Girls Attack - Film Teen's Beating

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Eight teenagers, two boys and six girls have been arrested after filming the beating of a girl and threatening to post the video on the Internet, sheriff's officials said Tuesday, April 8, 2008. (CBS)

(CBS/AP) Eight teenagers have been arrested after filming the beating of another teen and threatening to post the video on the Internet, sheriff's officials said.

Victoria Lindsay was attacked on March 30 by six teenage girls when she arrived at a friend's home, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Two girls confronted Lindsay when she walked in, yelling and threatening her, an arrest report showed. Another girl struck her in the head several times and then slammed her head into the bedroom wall, knocking her unconscious.

When she woke up, she was on the couch in the living room surrounded by the six girls. The teens blocked the door, held Lindsay down and began beating her, the report said. Two teenage boys waited outside the home as lookouts.

"That is animalistic behavior. It's pack mentality. They lured her there to beat her," Sheriff Grady Judd said.

Portions of the video were released by the sheriff's office and posted on CBS affiliate WTSP-TV.

"There was talk about apparently after the fact, apparently there's other students that knew that they were going to post this just for the thrill of everyone to see it," Lindsay's mother, Talisa, told CBS News' The Early Show. "Which is just outrageous."

All eight were charged last week with battery and false imprisonment, which are third-degree felonies, the report said.

"When we had them in custody at the station, they were laughing about it, saying, 'Well, I guess this spring break we won't go to the beach," Judd told The Early Show. "One of the suspects asked the detective, 'Am I going to get to go to cheerleading practice tomorrow?"

"They showed absolutely no remorse at all," Judd said.

As far as I'm concerned, MySpace is the anti-Christ for children.

Lindsay was taken to the hospital by ambulance and treated for a concussion, damage to her left eye and left ear, and numerous bruises, the report said.

Lindsay's father, Patrick, said the teens' motivation for the attack was to produce a video that would become popular on YouTube, a video-sharing Web site.

He told The Early Show that he has not been able to watch the video, that he is too distraught, although his wife has.

"I want stiffer punishments for these shock Web sites that entice kids to make these videos so they can be famous on the Internet," Patrick told The Ledger of Lakeland, Fla. "That is the motive, I am sure of it. It's crazy and it's terrible and they're gonna pay."

But the mother of one of the girls said that Lindsay had provoked the other teens by threatening and insulting them on MySpace, a social networking Web site.

After the girls were arrested, Christina Garcia told the newspaper she looked at Lindsay's MySpace page and saw the message: "hahaha all in jail."

"A lot of people think, 'I can say whatever I want on here and nobody's gonna say anything,'" Garcia said. "A fight is a fight, but this was a beatdown. She did not deserve what she got, but I don't know how she's that messed up and able to get on the computer and talk about that."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/...in4000740.shtml

I spoke to my sister #6 and she said it happened all the time in the 70's..

Edited April 8, 2008 by Boo-Yah!

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But the mother of one of the girls said that Lindsay had provoked the other teens by threatening and insulting them on MySpace

WTG Mom!

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But the mother of one of the girls said that Lindsay had provoked the other teens by threatening and insulting them on MySpace

WTG Mom!

I wish they showed the faces of these idiots.

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Eight teenagers, two boys and six girls have been arrested after filming the beating of a girl and threatening to post the video on the Internet, sheriff's officials said Tuesday, April 8, 2008. (CBS)

(CBS/AP) Eight teenagers have been arrested after filming the beating of another teen and threatening to post the video on the Internet, sheriff's officials said.

Victoria Lindsay was attacked on March 30 by six teenage girls when she arrived at a friend's home, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Two girls confronted Lindsay when she walked in, yelling and threatening her, an arrest report showed. Another girl struck her in the head several times and then slammed her head into the bedroom wall, knocking her unconscious.

When she woke up, she was on the couch in the living room surrounded by the six girls. The teens blocked the door, held Lindsay down and began beating her, the report said. Two teenage boys waited outside the home as lookouts.

"That is animalistic behavior. It's pack mentality. They lured her there to beat her," Sheriff Grady Judd said.

Portions of the video were released by the sheriff's office and posted on CBS affiliate WTSP-TV.

"There was talk about apparently after the fact, apparently there's other students that knew that they were going to post this just for the thrill of everyone to see it," Lindsay's mother, Talisa, told CBS News' The Early Show. "Which is just outrageous."

All eight were charged last week with battery and false imprisonment, which are third-degree felonies, the report said.

"When we had them in custody at the station, they were laughing about it, saying, 'Well, I guess this spring break we won't go to the beach," Judd told The Early Show. "One of the suspects asked the detective, 'Am I going to get to go to cheerleading practice tomorrow?"

"They showed absolutely no remorse at all," Judd said.

As far as I'm concerned, MySpace is the anti-Christ for children.

Lindsay was taken to the hospital by ambulance and treated for a concussion, damage to her left eye and left ear, and numerous bruises, the report said.

Lindsay's father, Patrick, said the teens' motivation for the attack was to produce a video that would become popular on YouTube, a video-sharing Web site.

He told The Early Show that he has not been able to watch the video, that he is too distraught, although his wife has.

"I want stiffer punishments for these shock Web sites that entice kids to make these videos so they can be famous on the Internet," Patrick told The Ledger of Lakeland, Fla. "That is the motive, I am sure of it. It's crazy and it's terrible and they're gonna pay."

But the mother of one of the girls said that Lindsay had provoked the other teens by threatening and insulting them on MySpace, a social networking Web site.

After the girls were arrested, Christina Garcia told the newspaper she looked at Lindsay's MySpace page and saw the message: "hahaha all in jail."

