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A violent attack on a teenage girl that was caught on video by multiple people in Kelowna, B.C., has prompted her father to come forward, demanding answers and justice.

Kelowna RCMP say the attack happened on Friday evening, and that the video has been circulating "widely" online in the southern Interior community, around 270 kilometres east of Vancouver in B.C.'s Okanagan.

RCMP say the attack happened in the area of Boyce-Gyro Beach Park and was one of several incidents of youth committing criminal offences, including assault and mischief, in the area.

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[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rich entitled children of rich entitled parents ...

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I missed the part of the article that spoke about the assailants coming from upper class upbringings.

In fact the victim and assailants weren't named.

Where are you getting your information?

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I lived in Kelowna twice, first in the 70s then again in the 10s. I saw it first-hand.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Basing an opinion on anecdotal evidence without all of the facts presented is a dangerous thing to do.

Food for thought.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Commenter provided ab opinion and provided the context for it...

What's your problem here?

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Commenter provided ab opinion and provided the context for it…

What’s your problem here?

Some people hold the opinion that all Indigenous people are dangerous criminals. Some of those same people have first hand experience with a criminal who happens to be Indigenous.

Does the context of experience justify the opinion, even though it is not at all based in fact?

Is it problematic to make sweeping claims about an entire group of people and blame them for an incident without the facts to back it up?

[–] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, have you been to Kelowna? That was my first thought as well.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, have you been to Kelowna? That was my first thought as well.

Is this relevant to the questions I asked in the comment you are responding to?

[–] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I suppose I should have responded to your further up comment, I'm an amateur commenter. But my point stands, Kelowna is full of wealthy suburban Alberta hyper-individualistic types....

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mischief is such a weird crime. It sounds entirely too benign.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As well they should be, but the sentence:

...youth committing criminal offences, including assault and mischief, in the area.

Makes me wonder what else they got up to that wasn't enough to stop them before it escalated to assault.