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Disturbing story

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/police-people-watched-gan_n_334975.html

what is wrong with people?



RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming dance without reporting it.

The San Jose Mercury News reports that onlookers laughed, took pictures and even joined in the crime.

Two suspects were in custody Monday, but police said as many as five other men attacked the girl over a two-hour period Friday night outside Richmond High School.

"She was raped, beaten, robbed and dehumanized by several suspects who were obviously OK enough with it to behave that way in each other's presence," Lt. Mark Gagan said. "What makes it even more disturbing is the presence of others. People came by, saw what was happening and failed to report it."

The victim remained hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Manuel Ortega, 19, was arrested at the scene and was being held on $800,000 bail for investigation of rape and robbery. He is not a student at the school.

Richmond police Sgt. David Harris said he did not know if Ortega had retained an attorney.

A 15-year-old student also was booked late Monday on one count of sexual assault, Gagan said.

Police said the girl left the dance and was walking to meet her father for a ride home when a classmate invited her to join a group drinking in the courtyard. The victim had drank a large amount of alcohol by the time the assault began, police said. The girl's father was looking for her during the attack, according to the LA Times:

Police were finally called after a female student overhead people talking about the rape. She called 911 and told dispatchers what she had heard, Gagan said.
When officers arrived on the scene, the assault was still going on. Several suspects fled as officers found the girl naked from the waist up, Gagan said.


The victim was semi-conscious near a picnic table, police said.

Marin Trujillo, a spokesman for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, said there were four police officers and three school administrators monitoring the dance, but the assault happened away from the gym.



Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/police-people-watched-gan_n_334975.html
 

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Mike_Hawke wrote:
There's something to be said for mob mentality. There's something else to be said for her drinking herself into oblivion.

Really? THATs what you get out of this story. well, a bunch of people will act stupid, she shouldn't have been drunk?

don't have daughters do you?
 

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Harper1227 wrote:
Mike_Hawke wrote:
There's something to be said for mob mentality. There's something else to be said for her drinking herself into oblivion.

Really? THATs what you get out of this story. well, a bunch of people will act stupid, she shouldn't have been drunk?

don't have daughters do you?


What do you get out of the story?



The larger the mob, the more crazed the people will act. The larger the crowd, the less likely any individual is to make an effort to speakup or assist. This is called the bystander effect - everyone assumes, "well there's so many other people watching, someone else will help/report it." The more people present, the stronger the effect. This is nothing out of the ordinary. Forgive my lack of shock and awe; nothing here is shocking or surprising. There is no grand conspiracy here. It's humanity showing its true colors, courtesy of Mr. Jack Daniels.

According to the story the girl "had drank a large amount of alcohol." It can be reasonably assumed that she drank herself into a condition which facilitated what occurred after. Do you have daughters? I'd suggest you teach them to never drink a "large amount of alcohol" unless they are in a secure environment.
 

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Reading that makes me want to throw up. Another reason I will not miss CA if it fell into the sea. I hope they take every single one of those "kids" get a hell of a good beating equal to or more then they did to that poor girl. Better yet take them out back and well you know what I was thinking. They will do much worse when they get older.

Marin Trujillo, a spokesman for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, said there were four police officers and three school administrators monitoring the dance, but the assault happened away from the gym.
O so because it happened out of your sight it was not your fault. I hope they sue the crap out of them. Lord knows I would have killed the sickos that did it.
 

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Mike_Hawke wrote:
Harper1227 wrote:
Mike_Hawke wrote:
There's something to be said for mob mentality. There's something else to be said for her drinking herself into oblivion.

Really? THATs what you get out of this story. well, a bunch of people will act stupid, she shouldn't have been drunk?

don't have daughters do you?


What do you get out of the story?

That people are twisted and should, when able offer assistance to someone in distress - being raped and beaten, for example. and when they cannot help they should attempt to find someone who can - those people taking cell phone pictures, for example, could have easily dialed 911, walked away and done so if need be.



The larger the mob, the more crazed the people will act. The larger the crowd, the less likely any individual is to make an effort to speakup or assist. This is called the bystander effect - everyone assumes, "well there's so many other people watching, someone else will help/report it." The more people present, the stronger the effect. This is nothing out of the ordinary. Forgive my lack of shock and awe; nothing here is shocking or surprising. There is no grand conspiracy here. It's humanity showing its true colors, courtesy of Mr. Jack Daniels.


I understand the concept of mob mentality. I get that people don't "want to get involved" but I am not, as I expect many here are not as well, that person. Hence, why I find disgust in other peoples apathy.

No one said it was a grand conspiracy, only disturbing.


According to the story the girl "had drank a large amount of alcohol." It can be reasonably assumed that she drank herself into a condition which facilitated what occurred after. Do you have daughters? I'd suggest you teach them to never drink a "large amount of alcohol" unless they are in a secure environment.
was her judgement poor? yes, i dont think anyone is, or will argue that. But, at the same time, NO amount of alcohol is an excuse for someone to be GANG RAPED AND BEATEN.

