It isn't clear, but I think this ugliness happened yesterday, 10/28/2014

whynot_31

In case you need a depressing read:

http://crownheights.info/crime/457421/jewish-girls-assault-part-of-sick-new-social-media-game/

crownheightster

Very depressing, indeed. People can be just horrible.

blue_apple

it's pretty clear! the victim was my friends daughter. 

whynot_31

I see the date has now been added to the article:

"The incident occurred yesterday, Tuesday, October 28, at around 5:00pm."

How shaken up is she, @blue_apple ?

goldemi1

Maybe I missed it but was this antisemitic?  it sounds like its some strange game of just looking for someone with nicer shoes and attacking them. 

southeast

It does not appear that the game itself is antisemitic.  I seems simply that the children playing the game figured the Jewish girl to be an easy target.

However, based on what is written in the article, the gathering crowd included people who found it necessary to share their hate, to say it mildly.

whynot_31

Yes, and while I am bothered by the incident as its aftermath, I would be more bothered if the game targeted people who were different, as opposed to people who just had nicer shoes.

From the article:
"A sick new ‘game’ making its rounds on social media inspired a group of young teenagers to assault a 13-year-old Jewish girl in Crown Heights. The name of the game is ‘What the he** are they?’

The game’s objective is as follows: If someone is wearing nicer shoes than you, you must hit them on their feet or legs, shout “what the he** are they” and run away."

...the article describes what happened next

tsarina

Who comes up with these stupid games?  I was especially appalled by the logic of the people at the library who yelled that nobody should have called the police, but should have fought back instead..!!

mcpoet

Sweet, this lays the framework for my new game.  When someone runs up to you and kicks you and says "what the hell are they" you punch them in the face and say "what the hell is wrong with you?"