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In reply to the discussion: 4 teen girls brutally beat 15-year-old girl in Brooklyn McDonald's as dozens cheer (warning GRAPHIC) [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)77. It's sort of like people of Wal-mart
It's not that you enjoy it. it's that you're there, looking at this stuff and going "oh my fucking god people fucking do this?!" and before you know it you've spent like nine hours looking at this crazy shit.
It's a weird sense of euphoric disconnection caused by overwhelming disbelief and mild shock. The internet version of sniffing glue.
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4 teen girls brutally beat 15-year-old girl in Brooklyn McDonald's as dozens cheer (warning GRAPHIC) [View all]
LittleBlue
Mar 2015
OP
If this is related to the bystander effect, it's a particularly horrifying...
TreasonousBastard
Mar 2015
#71
I have to admit I watched "Bumfights" once (not my idea) as a high schooler.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#64
Ask Bravenak.... It appears to be her evening entertainment from a few posts up...
Oktober
Mar 2015
#37
Don't put it all on her. She said she's experienced violence in the past, so maybe it's cathartic.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#65
That girl in the blue bra just kept kicking and stomping the poor child's head and face! nt
tblue37
Mar 2015
#28
There is often a fine line between a civilization and barbarianism. Creatures like this
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#79
As a middle-aged man in good shape, I can understand the trepidation of stepping into this fight
NickB79
Mar 2015
#84
The host of a show called "Bar Rescue" has a technique he claims to have invented.
ieoeja
Mar 2015
#109