Drew Carey Offers $10K For Reward To Find Horriffic ALS Ice Bucket Pranksters Who Duped Autistic Kid

[Initech]

Drew Carey is stepping up for a very good cause.

The Price is Right host and comedian has offered to donate a $10,000 reward in hopes of finding several high school students involved in a horrible ALS Ice Bucket Challenge prank.

The awful act involved a 14-year-old autistic boy who was challenged to participate in the viral movement that's meant to bring awareness to Lou Gehrig's Disease. Instead of getting splashed with a bucket of water, however, the young Ohio student allegedly had a bucket of urine, feces and spit poured over him by his high school peers.

"WTF? Just saw this. Horrendous," Carey Tweeted Friday evening. "These kids should be arrested and expelled."

He added, "If the Bay Village PD wants to start a reward fund to find who did this, contact me. I'll donate $10,000."

http://www.eonline.com/news/576654/drew-carey-donates-10-000-to-help-find-teens-responsible-for-horrible-ice-bucket-challenge-prank

Seriously how can this be classified as a prank? This goes way beyond that - it's assault and public humiliation. Throw the book at these kids and then some.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. horrible

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. more from the article

According to reports, Bay Village Police Chief Mark Spaetzel called the prank "heinous" and said charges would be brought as soon as police find the teens responsible for the prank.


The Bay Village School District is also prepared to disciple any students who were part of the accident, which reportedly took place off-campus after school hours.


The high school organized a vigil for the teen Friday night where hundreds of people came out to support the

[drray23]

3. horrible

Throwing bodily fluids at somebody is assault. They need to catch these kids and throw them in juvenile prison.

[marym625]

4. what kind of sick assholes do this?

These are the guys that will grow up to the be cops

[Initech]

5. This is seriously so horrible that I can't wrap my head around it.

[marym625]

6. I have seen some pretty nasty stuff

when I was growing up. But it all ended by high school. Not an excuse for those that did stuff younger than that by any means. But this is just... I don't have the words.

[Initech]

7. I am really glad I graduated high school when I did.

I graduated in 1998 - the year before Columbine. Once that happened things went from bad to worse and they haven't recovered since. I can't imagine anyone would think this is funny - if they do they need some serious counseling.

[marym625]

20. No doubt

[freshwest]

8. I had to learn how the disabled were treated up close. I call it the pecking order enforced on them.

The origin of the phrase is from chicken and animal behavior to maintain power and to cull the weak.

The subject of pecking doesn't always survive it. Some are broken beyond repair. I've seen worse than this, but it is just as horrible.

I'm glad you can't wrap your mind around it. You are a caring human being and would never do this.

Too many make a sport out of doing things like this and worse. And they are never brought to justice. Others are forced to clean up what they did for years, even a lifetime.

People have much less mercy than animals, who maim to practice killing, but that's how they stay alive, their place in life is eating each other alive.

Some members of the human race see Others the same way.

[delta17]

12. That is pretty disgusting.

I don't know how people like that look in the mirror.

If these kids are caught, I think they should do some serious, no BS community service working with the disabled, with jail time as option #2.

[Hemmingway]

9. These "pranksters" should be summarily executed.

Anyone who goes to this level to humiliate a disabled person doesn't belong in civilized society.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

11. You better believe it!!!

<---- for those of you who seriously need it. You know who you are.

[BainsBane]

15. Jury results

I was juror 4. I want to let you know that kind of thing isn't cool on DU, and it is likely to be hidden in the future.


On Sun Sep 7, 2014, 10:45 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

These "pranksters" should be summarily executed.
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This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

We don't call for the deaths of teenagers here...do we?

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[Hemmingway]

16. Half of my fellow democrats support capital punishment.

This is a democratic board isn't it?

[BainsBane]

17. There is no capital punishment for dumping ice water on someone

I was trying to be nice and cut you some slack as a new member. Evidently you were prefer I would have hidden it. Fair enough, I will next time.

[Hemmingway]

19. Ice water? They dumped urine, feces and spit on him.

[xmas74]

23. The problem is that they didn't dump ice water on the poor kid.

They dumped a bucket full of urine, feces and spit on him while telling him he was doing the ice bucket challenge.

Executing them is exaggerating, of course, but damn those kids need someone to knock them down a peg. What disgusting human beings they are!

[Voice for Peace]

10. I'm so uncomfortable with these calls to involve law enforcement.

As heinous as it is, it's even more heinous what happens
to kids who get shuffled into the system, especially by
these corrupt judges.

