When we are teenagers, there is a high possibility that we are going to play a prank every once in a while. For the most part, many of us would respect our elders and although we may not necessarily like being stuck under a system run by others, we try to fit in the best we can. Unfortunately, the world is changing and sometimes, we see those changes in the most horrible ways. This has recently been demonstrated with news coming out of Suffolk, England.
The picture that was taken in Suffolk has been circulating online and people are absolutely furious over it. It happened when a 40-year-old woman with a mental disability was attacked by 4 teenagers. After the attack, they paused to take a picture and document the atrocity that just occurred. According to reports on the British news, the teenagers used flour and eggs to attack the lady who is mentally handicapped. As she was slumped over on the park bench, they posed behind her.
The 40-year-old woman in the picture suffers from a form of mental disability. It is our hope and the hope of the rest of the Internet that justice is served.
According to a witness, the woman had a breakdown after the ordeal. She was shouting at the boys who sprayed her with water first and then flour and eggs. The local police reported that she was severely distressed by everything that occurred to her, although she was not harmed physically.
The picture was uploaded to Snapchat, and it was circulated online. Maybe they thought that they would get a laugh from others or that people would justify the fact that they had done something. As it turns out, the Internet was more than angry and all of them ended up getting visited by law enforcement.
The teenagers, who range from 15-17 years old have been taken in for questioning. The person who took the photo has not been named as of yet.
“This type of behavior is totally unacceptable and we are treating the matter seriously.”
“We know this incident may have caused concern and anger both in the local community and online, but we would like to reassure everyone that we are tackling the matter robustly and supporting the victim.”
I am disgusted by what happened and the fact that they took a picture after it happened. Judging by what people are saying online, they feel the same way.