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Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
^^ Agreed! Not only should they get a substantial amount of Jail time they should have to live with this for rest of their lives with all of the world to see exactly who they are. Also, the girl taping it said, "17 mins left, make it good" I'd like to be alone with this girl in a room.
I also heard in the video where one of the girls in the backround was yelling "don't hit the shelves, don't hit the shelves!" 
God have mercy on their souls if I was her older brother or something.
- DoubleTalkingJive
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Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
DoubleTalkingJive wrote:^^ Agreed! Not only should they get a substantial amount of Jail time they should have to live with this for rest of their lives with all of the world to see exactly who they are. Also, the girl taping it said, "17 mins left, make it good" I'd like to be alone with this girl in a room.
I also heard in the video where one of the girls in the backround was yelling "don't hit the shelves, don't hit the shelves!"
Yeah I heard that too. God have mercy if I were any of these girls parents. I am sorry but if my kid did this, I would not help them. They are gonna have to pay the piper and learn the hard way because it'd be the only way to make sure that it's rammed home that this was a horrific, wrong and awful act. If I tried my hardest to get my kid off, then what would my kid turn into. I'd be too terrified to find out.
Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
Teens in Video Beating Case Charged as Adults
Eight Fla. Suspects Aged 14-18 Face Felony Charges Tied to the Videotaped Beating
By DAVID SCHOETZ, ANDREA CANNING and JONANN BRADY
April 11, 2008'”
Eight teens accused of taking part in a shocking videotaped beating of a 16-year-old girl will be tried as adults, according to Florida officials.
The teens, who are between the ages 14 and 18, face kidnapping and misdemeanor battery charges. Three also face a felony charge of witness tampering.
The teens charged in the case are Cara Murphy, 16; Britney Mayes, 17; Kayla Hassell, 15; Zachary Ashley, 17; Brittini Hardcastle, 17; Mercades Nichols, 17; April Cooper, 14; and Stephen Schumaker, 18.
A judge set bail Friday for each at $30,000 during their first court appearance.
The judge also issued a gag order requiring everyone involved to not speak about the case, according to the Associated Press.
Tape Hits the Internet
In the videotape, released earlier this week by the Polk County Sheriff's Department, the 16-year-old victim was literally backed into a corner as fellow teens screamed at her, threatened her and ultimately beat her unconscious.
Two teenage males stood "lookout" as the high school cheerleader, a guest at the house where the beating allegedly occurred, is intermittently berated and pummeled by peers, according to authorities in Florida,
When the 35-minute beating is done, the girl was allegedly forced into a car and dumped at another friend's house. She is told to keep her mouth shut or else the next beating will be worse, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
"They lured her into the home for the express purpose of filming the attack and posting it on the Internet," Judd said. "This is outrageous behavior."
Judd released video Monday afternoon that captured three minutes of the March 30 beating inside the Lakeland, Fla., home of Mercades Nichols, 17. He also announced the arrest of eight teenagers ranging in age from 14 to 18, including Nichols.
The eight face felony battery and false imprisonment charges tied to the attack caught on tape and posted online for the world and law enforcement to see. The three teens accused of dumping the victim after the beating also face an additional felony kidnapping charge. Judd said he will urge the state prosecutor's office to charge all of the teens except the 14-year-old as adults.
"It's fair to say we were absolutely mortified when we saw these girls beating down this victim," Judd said. His intention in releasing the video was not to give the teenagers the fame they wanted, he added, but to educate parents about the type of behavior children may be involved in.
"They're paying a terrible penalty for getting what they wanted," Judd said, describing the teens' behavior as a "pack" mentality.
At one point during the beating, the target of the attack entered a bedroom, according to authorities and the raw video, and was met by another suspect, 14-year-old April Cooper. Cooper had been hiding and emerged, allegedly striking the teen several times in the face and then knocking the victim unconscious.
She then awoke on a couch surrounded by a ring of six girls who allegedly attacked her as a gang and prevented her from fleeing. "At one point in the video, it is plain to see the suspects blocked the victim from leaving the residence," according to the sheriff's office news release.
Two male suspects, both also from Lakeland, acted as lookouts during the attack, according to the sheriff's office.
When she finally was freed, the victim was taken to the Lakeland Regional Medical Center by ambulance for a concussion and damage to the left side of her face and head, according to authorities.
"When I saw my daughter in the emergency room, I didn't even recognize my own daughter," the teen's father, Patrick Lindsay, said during a news conference Monday with his wife, Talisa.
The couple lashed out at Web sites like MySpace and YouTube that they say provide forums for posting videos that desensitize teens to criminal behavior. "Now, if they can create the best shock video, they're the heroes," the victim's father said. "She just didn't deserve to be beaten like a dog."
The high school student has had to make return trips to the doctor and is having nightmares, her mother said. She has yet not returned to school.
In one local report, Stephen Schumaker, 18, the only adult charged in the beating who allegedly stood watch outside the house with another male, denied doing anything wrong after he posted bail. "I had to spend two nights in jail for something I didn't do," Schumaker reportedly said.
But authorities say the video footage meant to celebrate the teen's beating tells the true story -- and the other suspects remain locked up.
If convicted of the battery and false imprisonment charges, the teenagers could be sentenced to up to 10 years each in state prison. The additional kidnapping charge three of the teenagers face could earn another 15 years behind bars.
Copyright © 2008 ABC News Internet Ventures
- DoubleTalkingJive
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Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
I am sooooo glad they are getting tried as adults woo hoo 
I am confident they'll get convicted. I guess they will never make cheerleading again 
Let's hope!
Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
I watched a small segment about this on the news. Apparently the victim wasn't some innocent good girl like she is being portrayed in the media. She had apparently been talking shit about these other girls, even threatening to kick their asses.
They gave her a chance to back up her words with action.
I'm not condoning the attacks, and I think all involved should do prison time.
There's a moral to this case:
Don't write a check with your mouth that your fists cant cash.....
Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
I watched a small segment about this on the news. Apparently the victim wasn't some innocent good girl like she is being portrayed in the media. She had apparently been talking shit about these other girls, even threatening to kick their asses.
i'm sorry but that doesn't justify this. i should kick the shit out of someone who talks shit about me? talking shit doesn't mean anything to me and i ignore it. they could have tried to reason with her and if that doesn't work, bring the parents in or the school.
They gave her a chance to back up her words with action.
6 to 1? and 2 guys waiting outside? come on, are you serious? i've seen this way too many times in school and high-school. yeah, tell them it's one on one, but the moment the person with friends backing up starts losing a fight they all jump the other person.
i don't think she deserved losing an eye and hearing in one ear for shit-talk in high-school. what, she told them they suck at cheerleading?
now, to be the insensible prick. if you're gonna do something like this, you think they would at least think it through. put a beating on youtube? all it takes is one fucker from your school to see it and recognize you and the word is out and the police will come knocking.
one last thing: stupid kids -> stupid parents
Re: 8 teens charged in videotaped attack
I didn't say the beating was justified. I specifically said these people deserve prison time.
As far as the "6 to 1" thing, like I said, don't write a check you cant cash. If I go around talking shit and threatening six dudes, I'm gonna expect a knock on my door or an encounter at some point.
