School girls as young as age 14 are knocking fists in pre-arranged brawls down under, then posting footage of their ‘bloody exploits’ online.
In a shocking reversal, a core group of around 30 young teens around south-western Sydney engages in punch-ups in parks and train stations, cheered on by throngs of guys. The premeditated fights are recorded on cell phones and later uploaded to YouTube.
The Australian Sunday Telegraph uncovered two videos in which teens had to be pulled apart following a bout of kicks, punches, and hair pulling. One girl lost part of a tooth.
Another fight only ended after a girl was kicked in the face after falling to the ground in what’s called "a dog shot". Even though the 16-year-old had to be hospitalized after the incident, she was proud to display the footage online. Apparently she even received praise from the local police officers who did little to stop the cat fights.
"But now people know they shouldn't mess with me," she said. "It's good that we have YouTube to get our message out there."
The Acting Deputy Police Commissioner in New South Wales, Carlene York, said police did not condone the behaviour and would “come down hard on any teens who were involved in fights”.
Following inquiries by The Sunday Telegraph, both clips were subsequently removed from YouTube, which does not automatically preview clips uploaded by users and only pulls them following public complaints.
These girls are obviously getting the wrong sort of power and attention from fighting. Cat fights aren’t cool, but they won’t stop as long as there is a receptive audience.
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