LXA,
I learned about this phenomenon last week in my Social Psychology class. Pretty frightening stuff. I'm quite sure then, that you are well aware of cognitive dissonance, using external and internal justifications, and derogation of the victims. I bet all of these people involved are/will experience either one or all of these mentioned.
Sometimes a person can get "lost in the crowd" and do things that are otherwise unimaginable. When you do things as part of a group, the chances of being picked out are smaller than if an act was done alone.
Pretty messed up situation. Hopefully criminal charges will be brought up against those girls.
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A VERY SERIOUS MATTER.
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