YES, i do have daughters and I will teach them right and wrong, but WILL NOT accept that them doing something stupid means that they deserve to be attacked and dehumanized. And i cant believe that you would accept that either, unless of course your the kinda guy that needs to get girls drunk for them to touch you. Judging by your name, it wouldn't surprise me. you're disgusting.

anyone have any troll spray?
 

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I've been in that area several times, and this does not surprise me.

There is a lot of crime there, and there are a lot of people who I would describe as folks who care about little more than themselves. I would also describe the mentality of a lot of people there as thinking guns and armed self defense are taboo, and that the best way to deal with crimes is to let the criminals do what they gotta do, then call the cops.

I feel extremely sorry for this girl, only because she isn't old enough to move away from that dump, or carry a gun. I can only hope she is able to recover from this.
 

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Harper1227 wrote:
YES, i do have daughters and I will teach them right and wrong, but WILL NOT accept that them doing something stupid means that they deserve to be attacked and dehumanized. And i cant believe that you would accept that either, unless of course your the kinda guy that needs to get girls drunk for them to touch you. Judging by your name, it wouldn't surprise me. you're disgusting.

anyone have any troll spray?
Take it easy there, big guy. I never implied that her being drunk justified anything. I'm just stating the facts as they appear.
 

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Mike_Hawke wrote:
Harper1227 wrote:
YES, i do have daughters and I will teach them right and wrong, but WILL NOT accept that them doing something stupid means that they deserve to be attacked and dehumanized. And i cant believe that you would accept that either, unless of course your the kinda guy that needs to get girls drunk for them to touch you. Judging by your name, it wouldn't surprise me. you're disgusting.

anyone have any troll spray?
Take it easy there, big guy. I never implied that her being drunk justified anything. I'm just stating the facts as they appear.

:) big guy - ah! I like that!:lol:

ya know, being the new guy you might wanna chill out and ease into this forum. we're all friends here and just trying to share ideas, but you know well enough what you were saying so don't state 'devils advocate' now. there was no implication
It can be reasonably assumed that she drank herself into a condition which facilitated what occurred after. Do you have daughters? I'd suggest you teach them to never drink a "large amount of alcohol" unless they are in a secure environment.
you say reasonably assume which in and of itself is not:
stating the facts as they appear
you also said
I'd suggest you teach them to never drink a "large amount of alcohol" unless they are in a secure environment.
what else could be derived from THAT comment other then she put herself at risk by drinking in a non-secure environment? should that be the issue, or the fact that she was raped and beaten when as many as a dozen people watched.

also, the facts were already stated as the appeared, in the article. the whole point is to provide comments on the article and its content and reference the dangerous andf unfriendly world around us. we do not need you paraphasing or re"stating the facts as they appear"

if you meant to be incendiary and cause a ruckus fine, that happens a lot. you will be labled a troll and ignored as such.

but, if you want to actively participate in this board, welcome and know that differing opinions are always welcome here. but dont expect to have peoplerespond toderogatory comments about a child being raped and beaten with friendly comments.

love ya!

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Harper1227 wrote:
what else could be derived from THAT comment other then she put herself at risk by drinking in a non-secure environment?
Is that not an issue? Did she not put herself at risk by drinking in a non-secure environment?


should that be the issue, or the fact that she was raped and beaten when as many as a dozen people watched.
A dozen that, given the context of the story, were also drunk. Mankind at its finest.


also, the facts were already stated as the appeared, in the article. the whole point is to provide comments on the article and its content and reference the dangerous andf unfriendly world around us. we do not need you paraphasing or re"stating the facts as they appear"


I am providing comments on the article and it's content. I'm critically evaluating what occurred, as it's presented.

Were you looking for everyone to just say, "I'd kill those kids!!" or "I hope they all burn in hell"?

I thought you wanted something a little beyond that.


if you meant to be incendiary and cause a ruckus fine, that happens a lot. you will be labled a troll and ignored as such.


See above.


but, if you want to actively participate in this board, welcome and know that differing opinions are always welcome here. but dont expect to have peoplerespond toderogatory comments about a child being raped and beaten with friendly comments.



Where did I make a derogatory comment?

Why don't you tell me what, exactly, you were aiming to discuss.




- the less-big guy
 

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Mike_Hawke wrote:
Harper1227 wrote:
what else could be derived from THAT comment other then she put herself at risk by drinking in a non-secure environment?
Is that not an issue? Did she not put herself at risk by drinking in a non-secure environment?

the issue isnt IF she put herself at risk, but that the public in general is at risk and that no one should go through that while others watch. dismissing it as well she put herself in that situation is derogatory of her. that is my opinion, take it or leave it

we should not be blaming the victim for putting themself in a bad situation
should that be the issue, or the fact that she was raped and beaten when as many as a dozen people watched.
A dozen that, given the context of the story, were also drunk. Mankind at its finest.

not all of the witnesses were part of the group drinking.
People came by, saw what was happening and failed to report it."
also, the facts were already stated as the appeared, in the article. the whole point is to provide comments on the article and its content and reference the dangerous andf unfriendly world around us. we do not need you paraphasing or re"stating the facts as they appear"
I am providing comments on the article and it's content. I'm critically evaluating what occurred, as it's presented.

