better hide the steak knives. My heart goes out to Ms. Storro. What a horrific thing to happen. |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2010-09-03 01:32 |
