Justice was meted out to the ‘Upper Darby 7’ yesterday.
They would be the seven teens charged in the videotaped attack on 13-year-old Nadin Khoury.
The case skyrocketed into national headlines when police released the videotape of the incident shot by Nadin’s tormentors, showing them dragging him by the legs through the snow, stuffing him upside down in a tree and finally hanging him from a fence by his coat.
Here’s your scorecard:
* 5 entered what are termed “admissions” in juvenile court. It’s akin to a guilty plea. But forget the serious charges – including kidnpapping – that were filed against them by Upper Darby police. Those all got dropped.
* 1 teen, who apparently did nothing other than shoot the video, had charges against him dropped.
* 1 more has requested a trial. His attorney vows to present evidence that his client did not take part in the attack, and was in fact trying to help Nadin.
Nadin and his family have now lawyered-up and are not doing any more media appearances. At least that’s what his attorney told me earlier this week.
I don’t happen to concur with those who are trying to downplay what is captured on that videotape. Then again, I don’t think it amounted to kidnapping either.
Seems to be justice was served. Now I hope all these kids can start putting their lives back on a better track.
They would be the seven teens charged in the videotaped attack on 13-year-old Nadin Khoury.
The case skyrocketed into national headlines when police released the videotape of the incident shot by Nadin’s tormentors, showing them dragging him by the legs through the snow, stuffing him upside down in a tree and finally hanging him from a fence by his coat.
Here’s your scorecard:
* 5 entered what are termed “admissions” in juvenile court. It’s akin to a guilty plea. But forget the serious charges – including kidnpapping – that were filed against them by Upper Darby police. Those all got dropped.
* 1 teen, who apparently did nothing other than shoot the video, had charges against him dropped.
* 1 more has requested a trial. His attorney vows to present evidence that his client did not take part in the attack, and was in fact trying to help Nadin.
Nadin and his family have now lawyered-up and are not doing any more media appearances. At least that’s what his attorney told me earlier this week.
I don’t happen to concur with those who are trying to downplay what is captured on that videotape. Then again, I don’t think it amounted to kidnapping either.
Seems to be justice was served. Now I hope all these kids can start putting their lives back on a better track.
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