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/2/4/kids_for_cash_inside_one_of

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. I'm not.

Fuck those kids. What they did was illegal and immoral. This is what law enforcement is for.

They deserve to be punished.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. How about they just get what they deserve?

Instead of throwing up your hands and giving them a pass?

[Voice for Peace]

34. Do watch the Democracy now show linked in my post.

We shouldn't stop striving for more effective ways
to deal with troubled young people.

[Voice for Peace]

35. also, where did I say anything about throwing up my hands or giving anybody a pass?

this is how all these discussions get derailed.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

36. Derailed?

Seriously? You have basically shown zero concern for the victim by bringing something up that while horrible, is extremely rare.

[Voice for Peace]

37. I don't understand your post, what I meant was

that discussions here on DU get derailed because people make
assumptions about other posters. There wasn't anything in my
post about throwing up my hands or giving the bad kids a pass.
You added that in, from your imagination.

If you watch the Democracy now that I linked to maybe you
will understand where I was coming from with my post. It
really is worth watching. I'm also not obliged to show concern
for the victim but that doesn't mean I have none.

In fact, the cash for kids situation is not rare at all. I'm pretty
sure there will be more corrupt judges, LEO's, private prison
owners/shareholders discovered doing this to kids and teenagers.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

38. Bay Village, Ohio is apparently very affluent

I'll bet you these little spoiled brats will be having their wrists slapped and told "It's not nice to be mean to the "retard"...ho ho ha ha" and sent on their way without supper. Which is the MORE likely scenario that plays out in America today in these situations.

As far as you not being obliged to show concern....I'm so glad you don't kowtow to convention.

[Voice for Peace]

40. I think that's sarcasm, ie that you are so glad.

It's really not helpful, it doesn't further communication,
or make your post any better.

Do you think if you don't express concern, out loud, or in
writing, for everything that breaks your heart, that it
means you have no concern? Are you obliged to prove
your concern to anyone? Should it be inferred that you
don't care?

[xmas74]

24. In this case, law enforcement should be notified.

They bullied someone who cannot understand what is happening. They assaulted the kid with bodily fluids, which some would consider a deadly weapon. And then they videotaped his humiliation so everyone at school could see it.

I don't know what I would do if my own child was on either end of it. I just don't know.

[marym625]

26. I understand your concern

And I believe in most cases, you are right. And I don't ever agree with a kid being charged as an adult. But they're too old to not know how incredibly wrong this was.

[Initech]

30. No. There is zero excuse for this. These kids need to be made examples of.

[yeoman6987]

33. I think they should have to work with

Mentally challenged children for 3 years. They can live at home, but must show up everyday and no college until they are done with the punishment. Maybe in 3 years they will have the macurity needed to act right.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

39. So what do you think should be done with the culprits?

Should their actions be ignored and go unpunished?

[Voice for Peace]

42. I really don't have an answer except no, of course they should not be ignored.

If you have a chance to watch the Democracy Now show, do.
Some of those kids may have done some shitty things. Now
at least one of them is dead.

I wish there were the consciousness in families and communities
to deal with these things in a way that's effective -- not in ways
that merely punish, but to heal the sickness that causes people
to do such things.

[Jefferson23]

21. Recommend. n/t

[etherealtruth]

22. They were not pranksters ... they assaulted the poor kid

It was premeditated and abhorrent ... this isn't a case of kids doing "something stupid" .... I am repulsed by those little cretins

[etherealtruth]

25. Afluenza?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Village,_Ohio

2010 census

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 15,651 people, 6,198 households, and 4,441 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,424.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,322.3 /km2). There were 6,436 housing units at an average density of 1,408.3 per square mile (543.7 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 6,198 households of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 43.4 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

Of the city's population over the age of 25, 56.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.[

[brewens]

27. I doubt it will take long to find out who it was and charge them. Someone knows that won't cover

whoever did that.

[BeyondGeography]

28. Normally indifferent to Drew Carey but strongly admire him for this

It'll put these assholes on edge and the victim will know people care. My heart sank when I heard about this.

[Skittles]

29. I give kudos where kudos is due

thanking Mr. Carey

[Initech]

32. Drew is definitely doing the right thing here.

[sub.theory]

41. This does sound like assault

Way beyond some sort of prank. I think an assault charge might stick. Absolutely vile behavior. Hope that action is taken against them.