Middle school girls make instructional cartoon about how to kill classmate

As I was reading all of the comments, I wondered, what would happen if a group of 11-12 year old BOYS made an instructional cartoon about how to kill classmate. Would there be many comments with reasons why the cartoon was not intimidating, or should not be taken seriously, or the boy did not look as if he could hurt anyone. There is a lot of statistics on ever growing female violence and growing number of suicides among boys and men.

Did you actually watch the video and look at the pictures and the situations, or just read the headline and assume the worst?

The drawings are 1st grade style stick figures, it's in a Dave Letterman 'Top Ten' style list, the soundtrack is a Hannah Montana song, and one of the drawings has them hiring a Ninja to kill her. Yeah, clearly they're serious.

Listen to the girl (not the mother) and watch her body language. She just says "it really like...hurt my feelings," while maintaining a perfectly straight face. The only emotion I can see out of her is concentration as she tries to remember what her mother told her to say. My response to this story is gender neutral, just replace the female pronouns with male ones and that's how I would have reacted.

Was it stupid and inappropriate? Absolutely. Should the girls get disciplined and should an adult talk to them and listen to what they have to say? Certainly. Was it real plans to perform an actual act of violence against a classmate. Of course not. Should the girls be sent to Juvenile Hall and go to trial or be expelled because of this? Don't be silly.

This story is practically catered to be blown out of proportion by the media, no wonder the mother went to CNN probably with dollar signs in her eyes.

Why does everyone seem so surprised? There has always been mean girls tormenting other girls. The only difference is the technology involved in an innovative way to bully.

Thank you for posting this info. Violence against boys and men is a growing problem in our society and needs more attention on stereotypes: girls and women are pure, moral and blameless, while boys and men as inherently immoral, violent, deserving only condemnation and punishment.

@ani_jo on twitter says "@mileycyrus plz RT this bullying article,they used HM music"

Let's see. They picked out a theme song. Discussed and came up with six different ways to off the girl...including committing suicide....like another young girl bullied by "just kids". Posted it on Youtube and their names and identity are withheld because they were remorseful?. I'd be remorseful too if after hatching such a hateful scheme that my parents and the school authorities shot down my 15 minutes by keeping my name out of the media. They will just find another way to become media attention whores....it starts early and yes they are potential Columbine murderers

That's comedy right there. Technology is really advancing bullying practices.

Kids are evil little bags of shit.

I totally sympathized with Carrie.

I blame all the media blamers

@SpGNo on twitter says "these girls would get a contract w/comedy central if they were adult males. #hypocrisy"

To a sincere nonviolent child this act could hurt their feelings badly and maybe even scar them for some time. The more I think about it the more I see it as a cruel act that should be dealt with.

When I was a kid, I wasnt sitting around making videos on how to kill someone I didnt like. I was out playing sports and stuff like that. I dont think there is any excuse for this because stuff like this is crazy. Yes, there are violent games and shows and movies. But how many people actually consider killing someone? Ive seen plenty of violent movies and used to play GTA but I dont go around wanting to kill people. I dont think that's normal. And I think that if they are willing to make a movie about killing her, what would stop them from actually seriously hurting someone? I hope they learned a lesson, to say the least.

Bullying is an age old thing. it's just the method that's changed, and it hasn't even changed that much. This just happened in a way that was traceable by adults.

Yeah! Lets make our kids hold in their anger so they eventually pull a columbine!!!!!

They never tell you want the chick did to trigger the animations...She was probably mean.

This does point to a difference in the way boys and girls are treated. If it were boys they'd be in juvi by now.

I read a study somewhere that said the meanest and most manipulative stage of human development is a pre-teen to young teen girl. Once they hit about 18 a strong sense of empathy begins to develop, perhaps stronger than that of the males.

Anyway, in the interview Piper looks like a girl that can handle herself. Her mom on the other-hand isn't doing too well.

