Girls Record Brutal Attack On Teen To Allegedly Post On YouTube:
Proving once again that a lot of teens are idiots comes this story from Polk County, Florida.
16-year-old Victoria Lindsay was lured to a ‘friend’s’ house where six other girls were lying in wait. When she got there she was attacked by most of the girls while someone recorded the beating so they could post it to MySpace and YouTube in order to embarrass her. Two male suspects kept watch while the beating was taking place.
The 16-year-old suffered a concussion, eye injuries and several bruises.
The suspects were identified as 17-year-old Mercades Nichols, 17-year-old Brittini Hardcastle, 14-year-old April Cooper, 16-year-old Cara Murphy, 17-year-old Britney Mayes and 15-year-old Kayla Hassell. Zachary Ashley, 17, and Stephen Schumaker, 18, were identified by deputies as the lookouts.
And of course one of the ‘parents’ has to play the ‘not my kid’ card.
“They weren’t really involved, I don’t know. I’m just overwhelmed by all of it. I don’t know why the girls have them involved,” said Debbie Shumaker, Stephen’s mother.
No they actually were involved, That’s what’s called being an accesory and I’m not talking about fashion.
All suspects face charges for false imprisonment and battery. Three of them were charged with kidnapping because, the sheriff’s office said, they forced Lindsay into a car and drove her to another location after the beating.
No word yet if they’ll be charged as adults but they should be.
Thanks to my lovely and talented wife Jade for the tip.
I’ll be following this story on my latest site ViceTube.
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Hey whatevaaaa,
You are a sad example of what is wrong with our society. I feel really sorry for you and bad for our future.
If GOD was in thier life they would not have done it. that’s the problem with the world today, We’ve let them take GOD out of the schools and out of the Pleadge Of Allegance. these kids parents need to be more strict and use a Belt instead of time out. we;re to afraid of getting sued rather than making our kids mind. this is due to us as americans letting others tell us how to raise our youth. i also think if you want to live and be an american you should put it before your other nationality ( American European) for Example. we need to stop worrying about other countries kids and strart in own country. p.s. scott you need find a church and JESUS.
I will keep this short and to the point. I certainly hope your anus takes a few vicious beatings during your stay in prison….
Bowhunter, just for the record, the words “under god” were added to the pledge of allegiance during the McCarthy era in the 1950′s. They were not part of the original. I would be very happy if those two words were removed, so that I could bring myself to utter the pledge without a break toward the end.
In the English language, standard adjectives rarely, if ever, come directly after the modified word. For example, the sentence “The runner fast” is incorrect. The proper form is “The fast runner.” Similarly, in the term “American European” the word “American” modifies the word “European” to mean a European of American descent. I could, with some effort, remember or look up the precise terminology. However, I am somewhat lazy.
You’re missing the issue here Whatevaa. It seems to me that almost every person who posted thinks these children should be punished for their actions. It doesn’t mean that we act like animals and brutalize them in the same manner that they hurt Victoria. So many things went wrong here. The parents are wrong, the children are wrong, and if we behave the way that these children did, we’re wrong.
f*** all of u i think yall alll should mind ur own damn business u dnt no none of them girls and u judge them u werent there u just going by what that girl said so just mind ur damn business
Tim Hughes,
We’re not going by what Victoria said. We’re going by what we saw, with our own eyes, on the video that the attackers made. I heard one of them saying, “oooh yeah!” When one of the attackers hit her particularly hard and furious. I’m outraged by this horrendous beating. These criminals deserve to be tried as adults for this heinous crime, and to do some hard time.
And btw, it IS my business. I have a right to voice my outrage at this crime. I hope that the fact that so many good people have expressed sorrow and outrage over this, that these teenagers will meet justice.
What these girls and boys did was unconscionable and disgusting. They should be punished to the maximum extent that the law allows, which will include lengthy prison sentences. I plan to personally contact the district attorney in that area with my thoughts and this matter and I guarantee there will be no leniency. These people will learn what “tough” is all about when they experience life in the general population. I hope it was worth it because their lives are effectively over. Personally, I don’t care if any of them is killed in prison.
With regard to civil matters, the families of these girls will also learn an important financial lesson as they will be cleaning out their bank accounts and selling their assets to compensate this poor girl. A lot of pain is coming their way and the value of teaching children right and wrong will be the cornerstone of this lesson.
These horribly mal-adjusted girls are going to get beat-up/ridiculed for a long time to come and rejected socially (maybe even colleges?). That’s a lot of punishment right there!
Did you not use your proper punctuation for any special reason?. Or were you to busy worrying about every one else. Idiot!
