MSNBC & Washington Post are both carrying the same AP story.
Just…wow.
That’ll teach her to not apologise for bumping into someone!
I read that, too. Can someone tell me how ten year old kids managed to inflict that much damage while they were standing in line around other (presumably) adults? The mind boggles.
Perhaps the other girls were slightly older, like in the 12-13 range? I seem to recall that when I was in elementary school and early middle school the girls simply towered over the guys.
Next to this brute squad, these girls (also criminally charged) come across as resourceful and highly employable.
Boston: It’s the new Florida.
I like how they apparently travel in “packs” now.
From the fact that they only have the 10-year-old in custody I’m assuming the others got away, and as suggested, might have been quite a bit bigger. Still it’s amazing that everyone around just let it happen.
Man, kids today. When I was 10, we might have assaulted the occasional adult who looked at us funny, but we’d only punch. No kicking, no hair pulling and certainly no pants removal. Show some respect!
well, yea, just like underwear and socks come in “packs”.
ot: you’re in Lansing? so am I! /ot
Pre-teen? The MSNBC article says the girls were aged “14, 16, and 20”. That’s hardly pre-teen, and definitely old enough to do some serious damage.
-foxy
The others were 14, 16, and 20 according to the article.
Interesting. Do you folk have a minimum age below which someone can not be prosecuted? (e.g. what happens if a 4 year old blows mommy away with daddy’s gun because she won’t buy him everything in the toy store?)
I ask because I’m reasonably certain that up here the 10 year old could not be charged with anything because of her age. I’m sure one of the other canucks will chime in if I’m wrong, but I don’t think anyone 12 and under (or is it under 12?) can be charged with a crime up here.
I don’t know, but if I see that happening the best I can do is maintain 15 feet of distance, make threatening noises and call the cops. What am I going to do? Physically restrain an unfamiliar ten year old girl? At best I’d wind up losing a lawsuit, at worst in prison and sex offender registration. Adult woman or boys of any age, not so much, but you’re on the wrong end of any court case, criminal or civil, where an underage girl’s involved and you’re a single, adult male – you’re scrod.
::gently:: We don’t know that everyone around just let it happen. You might want to re-think that. ::/gently::
I’m reasonably certain no one else actually slugged one of the perps; surely the article would’ve mentioned it. Perhaps others dialed 911 on their cell phones, hollered "SECURITY!! or at least screamed “HEY !!! DON’T DO THAT!!!” We don’t know. I certainly would do that much.
We know the perps are 10, 14, 16 and 20. We also know they were smart/quick/strong enough to overwhelm a 22 year old. Surely you’re not suggesting someone should have dived in and started restraining or swinging?
:smack: Sorry, yes. Thread title should be sans “pre”, though some may fault me for considering a 20yo a “teen”.
I’m sure the 10 yo will still be charged as a juvenile offender. It’s possible that the 14 and 16 year old girls can be charged with assault as an adult, and the 20 year old would (of course) be charged as an adult.
Am I the only one who thinks it sort of weird that they’re charging the 10 year old but not the 14, 16 and 20 year olds?
And what’s with taking off her PANTS? This is all just so fucked up.
That’s odd; when I was 10, we’d only rip their pants off.
To answer the last question first; I think they were trying to humiliate her.
But the first question: At first I thought they hadn’t caught the others, but that’s not what either the Post or MSNBC articles said. In fact the articles said nothing about whether they’d been apprehended or not.