So rape is now a spectator sport in the U.S.?
Investigators say as many as 20 people were involved in or stood and watched the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a California high school homecoming dance Saturday night.
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As many as 10 people were involved in the assault in a dimly lighted back alley at the school, while another 10 people watched without calling 911 to report it, police said.
No, you don’t call 911. Instead, you call friends and family to come and watch. Not just to watch, actually. It’s a spectator sport with audience participation:
“As people announced over time that this was going on, more people came to see, and some actually participated,” (Police Lt. Mark Gagan) said.
Everybody had a good time. Some people took souvenir snapshots:
…police say witnesses took photos. Others laughed.