Hamilton High students allegedly assault girl and circulate video of attack

[janterry]

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-26/police-investigating-alleged-sexual-assault-and-video-at-hamilton-high

A Hamilton High female student was allegedly sexually assaulted last week in a restroom by at least one male student — a reported attack partially captured on video and circulated to others, law enforcement officials and school district sources said Tuesday.
The report is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officials with the Los Angeles Unified School District declined to discuss specifics of what happened, citing the ongoing investigation and the privacy of students.

“An alleged incident occurred on the campus of Hamilton High School last week potentially involving several students in the boys restroom,” the district said in a statement. “The school administration immediately and proactively began coordinating with the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Unified School Police to investigate the issue. Our school crisis team was also activated and students were given an opportunity to speak to counselors about their concerns.”

According to sources familiar with the investigation, a parent of the victim reported the alleged attack to school administration and said a video of it was being shared at the campus.
“I know that the video got to other schools,” said Gil Gamez, president of the Los Angeles School Police Assn.

[jimfields33]

1. That could be considered distribution of child porn as well

I hope everyone of them get life terms in jail. What is going on in these schools?????

[Thunderbeast]

2. The VERY SAME THING that is going on in society.

We used to live by a code of decorum and standards of civil behavior.

When we gave the bully pulpit to a man who made his name by being a boorish bully, permission was granted for many people to throw out the rule book. It showed up in Chalottesville. It showed up in the halls of Congress. It is now showing up at school board meetings across the country.

We have never had enough police to keep the lid on impulsive behavior without a context of a broader social contract. That contract has been breached.

The only restraint on people's behavior is meeting greater power. A defenseless girl being dragged into a school bathroom has little protection from those who no longer care about the perception of their actions or the conequences.

Maybe binge watching "GAME OF THRONES" is altering my perception of human nature. The exercise of raw power and opportunistic aggression is looking more like our degenerating society all the time.