Is Piper a female bully? It would be unfair to say so on the given info but those girls are good artists.

absolutely mind blowing. this is not just some silly kids thing KevinLionheart. They took the time to make up 6 ways to kill a classmate?

If anything the young girls need to be taught the value of life, and how not to take it lightly.

what makes us human is that we should behave more HUMANE and less like animals! those girls are absolutely behaving more filthy than most animals and they should be kept in a zoo if they want to continue such horrid behavior. Not all girls need to act in such a manner.

the girls who created that video should ABSOLUTELY BE KICKED OUT OF THAT SCHOOL! Make their parents pay for them to go to private school so the poor innocent victims can go on to their normal studies without being harassed in such a barbaric and inhumane way! the problem with this is that people seem to want to sweep this under the carpet too easily...the problem is the so called ADULTS in this country are behaving like children and do not want to address the real cause for concern!!!

honestly, i know everyone takes this serious. but it's not. i mean stuff like this happened all the time at my school. its really not a big deal in my opinion. she looks like someone who victemizes people. and they were probably trying to take out there anger in a non physical way.

what is everyone saying .kids see and play violence so this ok my mother would have beat my butt .and would have said you want violence there you go. My children know killing is wrong and a sin no matter what you see on t.v. or who is wrong.the ideas for the types of killing might have come from some form of media but if parents would go back to being parents this would not even be on the table

i love this

While I definitely see the cause for concern here, I'm secretly applauding these girls for their creativity.

middle school is tough.

this is another case of using the internet in a stupid way.

While this is "just a kid thing to do" something seems sinister about this particular case. Maybe because it was put on line. Hopefully it was just in fun and not a display of anger or hatred toward the little girl.

These are some evil little demons who have no business being in a public school. I'm sorry. we are suppose to be at our purest of heart at 12...If this is what they can come up with...We need to take these kids and throw them in the slammer and forget about them now.

GEEZ....what is WRONG with these kids?

And Boys will be Boys! It's the media! It's society! They're just kids. It's that mean girl legacy! It's the music! Lack of education! War! Girls are meaner than boys...It could go even further than just a south park cartoon. What if YOUR KID accidentally hurt another kid? What if they accidentally killed them? How would you feel? As a child, were you a bully or a victim? And how would it feel for you , either way to be on national media? Do you think you would ever out grow it? Parents be responsible....What if.....?

Wow thats messed up. And these girls are more than old enough to understand what they were doing...

Seriously, this is news? How is anyone taking this seriously? It's a joke between a few girls who had probably been picked on by 'Piper' and were venting their frustration.

The drawings are made in the style of a 7 year old, not a 6th grader there's your first sign it's not serious. Watch the many interviews with Piper and her Mom and tell me she isn't a stereotypical 'mean girl' and her mom is basically 'Kyle's Mom'.

Girls getting picked on make a silly cartoon and are dumb enough to post it on youtube so the media can get their hands on it and turn it into "middle school girls plot murder!'

Get some perspective people! Not every child is a columbine massacre waiting to happen!

I would feel safer walking the streets of Newark than down the hallways of that school...I feel really bad for that girl piper...I am considering homeschooling my little girl if I cannot afford to send her to a local Private school..but someone was saying private schoool kids are worse than public so who knows....either way i would have my daughter take self defense classes after such a threat as that

As someone said above, school-aged girls can be rather mean. It seems at times that society conditions them to be competitive with eachother.

I find this all very disturbing. These girls could technically be arrested on charges of terroristic threats, yet it seems all they got was a flimsy slap on the wrist at best. And no one is remorseful that quickly, they're just manipulative and possibly sociopathic.

c'mon....haven't we realized children are the farthest thing from prefect little angels? is THIS really that shocking? i mean, for all we know, piper maybe deserved it!

ahaha

maybe they should watch some graphic war movies to show how real death is. They're kids.. i doubt they think of it seriously. But once they realize what they did they'll be like oh shizzle.

First of all girls are meaner and second of all they are great liars.

