http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Looks like they're gonna walk.
BOSTON — Five teenagers have agreed to plead guilty to a minor charge in the bullying of a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl who later committed suicide.
A lawyer for one of the teens filed documents Tuesday indicating a plea agreement had been reached with prosecutors. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press about the other four plea deals on Wednesday.
The teens are charged in the bullying of Phoebe Prince, an Irish immigrant who hanged herself in her family's South Hadley apartment last year after what a prosecutor called a "relentless" campaign of bullying that included yelling "Irish whore" at her in the school library, posting demeaning comments about her on Facebook and threatening to beat her up.
The five teens are expected to plead guilty to criminal harassment, a misdemeanor. In exchange, prosecutors will drop more serious charges, including civil rights violations. The harassment charge carries a maximum of 2 1/2 years in a county jail, but the teens could receive probation, said the person familiar with the talks.
Some background...
http://www.truecrimereport.com/...
It seems that numerous teachers and administrators knew of the relentless campaign to harass Phoebe, but did nothing until she killed herself. Sadly, none of these people will face criminal charges for their neglect.
According to District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel, Phoebe Prince faced unmerciful bullying on Facebook and in the halls of Massachusetts' South Hadley High School in the months before her death. But the day of her suicide was particularly brutal.
Phoebe was harassed in the school library on January 14. It was witnessed by a teacher and other students, but no one bothered to report it to administrators. She faced continuing harassment as she walked the halls that day, and even more as she walked home after school.
She would be found later that day in her home, having hanged herself in her bedroom.
She was only 15, but dickhead classmates taunted her as an "Irish slut."
Her fall into the petty sights of these dickheads apparently stems from her relationship with a senior football player at the school, though we still don't know why certain classmates were so upset by the romance.
Sean Mulveyhill, 17, charged with statutory rape, civil rights violations, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly.
(The perps):
Kayla Narey, 17, civil rights violations, criminal harassment, disturbance of a school assembly.
Austin Renaud, 18, statutory rape.
Ashley Longe, 16, civil rights violations.
Flannery Mullins, 16, civil rights violations, stalking.
Sharon Chanon Velazquez, 16, civil rights violations, stalking.
Three other juvenile girls, all unnamed, have been charged with civil rights violations, criminal harassment, and assault.
The civil rights charges may pertain to the repeated insults hurled against Phoebe as an "Irish slut." She had moved with her family from Ireland only months before her death. Her parents wanted to let their kids experience America.
Thanks to the (sick fucks) above, we gave them a shameful welcome.
Those sick bastards need serious help. Like seeing the inside of a prison for a year or two - they'll know firsthand what it's like to be bullied.
UPDATE: Two articles that show other dimensions to this...
http://www.slate.com/...
http://www.slate.com/...
I intend to read these and comment if I feel the need.