safety group, understands the lure of these sites for some teenagers. they live a public life where virtuality is reality, and a lot of them are trying to star on their own reality shows picking up their 15 megabytes of fame. she says they sometimes think posting video on the internet makes them popular. now the kids rank their popularity based on how many people visited their page. it s page views. it s ratings where people can rate your video. but this video won t win these teens any popularity contests. instead they face serious criminal charges. they re all charged with felony battery, and they re all charged with false imprisonment, eight are charged and prosecutors eventually drop the charges for kara, murphy and steven schumacher and zachary ashley because of insufficient evidence. others aren t so lucky. brittany hartcastle described by witnesses as the main attacker in the video pleads guilty to false imprisonment and battery.
now the kids rank their popularity based on how many people visited their page. it s page views. it s ratings where people can rate your video. but this video won t win these teens any popularity contests. instead they face serious criminal charges. they re all charged with felony battery, and they re all charged with false imprisonment, eight teens are originally charged with battery and false imprisonment. prosecutors eventually drop the charges for kara, murphy and zachary ashley because of insufficient evidence. others aren t so lucky. brittany hartcastle described by witnesses as the main attacker in the video pleads guilty to false imprisonment and battery. she is sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years of probation. we may have our differences but no one deserves that kind of treatment. prosecutors offer to drop