THEY LIED....they lied. They knew if they pretended to show remorse that they'd get off easier. And they probably cried on top of that. If these were boys....they'd be in 10 x more trouble than they these faking "we're really sorry" girls.

Remorse. hahahahah....that school's spokesperson as well as itself are so stupid. Someone should have came up with a better statement than that.

They can't have remorse that quickly. Why? Because they had SIX ways. There were how many girls? Four or five of them? They had to discuss the six best ways. They had to agree or someone had to state that this was one of the good ways and can be part of the six. They are disgusting and there is NO way that this doesn't reflect on the parents as well as them being vile and needing some sort of mental help. They should not be in school and just like a boy if they had done it....they should be suspended.

I mean a boy can write down names on a hitlist and he'd go home and be suspended but if a set of girls makes a video depicting violence against another student...well they get protected.

Sexists....where are those woman's rights people? Fight for equality here.

Has anyone thought of maybe subliminal messaging in those hannah montana songs?

But seriously, this crazy. And yes jamespolk this stuff does happen alot in urban areas. It's just...covered up better.

I'm reading so many media based responses. Are you serious? MTV and Video Games and R rated Movies? That's what you will point your finger towards? Meanwhile there is so much REAL, actual violence happening in our world, why doesn't anyone point to that when situations like this come up?

Some parts of USA scare me a lot, We really don't hear stuff like this happening in Urban areas, well don't get me wrong urban areas are dangerous but you don't hear of sick stories as such. I find this Horrifying!

time to re-think the value we get out of video games and reckless liberal tv shows

These girls are just doing South Park and Piper is their Kenny. Doesn't make it right, but I think it's best to understand where it's coming from.

this is why i don't hang out with girls...crazy bitches. stop letting your 12 year olds watch mtv and rated R movies...

Wow, I laughed my ass off when I saw this. Good idea, actually.

What people do not realize (they're not meant to) to the advertising departments of these multinational corporations have weekend conventions on 4 year old latino girls . So they can more effectively prey on the secret insecurities and longings o of these vulnerable creatures to get the desired results . Basically they want us all to fill that emptiness with products . Their products . (This is a short term fix , because what we really need is each other) To be truly present with each other is a lost art . At least they expressed themselves through a cartoon , and not real life . Kids are great when they get proper guidance . I bet that piper girl especially needs some social skills too .

Cyber-bullying 101-how disappointing.

Those are mean spirited girls, no matter what the intent was, and I hope it's no reflection on society but only isolated.

I wish the accent in our culture was on emotional intelligence and relationship skills , it is'nt . It is fully on getting and consuming things . An easier goal to be sure . On TV I have noticed killing seems to solve a lot of problems . Then the government "war on this and war on that " . This is exactly what to expect , as well as the end of "family values".

HOLY SHIT DO I HAVE CHILDREN?

lol old story, heard this DAYS ago on regular news.
1. Half of the "ways to kill Piper" were completely unrealistic and exactly what you would expect from little kids who have been exposed to modern media. Cause ya, giant spike pits to push people into are just all over the place right?
2. The school did the right thing and chose not to punish the girls after talking with them because if you can't tell from the art itself, THEY'RE KIDS! This is the kind of thing kids do ALL the time. Kids play cops and robbers type games and are constantly "shooting" at each other and "falling to the ground dead"; shows like Power Rangers feature explosions fights and gun battles galore; and half the toys out there these days are shaped like weapons (Nerf, Super Soaker, Lightsabers, etc.). None of these are national news are they? HEADLINE: Boy pretends to shot friend using Nerf gun at school, suspended 4 weeks.
I know, instead of acting like adults and just explaining why this is wrong to the kids, lets publish it nationally, probably blowing all the actions of the school WAY out of proportion on the whim of public interest and possibly traumatize these young girls. Good game plan.

Mean Girls 2

Damn, sounds like some hateful girls. Scary shit.

Wow, thats pretty intense. I'd assume that even with privacy rules that this would be an exception for expulsion or at the very least a suspension.