8 Teens imprisoned and beat teen girl
 

So I was watching this on Nancy Grace right now and I saw there wasn't a thread.

Here's an article from the Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/485232.html

Here is the AP Youtube video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wu1SsAvRfCA

They didn't kidnap her but they would not let her leave, which is what the false imprisonment is.

It was the two males who waited outside the home as lookouts.

One of the dumb girls' mothers said that the victim actually initiated the attack by talking trash on Myspace(?). It doesn't make sense for her to talk trash to some girls and then show up at someone's one--so I'm not buying it. Meanwhile, the father of the victim claims the attack happened because the idiots wanted a popular youtube video.

Thanks for the info.

I just typed exactly what they were explaining on Nancy Grace's show. They claimed that she was kidnapped and that the lookouts were girls.

I think a lot of news sources are still trying to get the facts straight.

It isn't the first time a group of people ganged up and beat the hell out of someone else. It certainly won't be the last.

Here is a quote which came to mind when I first heard the hysteria about this thing on Glenn Beck's show this morning:

"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book." -- Cicero, circa 50 B.C.

These incidents are being received differently than other instances of group fights.

For one, society has a bullcrap double standard and doesn't expect this type of behavior from girls, particularly girls who don't "look the part."

Some of us know that girls who look all sorts of ways have been whoopin' boys' and girls' butts for yeeeeeeeears. Just not on camera.

For two, the age of the internet (since Myspace and youtube were mentioned) disburses information differently than in the past. And you have a lot of kids trying to get famous through those sites.

I watched this on Nancy Grace last night. All of that because of some stuff said on MySpace? Where do all these kids get off thinking that they can beat someone up (or kill someone) because they were "disrespected" on MySpace (or at a party, or in a phone conversation or text message)? People talk crap about people all the time - in most cases it's called "gossip" - so get used to it. If you don't want people "disrespecting" you, you better act in a respectful way in the first place.

^^^ Yep. Co-sign.

Why wasn't the girl fighting back? They beat her for 30 minutes and not once did she swing back? I don't get it.

Well, the kids are "famous", now. :rolleyes: The police released the video. And some girl was asking if she'd be out in time for cheerleading practice?! :eek: Another asked if this would affect her spring break plans, or some such nonsense.

Just WOW.

Sounds like they knocked her unconscious pretty quickly and when she woke up, they started up again. I doubt she was very "with it" after being beat in the head. Not to mention, she was very outnumbered.

According to Headline News (i'm watching it right now), all the kids that participated are going to be charged as adults. What they are saying is that they will be charged with kidnapping and battery.

This is actually a local story where I live.

Here is the latest:the girls are all being charged as adults, as are two boys who were the lookouts.

A gag order was issued in court today.

Also the girl could not fight back because she was knocked out several times.

Mother of God, WHAT is going on these days?!??!??!?!!?

I think the parents of the beaten girl should also get the chance to hold down and beat hell out of each of the other kids' parents individually. Thanks for raising a crappy member of society.

I know I'm being overly harsh when I say this, but...

It seems nowadays there are a lot of parents are refusing to believe that their children are pieces of shit.

There's a new DVD entitled "Pieces of *bleep* Gone Wild." Not really.

The average parent is in the dark about what their children do and have the potential to do.

Not saying that the average teenager is doing the stuff these kids are doing.

Now, apparently, the victim of this beating has lost most of her hearing in her left ear and some of the vision in her left eye.

And they let the little monsters out on bail?!?!

You are not being harsh, its the damn truth.

I was talking about this case w/ my study group today and I mentioned how at least one of the mothers was standing up for her daughter, and one of my group members said "who wouldn't stand up for their daughter?" I chimed in and said, "if my daughter was one of the attackers, I am damn sure I would NOT stand up for her. I know that I wouldn't have raised my daughter that way, and there is no way i'd condone that behavior." Harsh as it may sound, but if that was my daugther, she'd have to face the consequences.

Again, this is why i'm a believer in spankings. It might not always stop kids from misbehaving, but at least if they mess up, there'll be consequences.

Dr. Phil to the rescue

http://www.local6.com/news/15867838/detail.html

and now the five minutes of fame really starts...

That is really disgusting. The Dr. Phil show payed the bail of one of the girls who led the beating...presumably so she could come on the show. In the article it says that the Dr. Phil show regularly helps people out in this way so they'll come on the show. It also says the people that did the bailing out this time did so without approval, but I don't buy it; I bet the show is just saying that now because it's been made public.

Anway, the show is not going to air.

Not to be stereotypical here, but you know this was a suburban fight. Had this occurred in an "urban" neighborhood, there would have been a whole different outcome. ;)

wrong:

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?sid=177612&nid=25


don't let the sterotypes fool ya....

True, but the case with the 12 and 14 yr-old also involved adult(s). Obviously, the child did not stand a chance if she was "jumped" by the kids and the parents.

Edu....I have been involved on both sides of those types of fights coming up in life....sometimes it just doesn't matter where you are from...an @sswuppin' is an @sswhuppin' I don't care where you are...

I see what you are trying to say but sometimes it ain't always the case! heh.