Tim what I am going by is the fact this young girl was unconscious. But some how the police know she was unconscious. The Police stated that she was rendered unconscious in the bed room. The police also stated who drove her head into the wall in the bed room. Then the police stated that there was no video taken in the bed room. This tells me that some one there, told the police what they saw. Because there was no video recovered that was taken in the bed room. I am not going by what the girl said. I am going by what them very smart cheerleaders video taped and the police aired. But your right I was not the guest of honor at their little bash.
Are cheerleaders the side walk commando’s of the future. Or did we see the secret society of cheerleaders blood in blood out.
Timbo doesn’t have a clue…actually, everyone’s NOT going by what Victoria Lindsay said, they’re going by – get this – the video that was posted of her savage beating. Are you really THAT stupid?
I read on a forum in Mulberry that most of the kids are siding with the perpetrators. They’re saying this was karma, that the Tori girl is a bully herself and bullied the wrong people this time and it came back to bite her in the ass. Evidently the cops went to retreive her myspace stuff that set this in motion and this cyber-bully had deleted it already. Also, her parents had kicked her out of the house (nobody is asking where her parents were when this happened) and she’d also gotten kicked off the cheerleading squad last year. I think these perpetrators should be punished but there should also be a law against cyber-bullying too. Cyber-bullies have caused some kids to commit suicide.
Re: Tim Hughes Little Timmy is probably the sperm doner for one of the eight mastermind mensa nominees that cooked up this beating.
Ohhhh yeah baby!!…that’s what the girl with the red t-shirt and long pony tail said in the video as she randomly got a hit in on Victoria. She was enjoying herself immensely from that comment and the way she said it. Now that they will be charged as adults for this crime, I can’t help but think …………burn, baby, burn. And I want to thank Kate’s blog for reminding me that there are mothers and grandmothers in prision who will not be comforting to these girls when they arrive.
Where is the infamous Myspace page of Mercedes Nichols?
The parents are responsible for their child’s actions. They should be sitting in jail right next to their darling baby girls!
They should be all put in jail for atleast 2 years and the guys for 3
You know if it takes 6 girls to beat one 16 teen year old then these girls are chicken shit i think they should get their ass beat like they did that girls. And if nobody does then they sure will in jail. Them girls need to go away for along time and Dr. Phil needs to let them sit in there he is sick in the head for even wanting to bail her out. All my hopes and support to Victoia and her family.
wow another story of little girls trying to be bad ass’s.. well LITTLE GIRLS… No One is impressed.
Yeah Big Deal your fighting video made it too youtube.
“the place of all losers” and i only mean that comment towards the “fighting video’s” You Punks all seem to think that fiming a video is going to make you someone big but in all reality we all look down at you and see just how pathetic you are and for the parents……GROW UP YOURSELVES and BE PARENTS and DO NOT DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS!
THEY ARE PUNKS, BULLIES, IDIOTS,they need to get their ass’s kicked on video!
I feel sorry for everyone involved in this horrible episode. We have more than one victim here. Children, parents, grandparens, the people that were sickened by the video. The list goes on. My heart goes out to Victoria and her mom and dad. She was away from home becase of a family dispute. How unusual: NOT! We as a society need to send a clear message to everyone that this type of mob action will not be tolorated. But consider this, we knowof this only becauseof a 911 call and the video. Worse happens dailt to younger children and the helpless. Tori, heal completely. Not just yor wound, but your heart. No one should have the memory of that night. Please try to move on and make life better for yourself and everyone you well ever meet. Much love. Ifyou get a book deal or a movie, talk the profits and do something grand and noble. Fast cars get old, good deeds last a lifetime.
Pardon my typing on my last post…you all know what I meant. Right? Life in 2000+ Terrorist-school shootings-people you went to school with dying in Iraq-homes worth less than what is owed-no jobs-idiot in the white house-a new one on the way-corporations bleeding us dry. Florida is filled with criminals. It has been that way for … generations! Idiots having idiots. No wonder this stuff happens. Walt, you should of built elsewhere. I will NEVER set foot in FLA again. You shouldn’t either.
One parting thought. People who would do this and think it is okay or “normal” have no place on this small planet. Period! Yes, someone loves them.: each and every one. How sad. How could you not try to defend them if they were yours. I guess you would need to be a parent to fully understand. Your children are your hope and your future. It’s easy to find flaws in the other person’s story. Why? Because you have to.
Hi Just Me,
I appreciate your insightful and caring viewpoints.
I do want to respond to the comments about parents defending their children though. I can understand a parent being in denial about their child’s abhorrent actions to a degree, but the two parents who have openly commented on this are Schumaker’s dad, and of course, Mercedes Nichol’s mom.
