Originally Posted by
The One Who
Why use the word "innocent"? Do we know it was completely unprovoked? Would opinion be different if the person had a not-quite-so-innocent past? (Of course assuming the victim is "innocent"...)
That was just the headline I copied from the news, and yes we do know from CCTV footage, the Police called it an unprovoked attack, she has no criminal past and even the Police can't find a motive.
"A man has been charged with assault in
connection with an unprovoked attack on a 16-year-old girl near her home, police said tonight. Michael Ayoade, 34, will appear before magistrates tomorrow." -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2CywS2lXC
"Police believe the suspect had followed the victim from her home,
but they did not know each other. Police said a suspect was captured on CCTV jogging away from the unconscious girl on the pavement after what appeared to be a "random" attack" -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20441939
To be fair, you'd have to be evil to think a 16yr old kid on her way to sixth form is deserving of being knocked out FROM BEHIND, even if she wasn't innocent. Nothing warrants violence like that.