"A lot of people think, 'I can say whatever I want on here and nobody's gonna say anything,'" Garcia said. "A fight is a fight, but this was a beatdown. She did not deserve what she got, but I don't know how she's that messed up and able to get on the computer and talk about that."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/...in4000740.shtml

I spoke to my sister #6 and she said it happened all the time in the 70's..

Right. Because they had the internet back then...

The internet does funny things to people - like making otherwise rational people in their 30's and older make childish threats on internet message boards

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I wish they showed the faces of these idiots.

http://www.dreamindemon.com/2008/04/07/eig...receive-awards/

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As I thought.. They have the 'what, what whatevaaaa' look.

I know we got up to no good when we where young but we weren't as brazen or stupid as these kids. And that says something considering one of my friends is actually serving time.

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Right. Because they had the internet back then...

The internet does funny things to people - like making otherwise rational people in their 30's and older make childish threats on internet message boards

Good to see your first excuse of the day. I would like to hire you if I ever get into trouble. Your 101 excuses will help a lot..

Edited April 8, 2008 by Boo-Yah!

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As I thought.. They have the 'what, what whatevaaaa' look.

Right. Because they had the internet back then...

The internet does funny things to people - like making otherwise rational people in their 30's and older make childish threats on internet message boards

Good to see your first excuse of the day.

I would like to hire you if I ever get into trouble. Your 101 excuses will help a lot..

Before you go conclusion-jumping I certainly don't think the internet excuses what happened. I do however think that it has a certain influence that inflames individual egos and, as a result, their patterns of behavior.

That doesn't mean I don't think punishment isn't warranted. Clearly it is.

Almaty works in mental health - I think his perspective on this would be interesting.

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Before you go conclusion-jumping I certainly don't think the internet excuses what happened. I do however think that it has a certain influence that inflames individual egos and, as a result, their patterns of behavior.

That doesn't mean I don't think punishment isn't warranted. Clearly it is.

Almaty works in mental health - I think his perspective on this would be interesting.

You're the the yoda of jumping to the conclusion; So I don't want to step on your toes there.

These kids don't have any mental issue. What they do have is an Alex+R equivalent case, aka daddy's girl, of my parents have raised me to believe I am untouchable and the center of the galaxy.

Edited April 8, 2008 by Boo-Yah!

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Well there are mental disorders and behavioural disorders. Not always the same thing - but then again I'm no expert on pyschiatry or cognitive science.

Neither am I an expert on "parenting", nor do I pretend to be.

As I say its interesting that you're so outraged by this - given the threat you posted on here the other week. To borrow one of Dev's stock phrases - its the pot calling the kettle black.

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my guess, is indeed this kids have some issues..and by collective group reinforcement was able to justify their actions.....this behavior called "yanking' many years ago.,.has been around....

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The girl at the top right looks like she could pass for Patricia Krenwinkel .

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Well there are mental disorders and behavioural disorders. Not always the same thing - but then again I'm no expert on pyschiatry or cognitive science.

Neither am I an expert on "parenting", nor do I pretend to be.

As I say its interesting that you're so outraged by this - given the threat you posted on here the other week. To borrow one of Dev's stock phrases - its the pot calling the kettle black.

agreed....it is an old issue brother 6...where reinfocement as a group..can lkead to a group cohesion that neg. behavior is okay and in fact, acceptable...allot of the kids are on their way to personality disorders diagnossi as adults...

and in fact, most are labelled as oppositional-defiant

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

What is it?

ODD is a psychiatric disorder that is characterized by two different sets of problems. These are aggressiveness and a tendency to purposefully bother and irritate others. It is often the reason that people seek treatment. When ODD is present with ADHD, depression, tourette's, anxiety disorders, or other neuropsychiatric disorders, it makes life with that child far more difficult. For Example, ADHD plus ODD is much worse than ADHD alone, often enough to make people seek treatment. The criteria for ODD are:

A pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting at least six months during which four or more of the following are present:

1. Often loses temper

2. often argues with adults

3. often actively defies or refuses to comply with adults' requests or rules

4. often deliberately annoys people

5. often blames others for his or her mistakes or misbehavior

6. is often touchy or easily annoyed by others

7. is often angry and resentful

8. is often spiteful and vindictive

The disturbance in behavior causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.

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Before you go conclusion-jumping I certainly don't think the internet excuses what happened. I do however think that it has a certain influence that inflames individual egos and, as a result, their patterns of behavior.

That doesn't mean I don't think punishment isn't warranted. Clearly it is.

Almaty works in mental health - I think his perspective on this would be interesting.

You're the the yoda of jumping to the conclusion; So I don't want to step on your toes there.

These kids don't have any mental issue. What they do have is an Alex+R equivalent case, aka daddy's girl, of my parents have raised me to believe I am untouchable and the center of the galaxy.

personal attack. reported.

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What I'd like to know is... what's the real motive behind this? One of the mothers suggested that the girl who got beaten (Victoria Lindsay) "provoked" the six girls into lashing out, but what I find interesting is that the article said Lindsay went to a friend's home. Even if you say something to a friend that he or she disagrees with or dislikes or perhaps finds hurtful, they won't physically attack you; they certainly won't trick you into getting mobbed by a group and severely beaten. So something's amiss here.

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Before you go conclusion-jumping I certainly don't think the internet excuses what happened. I do however think that it has a certain influence that inflames individual egos and, as a result, their patterns of behavior.

That doesn't mean I don't think punishment isn't warranted. Clearly it is.

Almaty works in mental health - I think his perspective on this would be interesting.

You're the the yoda of jumping to the conclusion; So I don't want to step on your toes there.

These kids don't have any mental issue. What they do have is an Alex+R equivalent case, aka daddy's girl, of my parents have raised me to believe I am untouchable and the center of the galaxy.

personal attack. reported.

just wait till she sees that