Schumaker’s dad said that the sherrif was making a “mountain out of a mole hill” with these “trumped up charges against these kids.” Nichol’s mom said that she doesn’t know why Victoria would post negative comments on Myspace “if she doesn’t have the nerve to back it up.”
I think you hit the nail on the head with your comment about idiots having idiots. These parents have truly minimized the severity of the beating.
I think that what this ordeal has taught me is that, first of all, society is still, by and large, good. The fact that so many people were outraged and saddened by this crime tells me that we have not yet become a society desensitized to crimes against humanity.
Second of all, I am reminded of the importance of keeping the lines of communication open with my kids — about all things. My kids have come to me in times of conflict with a peer. I have tried to give them the social tools, the best that I can, on how to resolve these conflicts. I’ve tried to teach them: how to choose good friends; how to be a good friend themselves; how to speak up for themselves with fairness; how to walk away when it is time to; the importance of loyalty in friendship — both being loyal and expecting loyalty from your closest friends; and last, but certainly not least, the tool of praying to God for help in these matters.
When they were younger, I would get involved by calling the other parent if needed. As they got older I would discuss the issue with them, make some suggestions, and then let them choose their own response to conflicts with peers. I’m sure that I’ve given advice to my kids that was not as good as it should have been along the way, but at least I taught them that I do care about these facets of their lives, and that they can come to me and talk about it.
The 3rd thing that this crime has taught me is to know who my childrens’ friends are — to know who my kids are running with. My oldest child is 11, so it is very easy to know who his friends are. But when my kids get older, I now realize the importance of really making it my business to know who they are with, and to get some idea of the character of their friends. If my children have a Myspace acct when they get older, then I plan to monitor their page. Not only that, but I plan to check out the pages of their friends also. If one of their friends uses profanity, or has negative comments about another child, then I’m going to have a problem with my kid running with that kid. If my own kids do any of those things, then I’ll pull their account on Myspace until such time that they are mature enough to have a Myspace account. (And they will face additional consequences.)
I saw an example of good parenting once when, at a friend’s house, the father of a 13 year old girl picked up the girl’s phone, nonchalantly, and began scrolling through her text messages, right there in front of her. The girl’s mom asked him if he was reading her text messages, and he replied that he was. He gave no excuses or apologies. I happen to think that that was an act of fatherly love and protection. (He didn’t read them aloud.)
I think that for many of us it’s very hard being a parent today. I know for me it has been. My kids have both had periods of utter defiance. I didn’t know if we were going to make it through sometimes. But as a parent, I have to keep pressing on — keep putting the child in line — keep grounding, etc, despite the screaming and crying that follows those words, “You’re grounded for 2 days for that!”
I’ve also found some books by Joy Berry that are great for my younger child. This author has a series of books on childrens’ behaviors that have been a great help to me with my kids.
If found guilty the courts need to make an example out of them.
Has anyone examined the standards at Polk County schools? Why wasn’t Mercades Nichols expelled after she stabbed her boyfriend with a ball point pen while in class. According to his interview on the news, this incident (as well as several others) happened at school. His mother said that when she reported it, the school took no action. Although the suspects are responsible for their own behavior, there are several adults (parents, school administrators, etc.) who can be proud of their contributory negligence. Once and for all……….school systems (and this includes the extra curricular activities endorsed by schools) must make and enforce anti bullying sanctions. All of this anti bullying, zero tolerance rhetoric is just lip service if schools are not going to enforce it. There obviously needs to be a higher set of standards for the cheerleading squad in Polk County. I am NOT referring to the size of these girls. Good role models and good athletes come in all shapes and sizes. Let’s move away from the surface and look at what is (or isn’t) beneath the surface of a child who can commit such violence against another with such glee and brazen zeal.
Cara Murphy she is not guilty and she is smolikn hottt!!!!!!!!!
Hot or not, I missed the part of the video where Cara was trying to stop the other girls from beating Victoria. That was probably because she was on the phone dialing 911 to stop the violence that was being played out in front of her – Wait, that isn’t right either. Innocent is a strange word to use in reference to anyone who was aware of the violence being committed in that horrible video and did nothing. One thing is for sure………..Cara is in smokin’ hot water and that jury which will be made of adults and NOT teen aged boys will look at her and just see one more teen ager who is out of control and has a warped sense of what is right and what is wrong. Being hot by teen aged standards is of little use in juvenile hall and prison. It’s even more useless when you become an adult and you want to go out and find a decent job with a felonious assault charge on your record.
