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April
02-23-2004, 02:24 PM
What do you think should happen to these boys?



Parents Tell Story Of Beaten Boy


February 23, 2004 - The parents of a Millard North High School student, who police say was beaten by classmates last week, said it has been a rough week for their son.

Ryan Drews was allegedly beaten by two teens Thursday while a third teen videotaped the assault. As many as 20 other students watched. Drews was left with a broken elbow, an injured neck, a black eye and cuts to his face and lips.

"To have somebody who's sitting there -- bleeding, crawling for the door -- and they just keep pounding away. That's sick," said Michael Drews, Ryan's father. "It was totally unprovoked. It was a surprise attack. He had no clue this was coming."

The Drews say the suspects came to their house to retaliate against Ryan and that the teens believed he turned in students for smoking marijuana. The teens knocked on the door Thursday.

"They were being very nice to Ryan, but once he opened the door and started leaning more of his body towards them, they just grabbed him and started beating him," said Drews.

Drews added that Ryan's not just hurt physically -- many of the teens who watched the fight were people Ryan considered his friends.

Tyler Nutty, 16, and David Haith, 15, allegedly beat up Ryan Drews. Investigators say Dane Underwood, 16, videotaped the whole thing. All three face misdemeanor assault charges.

OnederWoman
02-23-2004, 02:39 PM
I think they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. I think everyone who watched should be prosecuted as accessories. That is absolutely heinous!

April
02-23-2004, 02:42 PM
I agree. We have good samaritan laws that protect you if you step in and help someone so why not "bad samaritan" laws to prosecute you if you stand by and do nothing (unless it would put you at risk of being harmed.)

Marge
02-23-2004, 03:32 PM
I think they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. I think everyone who watched should be prosecuted as accessories. That is absolutely heinous!
Oh Indeed!
That is very sad and sickening, I feel so bad for that poor kid. :(

Quamie
02-23-2004, 03:37 PM
That is sadistic (sp) and I think a minor offense charge is not strong enough. They have some bigger issues that need to be taken care of, mob mentality is scary and very dangerious in people so young.

emilina
02-23-2004, 03:43 PM
Absolutely disgusting!

kingclick
02-23-2004, 04:46 PM
Video taping? That is just DEMENTED.

However...how many of you guys in heard this in high school.

"Fight fight!!!" And then everyone ran to see it. This probably was something similar. Not excusable. Still horrible. Just not that surprising either.

April
02-23-2004, 05:18 PM
Most of the time, I was the one *in* the fight! :p
Seriously though, I think at some point it stops being a typical fight and turns into an outright beating. Three on one is rarely just a "fight".