Florida Teen Beaten by Classmates…WTF You Tube
On March 30th, Victoria Lindsay, a 16 year old teenager from Mulberry was attacked and held against her will. Lindsay was lured to a ‘friend’s’ house. Once inside she became the victim of a malicious beating at the hands of people that she once had trusted. When she tried to flee the residence she was forcibly stopped and the beating continued.
The attackers, who were classmates of Victoria’s, are facing false imprisonment, battery, and kidnapping charges.
The now infamous attack was originally brought to public attention by the popular website You Tube, and has sparked a wave of outrage. Many have been left feeling helpless and angry after watching the video. This anger is not only directed at that assailants but at the media giant that published this incident for the world to see.
The question now becomes, should You Tube censor the content on the website to keep these types of posts from proliferating?
There are two schools of thought on this controversy. First, there is the group that is in favor uncensored postings on You Tube. This group applauds the media giant for exposing this travesty to the public and helping to bring the guilty parties to justice.
On the other hand, there are thousands of outraged individuals who feel this incident underscores the need for increased censorship. These individuals see the posts on You Tube as the blatant exploitation of the misery of a young woman in distress.
In my opinion, You Tube should adopt a policy that lies somewhere in-between these two extremes. There is no denying that You Tube was instrumental in bringing about swift justice for this unfortunate girl. That being said, I feel You Tube should consider pulling these posts from their content. It seems to me, that all the benefits that could be derived from these posts has been realized and that continued access to them on the website smacks of poor taste.
I know many of you are now wondering, “Since when has You Tube been a source for tasteful information?” I think it is prudent to view this as a unique case; this video depicts minors attacking another minor in an obviously premeditated crime. If this type of content is allowed to be viewed, it creates a very slippery slope that may culminate in some extremely morbid and perverse content.
This is an open forum. Please weigh in with your thoughts and feelings. Everyone is going to view this differently, and I am extremely interested in what others have to say on this subject. Check out the latest on this story at Fox News.
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April 11, 2008 at 12:33 am
WTF word press
April 11, 2008 at 7:18 am
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April 11, 2008 at 11:40 am
i think a light sentence plus a hefty fine would do. maybe 5 years for the ringleader and 2 years plus 10 years probation for all
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April 11, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I think life in prison is a bit ridiculous. If we put every teen in prison for fighting, half the nation would be behind bars. Have you all forgotten what it was like to be a teenager?
Seriously, when I was a teenager I did some stupid things and I can’t believe all you hypocrites out there didn’t do the same. I even remember havening six guys attack me and beat me up in the school playground. I can’t imagine them still in jail for something they did 20 years ago, not to mention one of them is a good friend of mine now.
I’m not saying what they did was right and obviously they need to be taught some kind of lesson. I also think some counseling might be in order. But prison?? That’s just stupid!
April 12, 2008 at 1:32 am
Anybody who thinks these people do not need to go to prison, obviously do not have a daughter. Being beat up on a playground is one thing, but being inprisoned in a house and being beaten (even after unconsiousness) and then vidio taping to have as some kind of trophy, is completely another.
Yes, we all were teenagers once. I grew up in the bad side of town in one of the larger cities and have seen alot of horible things, but nothing like this!
The only one of the eight that should given any leniency is the 14 year old,,,, IF, she was not one of the key players. If any of the others don’t do at least 10 calender years in general population it would be a crime in itself! That would be 20 year sentences with half off for “good time”.
April 12, 2008 at 7:48 am
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April 12, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Girls can be vicious when jealous and angry. However, I too believe life in prison is too severe, but ALL of the girls should be punished with jail time. This was calculated and planned .
My daughter who is now 21, was a very popular girl in school and I worried about her. I heard some horrible things that girls did to each other i.e 6 year old slapping another, gang of girls holding one down, while another cuts her hair,t and kidnapping a cheating boyfriend with a knife (left him naked with his cell phone only).
These acts are all criminal and they should be punished and we should not say it’s because they are kids. I never did anything like this and yes I did have some problems with other growing up, but nothing escalated to such violent. Maybe because times has changed, but that’s more the reason to get them off the streets,because getting away with this can make the next incident worse.
April 13, 2008 at 10:29 am
I believe they deserve life. You can attempt to ignore it all you want, but there is absolutely no excuse for this inhumanity. None. Someone who can watch this happen and take part of it doesn’t need to be running the streets. Prison for life, I’ll be happy to hear thirty though.