Filming assaults- Mummy says it's okay
June 10th 2009 09:42
I'm sure we're all heard about it and probably seen some footage of it; people, quite often teens in school uniforms, gang up and assault one person while more than a few people capture it all on their phones. Generation Y- best known for sadism. Blood sports were big in Roman times, but I thought we'd done some evolving since then. You know, become more civilised. Guess not.
Of all the forms of entertainment we have, and all the good things in life, there are still those among us that decide to get their kicks from the suffering of others. The fact that they now document this, presumably to pass around and watch repeatedly, makes me wonder how far civilisation has come.
I don’t actually have any stats on how many such incidents take place, so I don't know how wide-spread it is or how frequently it occurs, but I think it reflects on our lack of upbringing.
People don't just wake up one day and decide that from that moment forward, they'll be thrilled by the suffering of others. This is something that is fostered, encouraged. This is something that is sanctioned and presented as acceptable, and it is from here that Gen Y has gotten the idea that cruelty can equal fun.
Take s:10
d:-1:ind:1:ff:8A" target="_blank">this story, for instance. A mother films her daughter and friend assaulting another girl while she instructs her daughter to "Break her nose, break it. Kill her".
My, how far we've come.
Of all the forms of entertainment we have, and all the good things in life, there are still those among us that decide to get their kicks from the suffering of others. The fact that they now document this, presumably to pass around and watch repeatedly, makes me wonder how far civilisation has come.
I don’t actually have any stats on how many such incidents take place, so I don't know how wide-spread it is or how frequently it occurs, but I think it reflects on our lack of upbringing.
People don't just wake up one day and decide that from that moment forward, they'll be thrilled by the suffering of others. This is something that is fostered, encouraged. This is something that is sanctioned and presented as acceptable, and it is from here that Gen Y has gotten the idea that cruelty can equal fun.
Take s:10
d:-1:ind:1:ff:8A" target="_blank">this story, for instance. A mother films her daughter and friend assaulting another girl while she instructs her daughter to "Break her nose, break it. Kill her".My, how far we've come.
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while i think the mum is horrible, i thought everyone involved was a bit sus, including the police, the person filming it, the crowd, the two girls that had several rounds of fighting with plenty of opportunity to simply leave, it all seemed very orchestrated
Comment by Wynona Lavota
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Morgan Belll I didn't think it was sus- I thought the crod was apathetic, but it (sadly) looked real to me. As fort he police doling jack all, again, it's not the first case I've heard of where police have clear evidence and still say they can't or won't do anything.