Honestly i think what these girls did was incredibly wrong and its horrifying. Speaking as a highschool girl this is what happens when you let the world define who you are. And i do agree with the victims dad. The media has a huge impact on a teenagers life and so do the parents. The media tells us how to dress what we should look like it sets our standerds and its our choice to follow them. I dont think myspace or you tube should be shut down but i do agree that they should be better sensored with what gets posted. Sadly some parents encourage them to do this crap and i think its so wrong. Look at all the wars and look at all the violence society goes through has it ever brought peace or agreements? Never has so why do we keep using violence like its helping us it solves nothing. Being in highschool is hard and im not talking about schoolwork homework im talking about how students treat each other. At my school people treat each other like crap even some of the teachers (great example right) theres always drama like ALWAYS. The only thing i would ever say (and not everyone agrees its understandable) is if you hear people talking bad about you just ignore it! you know its not true and so do your real friends. So to avoid this situation just let them talk they will evenutally get bored and drop it. they only get aggressive if you react. Or if you cant ignore it do what i did and talk to an administrator about it. i had a similar situation last year
Dear High School Girl,
Take it from someone who is probably older than your mother. You have it all in perspective. You have your whole life ahead of you and although it’s great to young, don’t ever believe that these will be the best years of your life. If you keep making all of the right choices and continue to ignore the cruelty that some young people inflict on each other you will soon find that you will grow to a world that makes a little more sense. You have college, a career and many lifetime friends to meet and make. Don’t let tv, magazines or the current peer pressure define you. Good news. The closer to adult hood you come the more you will realize that everybody has to play by the rules or they won’t enjoy any success. In an adult work place of any stature, name calling, violence and inappropriate behavior are not tolerated. If the young people involved in this incident haven’t already destroyed any chance at a successful future, they will soon if they don’t learn what life is really all about. They have places called prison for people who believe that they can solve something as silly as some trash talk with unmitigated violence. If they are tried as adults they just may find themselves there this time around.
Dear Jen,
I get what your saying and i totally agree with it and I honestly cant wait to get out of highschool. Highschool is like a world defined by the media always drama always people talking about who they want to beat up its such a fight to ignore it but ive just learned not to give a reaction because im only proving there point..We have a really messed up society were nobody respects each other its so hard for me to understand. Thanks for saying what you said im so glad someone understands where im coming from and has something to add to it ( :
High School Girl,
It will all make sense one day honey, I promise. If your 20 year old self could have a conversation with you now, you would see that the world you are making for yourself by not getting involved in any of this drama is a world of wisdom. And as you get older there will be more and more rewards. Right now, dream big dreams and set goals. Most of the hatred and frustration you see around you is borne out of people who don’t have any dreams. They truly believe that all of life begins and ends in high school and that if they don’t play out their whole lives in four little years that they have missed the boat. It is so untrue. Think long and hard about what your dreams are. Then read books, make plans and dream. Life is an open book to you.
Jen
High School Girl,
Jen is right. Most of these girls (and boys) that are talking crap about other people do it because they have their own issues. Whether it be lack of dreams, self esteem or identity, it’s something negative inside of themselves that causes their hostility. I teach my daughter to pray for hateful, gossiping, judgemental, angry people. They bully to build self-esteem. It is very sad. Tori was talking crap about those girls. Why? What was going on inside of her heart? Maybe the fact that her mother is in jail for murder (“fatal stabbing”)???? See what I mean? So rather then praying for Tori or having a little compassion for her, they beat her like animals in a jungle to feel better about THEMSELVES!!! Again, what’s going on there? What is in their hearts? Where is the self-esteem in these girls? Where is their pride? Where is their guidance? I don’t know. The whole thing is very disturbing and I would be DEVASTATED and DEEPLY DEEPLY ashamed if my child acted out in such a horrific manner.
High School Girl, your perspective says a lot about the person you are & who you will become. You’re very mature to see past all of the childish drama. Ignoring it proves that you are a strong individual who wants to better yourself and not be bogged down with the pettiness. You have a strong sense of self and seem to be heading in a very positive direction. (What kind of colleges are going to accept those kids now? And just about every single job application, even McDonalds, asks if you’ve ever been charged with a felony. Those kids have changed their lives forever!)
You are definitely on the right track and your parents should be proud!
Cara Murphy “hot”? Aside from the whole underage thing, as someone on YT put it, “her hair’s more oily than the vents @ Wendy’s!”.
I think that what these girls did was HORRIBLE! I think that they should all get beat to a bloody pulp!! Maybe that will teach them… As for Victoria… I think that she is just as immature as all of these other girls! Yes, she was talking mess, but she did not deserver any of this!!! I hope that these girls get charged as adults and go DOWN!! If not, im sure people in Lakeland will give that all a rude awakening!! Watch out boys and girls you ALL have HELL to pay!!! And i cant wait to watch those videos… Now think to yourselves… WAS IT REALLY WORTH IT???!?!?!?