Were you looking for everyone to just say, "I'd kill those kids!!" no, i am pretty sure what most peoplewould say. but i wont begin to assert those assumptions as it is not my place to assume. i myself i know i surely would have stopped it. (and if it were my daughter, possibly yes to the killin part too) or "I hope they all burn in hell"? dont you?

I thought you wanted something a little beyond that.
also, i wasnt 'looking' for anyone to say anything. i posted it for the same reason we post any crime that gets posted on here, to let it be known. i just did not expect the first comment to be
There's something to be said for mob mentality. There's something else to be said for her drinking herself into oblivion. - deep man. if thats your critical eval. thenit is what it is.
if you meant to be incendiary and cause a ruckus fine, that happens a lot. you will be labled a troll and ignored as such.
See above. see above
but, if you want to actively participate in this board, welcome and know that differing opinions are always welcome here. but dont expect to have peoplerespond toderogatory comments about a child being raped and beaten with friendly comments.
Where did I make a derogatory comment? see above

Why don't you tell me what, exactly, you were aiming to discuss.




- the less-big guy sounds like a personal problem :lol:
 

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Harper1227 wrote:
the issue isnt IF she put herself at risk, but that the public in general is at risk and that no one should go through that while others watch. dismissing it as well she put herself in that situation is derogatory of her. that is my opinion, take it or leave it

we should not be blaming the victim for putting themself in a bad situation


First off, show me where I dismissed the issue simply because she put herself at risk.

The issue IS that she put herself at risk. If you walk into the ghetto, in the middle of the night, umarmed, and DRUNK you're putting yourself at risk. If you get mugged and beaten, isn't the first reply from this board going to be: "What were you thinking, you idiot? Why did you go there?"

The lesson is thus: Firstly - do not put yourself in harm's way (in her case going off to hang out with a bunch of questionable characters), secondly - do notmakeyourself a target (in her case by beinginebriated).

That IS the lesson to take away from this. That IS what will help the general public avoid harm.

I'm not saying her poor choices EXCUSE the behavior. What I am saying is that they CONTRIBUTED to what happened. Had she not gone to hang out with them, it wouldnot have happened. Had she not been blasted, it may not have happened or she may have been able to signal help for herself.



Now that the core lesson is understood, we go on to rant and rave about the inaction of the passersby. Their actions are secondary because, at that point, the crime was already in progress.
 

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Mike_Hawke wrote:
Harper1227 wrote:
the issue isnt IF she put herself at risk, but that the public in general is at risk and that no one should go through that while others watch. dismissing it as well she put herself in that situation is derogatory of her. that is my opinion, take it or leave it

we should not be blaming the victim for putting themself in a bad situation


First off, show me where I dismissed the issue simply because she put herself at risk.

The issue IS that she put herself at risk. If you walk into the ghetto, in the middle of the night, umarmed, and DRUNK you're putting yourself at risk. If you get mugged and beaten, isn't the first reply from this board going to be: "What were you thinking, you idiot? Why did you go there?"

The lesson is thus: Firstly - do not put yourself in harm's way (in her case going off to hang out with a bunch of questionable characters), secondly - do notmakeyourself a target (in her case by beinginebriated).

That IS the lesson to take away from this. That IS what will help the general public avoid harm.

I'm not saying her poor choices EXCUSE the behavior. What I am saying is that they CONTRIBUTED to what happened. Had she not gone to hang out with them, it wouldnot have happened. Had she not been blasted, it may not have happened or she may have been able to signal help for herself.



Now that the core lesson is understood, we go on to rant and rave about the inaction of the passersby. Their actions are secondary because, at that point, the crime was already in progress.

i have grown tired of this game so the last thing i will say on the matter is that her state of intoxication does not change the fact that a dozen people did NOTHING to stop the assault. which was the point of the article.

and a crime in progress is still a crime and should be stopped at any point possible. maybe if the first passerby called the police she may have been raped - instead of GANG raped.

i mean, in your eyes then, had every girl thats been date raped just NOT gone out with that guy in the first place...

the more you try to defend your stand the worse you are making yourself look. you may just want to call this one a draw before you earn yourself a nasty nickname like Date Rape Mike.
 

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What kind of school fails to provide security/chaperones outside of the dance on school grounds during an event like that????:?

The lookie loos are no less animals than the rapists.... Not a real man in the crowd. Just a bunch of filthy animals.... the males and females....
 
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