A very common crime: almost a “bloodsport” amongst rich kids here in NZ. Our Patrol encounters this situation from time to time, and occasionally we have been able to intervene.
I can’t find many more ugly things that someone could do to another human being, than to beat the crap out of them in a alcohol-fueled swarm because they are helpless and unlikely to complain to the police. And, often as not, take photos or videos for their future amusement.
It is a sick sport, and I hope the Judge throws the book at this punk — real hard.
I thought NZ was relatively crime-free, and social programs kept “homelessness” to a minimum?
“A very common crime: almost a “bloodsport” amongst rich kids here in NZ. “
Reminds me of the rumors of the children of wealthy Europeans traveling to Beirut to ‘target practice’ during the height of the civil war there in the 1980’s.
You have to wonder where a ten year old got the idea that beating a homeless person with a concrete block was a good idea in the first place.
If you know the neighborhood in question, there’s no question these kids were far from “rich,” even by Daytona trailer park standards.
While there is no condoning the psycho kids’ actions, the bums in Daytona Beach are far from saints. Far more obnoxious and threatening than any I ever saw in DC or NYC. The real story here is the urban decay that the city government seems incapable of unconfronting.