For the record, I didn't watch much of the video, but from what little my brother showed me, there appeared to be long breaks in the beating when the victim and her assailants would shout at each other--during which the victim would plead with her attackers or try to give her side of the story (regarding the online trash talk). I only recall seeing her cover herself when the beatings actually continued. They had to beat her intermittently for a half hour before she eventually lost consciousness (but they also knocked her unconscious originally before the taping by slamming her headfirst into a wall, then started the taping and beatings when she woke up). I say all that to say that she had the opportunity to fight back, and it's very noteworthy that she didn't.
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Originally Posted by Flames of Valor
We know their names, I am waiting for some people to go to their houses and beat the hell out of them.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all six of those girls in a county jail right now, not at home?
I also agree that an actual life sentence is very unlikely for them. However, they will be sent away for a long time (10 years maybe?), which will have the effect of ruining them for life. They will miss out on the rest of their teens and most of their 20s. By the time they come out, no college will want to accept them, and no company will want to hire them. They will in all likelihood experience profound ostracization from friends and family members in the meantime, such that they will have almost no one to turn to whenever they are returned back to society. Not to mention all the psychological and (very likely) physical abuse that they'll endure during their time in prison. And all that suffering and loss just so they could have their lulz over a petty internet fight that took place when they were in high school? I continue to be dumbfounded at some of my fellow human beings sometimes.