Parents arranged fistfight between teenage daughters

[joseephuss]

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/cont...011/06/27/police_say_two_parents_arrange.html

Police: Parents arranged fistfight between teenage daughters

Authorities have charged two parents they said helped set up a fight between their teenage daughters on Facebook, footage of which was later posted on YouTube, according to arrest affidavits filed today.

The girls — 14- and 15-year-old Akins High School students — argued before the fight was listed on Facebook, said the affidavits, which did not name the teens. The documents also did not mention whether the girls were charged with any crime.

Robert Gonzales, father of the 14-year-old girl, and Monica Ochoa, mother of the 15-year-old girl, are charged with injury to a child.

The affidavits said Gonzales, 34, and Ochoa, 35, took their daughters to Palm Elementary School, which is near Ochoa’s home, after school on April 10.

Gonzales breaks up the fight 2 minutes and 43 seconds into the video, the affidavits said.

The affidavits don’t mention whether weapons were involved. The documents do say that Gonzales and Ochoa spurred them to fight.

 

[MonsterD]

I think Vick just found his new thing-child fighting.

 

[TheCount]

Who won?!? :laugh2:

Is it wrong that I plan to let my unborn children put on boxing gloves and spar to settle their petty arguments?

 

[tomson75]

Classy

 

[WoodysGirl]

I can't say that I would do it, but I understand the logic even if it might turn out to be ineffective later.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Later, both Gonzales and Ochoa tell their daughters to hurry up, while others in the crowd say the police may be called, the affidavits said.

May??? Good grief.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I can't say that I would do it, but I understand the logic even if it might turn out to be ineffective later.

What encourage your child to fight with others?

 

[WoodysGirl]

What encourage your child to fight with others?

I wasn't encouraged to fight, so like I said, I don't think I would do it. I grew up in a different type of environment. Kids fought all the time and were friends about an hour later.

I could see how the parents thought that if they let them fight in a controlled environment then they would get all the agression and whatnot that caused the FB beef out and everybody could move on.

Two years ago my sister got into a fight with some girl at school because of some FB nonsense. Got arrested (per my Dad's instruction) and was suspended for a week because of fighting. Not even two months later, the girl she fought was trying to be her friend.

It's a weird dynamic.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I was always told if I didn't take care of business I would get worse at home. :laugh2:

 

[WoodysGirl]

I was always told if I didn't take care of business I would get worse at home. :laugh2:

My Mom was taught if you're gonna fight you better win, cuz either way you're gonna get beat when you get home.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Where I grew up there were groups or cliques. Many times these cliques had racial boundaries, but not all of them. If you got in a fight with someone that wasn't in that group, them you were probably okay. (providing someone else in one didn't decided to show off and be a ****) If they were in one of those groups it was bad business unless you were in one too. A bigger more fearsome one as some where more violent than others. The last thing you would want to do is encourage a confrontation even if you felt it was controlled. Because while it might be then and there, tomorrow after school, between classes, or while out at the store or whatever it wasn't.

Fighting IMO is a last resort activity. It should only happen when things are out of control, not when you think they *can be controlled*. Fighting is to prevent injury to yourself or someone you are protecting. Otherwise, it's stupid and can be hazardous to your health.

 

[TheCount]

Where I grew up there were groups or cliques. Many times these cliques had racial boundaries, but not all of them. If you got in a fight with someone that wasn't in that group, them you were probably okay. (providing someone else in one didn't decided to show off and be a ****) If they were in one of those groups it was bad business unless you were in one too. A bigger more fearsome one as some where more violent than others. The last thing you would want to do is encourage a confrontation even if you felt it was controlled. Because while it might be then and there, tomorrow after school, between classes, or while out at the store or whatever it wasn't.

Sounds like a prison.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Sounds like a prison.

Everman High School

Read the comments at the bottom. I was there in the mid to late 80s, nothing has changed.

 

[bbgun]

fighting > marrying 51-yo men

 

[DallasEast]

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[zrinkill]

I think Vick just found his new thing-child fighting.

That means Jvita just found his new cause.

 

[Hoofbite]

Who won?!? :laugh2:

Is it wrong that I plan to let my unborn children put on boxing gloves and spar to settle their petty arguments?

My dad and my uncles have stories that make me thankful I wasn't them.

My dad is one of 8, 5 of which were girls. I can only imagine the living hell they went through.

 

[joseephuss]

I can't say that I would do it, but I understand the logic even if it might turn out to be ineffective later.

I could maybe understand the logic of having them fight out their differences. Maybe; however, I don't understand the logic of taping it and posting it on YouTube.

 

[Hostile]

I don't see what is wrong with this except that they advertised it on Facebook.

















Relax, I'm freaking kidding.

 

[Temo]

I don't see what is wrong with this except that they advertised it on Facebook.

Relax, I'm freaking kidding.

Still though, no weapons, people around to break it up if it got out hand. Meh.

If you're going to fight, it's not a bad way to do it. Not that parents should be orchestrating it, though.