The lawyers on that same show, both prosecutors and defense lawyers, said that in all likelihood those that struck the blows were probably looking at 5 years and the others 2-3 years in jail.  For the sake of other dimwitted kids out there let’s hope this message goes out loud and clear!

Earlier in the week I saw the mother of one of the girls and I thought she was a ding bat that was trying to shift the blame toward the victim.  Today I saw the father of one of the boys trying to blame all of this on the sheriff, saying he trumped up charges and made a mountain out of a mole hill.  I am now convinced the problems these kids have distinguishing between right and wrong does not entail some strange societal change that has taken place while we were looking in the other direction.  It goes back directly to these rotten parents!

On some news show today I heard them say the girl was unrecognizable at the hospital because of the 35 minute beating she endured at the hands of these twisted girls.  That is horrendous and any parent trying to excuse that sort of behavior should be sitting in jail one cell over from their kids!

I think they should spend the rest of their shallow lives in prison.  I also think all the parents need to take parenting classes.  If this was my daughter I don’t know how I could live with myself knowing I let her move out to some girls Grandmothers house and 1 week later she gets beat half to death.  Bad parenting from all of the above!  I wonder what the victim posted that was so bad?

You are probably right that none of them will do hard time, but charging them as adults change the game a little bit.  Whatever charges end up sticking will follow them around from now on unlike what typically happens with juveniles.

I think maybe house arrest for the summer and a ton of community service might be the right way to go on this one.  The community service should be something that forces them to deal with people.  Maybe cleaning out bed pans at a hospital, or mopping the floor at a morgue.

1st, none of the accused teens will ever see the inside of a prison cell even with a conviction. They are young, white, first time offenders with money. They were all cheerleaders which means they make passing grades and havn’t been expelled or suspended prior to this offense. They’ll get daddy to pay for a good lawyer and the very worst in terms of jail they’ll get is where they are being held now, until they make their bond. And they will all make bond, trust me. First time juvnile offenders are looked at in the same light as victims, we need to save them, not punish them and the accused have shown no remorse what so ever. That is what is so sickening; they don’t think they did anything wrong. The future of America my friends. Since judges can add special conditions to probation, they should all be banned from all school activities, Jr. High, High School. No cheerleading, no pep squad, dances, proms, NOTHING AT ALL. That would truly be the worst punishment possible for this bunch.

All I can say is Victoria mightve learned her lesson about running her mouth, but these other 6 girls are really going to learn when they are sent to prison. If they think they are bad now because they beat ONE girl unconscious, what they going to do when some REAL bad person comes at them or runs her mouth about them?? I do believe in what comes around, goes around!

Somebody shouldve told these 6 girls parents to teach them the old saying sticks and stones and do unto others, maybe then this wouldnt have happened.

LikeBamaBob said,,,,Oh my my!  One teenage girl said something bad about another teenage girl!!!!  That is just unheard of!  Let’s get a rope and saddle up the horses…....

That is exactly my point Bama. You also added that they were laying in wait for her when she got home. I didn’t make that point but I do agree with you.

After reading that Herald Tribune article, I listened to the Greta interview again.  The whole story is very confusing.  Apparently Mercades lives with her grandmother, Mary Nichols.  Victoria had moved into Mary Nichol’s home about a week ago, because she claimed she was having problems with her step-mother.  When Victoria got to the house that day she was confronted by Mercades and another girl.  Then it got physical.

Any way you want to cut it they were laying in wait for Victoria when she got home and the girls beat her unconscious while the boys stood as lookouts at the front door.  Not sure what kind of lesson the victim learned from that beating, but the assailants are going to learn a BIG lesson about depriving someone of their freedom and assaulting them.

I have absolutely nothing against Victoria. I am reading the post that say the book should be thrown at the six girls that beat her but I don’t see anything that tells what led to this beating. I also am not trying to justify the beating. I am merely pointing out that none of these girls are Angels and that includes Victoria. I do wish her the best and hope that she finally understands that she has to be accountable for what she says

madcap you got something against this girl? People are going to bad mouth people, it’s human nature. I will say it again 6 on 1 ain’t right. To beat somebody senseless like that is just wrong. No matter what was said.