Watch out for the new trend of physically aggressive girls A disturbing video of a violent physical attack on a teen girl
hit the wires this week. Her assaulters were six teenage girls—cheerleaders at the local high school—and their actions were calculated and animalistic. In case you missed what happened in Lakeland, Florida here’s the recap:
On March 30 six teenage girls lured a 16-year-old former friend to a home with a phone call. She was met at the door by one girl while five others hid in another room. As she walked into the trap two teens began viciously attacking her, slamming her head against the wall, punching her in the face, and basically beating her body to a pulp. When the ambushed girl regained consciousness six of the girls took turns pounding her body, all the while laughing, cheering one another on and videoing the thirty-minute attack. One voice is heard yelling: “There is only 17 seconds left, make it good.” Two boys waited outside as lookouts. All eight teens have been arrested for assault. Their motive was apparently pure revenge. The victim apparently posted something against one of the girls on MySpace. According to her attackers the girl deserved the treatment and showed no remorse for their deeds.
While the public response has been shock (and rightly so), it’s also time for a reality check. This disturbing incident is not an isolated affair.
Physical aggression amongst girls is a quickly growing trend that knows no boundaries. Rural or urban, rich or poor, the fact is “Sugar and spice and no longer nice” is no more.
Troubling statistics reveal that our new American girl is becoming as prone to violent behavior as boys. Want proof? Read on:
- Twenty years ago roughly ten boys were arrested for assault for every one girl. That ratio is now four to one.
- Girls in gangs are just as likely to participate in beatings as boys.
- U.S. Department of Justice shows that in 1990 one in 50 juvenile arrests for all crimes is a girl. In 2003 one in three juvenile arrests for violent crimes is a girl.
- More than one in every four teens aged 13 to 15 who are arrested for aggravated assault is a girl.
But even more disturbing:
The greatest increase in overall percentages of violent crime arrests is among younger girls. Aggressive behavior is unconscionable. There is no excuse. But also remember that the first step to change is awareness. Please beware of this trend. Violence is learned. Our kids deserve better lessons, folks.
Are you seeing this trend? What do you think is causing it?
译文:
残忍的女孩变本加厉
提防一个新趋势——女孩变得暴力
本周，一个令人不安的视频——暴力攻击未成年少女，在网上创造了最高点击率。殴打这位少女的人都是十六岁的年轻女孩，她们是当地高校的拉拉队队长，她们的行为被记录了下来，她们的行为如同兽性一般。假如你不知道在福罗里达州的累克尔发生了什么，以下是此次事件的扼要重述：
在三月三十日，六个年轻女孩打电话诱使16岁的旧友来到家中。她首先在门口遇到了一个女孩，还有五个躲在另一个房中。她渐渐步入了陷阱，两个女孩开始猛烈地攻击她，将她的头往墙上撞，猛打她的脸部，想要将她打成肉酱。当这位中了埋伏的女孩再次恢复知觉时，这六个女孩便开始轮流殴打她，在此过程中，笑声欢呼声不断，视频记录了这三十分钟的殴打过程。有一个声音在叫喊道：“还有17秒钟，好好利用。”有两个男孩站在门外望风。所有的这八位年轻人都因殴打被逮捕。他们的动机仅仅是为了报复。只是因为受害者在我的空间上发布了一些反对其中一个女孩的东西。她的攻击者们说，这个女孩活该遭受此打击并且对自己的行为毫不后悔。
公众们的反应十分震惊（也理当如此），也是时候来看一下究竟是为何了。这次令人不安的时间并非个例。女孩间的暴力攻击已快速呈现上升态势，人尽皆知。无论是在城市还是乡村，无论贫穷或富有，事实是:"井水不犯河水。”已不复存在。
这些麻烦的数据显示，我们新新一代的美国女孩们正越发暴力，如同男孩一般。想要我为你证明吗？请看：
1. 二十年前，只有大约十个男孩因殴打一个女孩被逮捕。而现在的比例是四比一。
2. 加入帮派的女孩很有可能像男孩一般参与斗殴。
3. 美国司法部相关数据显示，1990年，因犯罪而被逮捕的未成年人中，每五十人中只有一个是女孩。2003年，因暴力犯罪被逮捕的未成年人中，每三人内旧友一个是女孩。
4. 13至15岁的人中，四人中至少有一人因殴打而被逮捕，而这些人都是女孩。
还有更令人不安的：在所有的被逮捕的暴力犯罪中，增长速度最快的是年轻女孩们的犯罪率。
暴力行为是可耻的。没有任何借口。但是请记住，我们要做的第一步是改变观念。请意识到这一趋势。家长们，我们的孩子们需要更好的教育。
你看到这一趋势了吗？你认为是由何造成的呢？