BLOODY BATTLES OF SCHOOLKIDS ON NET; Shocking scenes show organised brutality online.Byline: BY DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. LOOBY THIS is the shocking teen craze where vicious fist-fights are being organised by Irish school children. The bloody battles were filmed on mobile phones and posted on internet site YouTube to publicise the yob culture invading our schools. The teens can be seen punching and head butting each other and even kicking their opponents while they lie helpless on the ground. And in each contest crowds of youths goad on the fighters to greater levels of brutality. The latest video comes from Wexford and has caused outrage in the town. One of the fights took place in Skeffington Street, in the middle of town in broad daylight, while in another a horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. elderly woman walks by. In one scene a youth is pinned to the ground and headbutted repeatedly until blood spurts from his nose, while a crowd of 40 jeer on his attacker. The action is shown on YouTube with The Prodigy's high-octane song Voodoo People as a soundtrack. Local Labour councillor George Lawlor said the video is horrendous. He added: "This sends out the absolute wrong message about Wexford. What is most disconcerting dis·con·cert tr.v. dis·con·cert·ed, dis·con·cert·ing, dis·con·certs 1. To upset the self-possession of; ruffle. See Synonyms at embarrass. 2. is the substantial crowds of people watching People watching or crowd watching is a hobby of some people to watch those around them and their interactions. This differs from voyeurism in that it does not relate to sex or sexual gratification. the proceedings. This behaviour is nothing to be proud of." Cllr Lawlor is appealing to the person responsible for shooting the footage to take if off of the site immediately. He said: "It is vicious bare-knuckle fighting. Obviously these fights appear to be arranged, judging by the number of people who attend them. People should really cop on to themselves and behave in a civilised manner. "This is completely irresponsible. Those involved are a bad influence to young Wexford lads. It's animalistic stuff." It is understood children as young as 15 are bare knuckle knuckle /knuck·le/ (nuk´'l) the dorsal aspect of any phalangeal joint, or any similarly bent structure. knuck·le n. 1. fighting after bingeing on a cocktail of drink and drugs in various locations around the town. Wexford Fight Club is being covertly organised in schools and by text. People watching the fighters beat each other senseless are taking pictures and video clips with cameras and camera phones. It is vicious bareknuckle fighting. This is completely irresponsible. It's animalistic stuff CLLR GEORGE LAWLOR CAPTION(S): CRAZED Youths fight in Wexford; VICIOUS Boys attack each other while people gather to watch; BATTLE Crowd look on as boys fight |
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