These boys filmed the crime… and went free

Added: 2026-05-29

[00:00:00]It's actually not too often that I turn on my camera and I have dread towards the subject at hand. You might be wondering, is it James Charles? No, thank God. That is one of the subjects I dread. This, unfortunately, is far more serious and far more concerning. By the way, I'm using CNN for this. I don't particularly support CNN. I think their reporting is, but this is the most updated version we have of this news story. Three UK teens convicted of rape walked free after a nationwide outcry.

[00:00:34]Their sentences will be reviewed. As of when I'm filming, this is 7 hours old.

[00:00:39]This article so it goes on to say, "Three teenage boys who were convicted over the rape of two girls were last week allowed to walk out of a UK court without any custodial sentence, triggering a nationwide outcry. Now, the sentences handed down in the case described by British Prime Minister Kier Starmer as distressing and appalling are to be reviewed after the country's attorney general on Tuesday referred them to the court of appeal. Asked about the sentencing, which saw the teenagers instead receive community rehabilitation orders, Starmer said, "I think it's distressing for everybody to see to hear about," adding that he had found it distressing as a politician and as a father. I can announce that the case will now go to the court of appeal and the court of appeal will now review the sentence in that case and that is clearly the right outcome he said Tuesday. While this news is extremely disappointing, distressing, dismaying and a whole slew of other negative adjectives. Is this surprising to me that this has happened in the UK?

[00:01:40]No. Mainly because this is not the first case we've seen along these lines. We've seen grooming and rape gangs get basically no consequence whatsoever. So, it's very clear what stance the UK has on crimes, not necessarily against women, but in this case, crimes against women, namely rape. So, let's all collectively pretend to be surprised, I guess, but the UK has been a shitow for a while now, and collectively, I think we should all be aware of that by now.

[00:02:11]Anyway, we're going to talk about exactly what happened in that crime. I just kind of wanted to give you an idea of the response because that is a huge part of why this is making the news to the degree it is, which also says something, right? The details of the two attacks in the small town of Forenbridge in southern England horrified members of the public, leading to multiple complaints under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, which allows anyone to ask the attorney general for a sentencing review. One victim, then aged 15, was raped by two boys in an underpass next to a river after arranging to meet one of them for a date. A video of her 90 minute ordeal was shared on social media, prosecutors told the court. The other girl, aged 14 at the time, was threatened with a knife and forced to leave her mobile phone and Air Tag in a shop so her movements could not be tracked. She was made to walk to a remote field where she was raped by two of the defendants as they again filmed the attack. So to synthesize all of that, we have child, minor, whatever you want to call anyone who's under 18, rapists just walking free. On top of that, all of this was clearly to some degree planned or practiced because to know to tell this girl to leave her Air Tag and her phone at a shop so then you can take her elsewhere and she can't be tracked and rape would be wrong regardless, even if they decided to do some impromptu thing with no plan, right? But I do think there is something to be said about what seems like a premeditated nature of all of this, right? Because even the other girl, she was supposed to go on a date with someone. So all of this didn't just happen if you believe that rapes can just happen, which is how some of the courts treat it. But on top of that, this clearly was thought out and schemed and strategic, which I think makes it particularly worse. It's already unbelievable. And again, this is another case where I actually had to first of all read the headline twice because this didn't seem realistic. And then after that, I was like, "This seems like it was made up." Unfortunately, an optimistic take on my part. Come to find out, this is completely real. And on top of that, nobody in the court system supposedly thought that this was an issue. Nobody stopped to say, "Hey, why are we letting rapists go free? Forget even justice for the victims. Let's put that aside for a second. Even just for public safety, mind you, on top of obviously these victims went through something. The people who did that to them should be in prison. But you don't care about the victims. And you also don't care about public safety. Public safety of young girls. Girls who are minors. Girls who cannot defend themselves. and girls who did nothing to deserve this. You don't give a [ __ ] It is so incredibly disappointing when you witness a country and their government very clearly pander to, I guess, please a certain group of people and then the others are just left to rot.

[00:05:29]Why aren't we looking into these rape gangs? Why aren't we looking into these grooming gangs? Why is it supposedly fine for these girls to get raped?

[00:05:39]Because the thing is, when you don't put these people in prison, these rapists, let's be clear, when you don't put them in prison, what exactly is the message you're sending? Because in my books, what it looks like from outside is this is okay. And because it's okay, they don't need to go to prison. Honestly, at this point, you might as well say that rape is legal. Because if you're just going to make some people come to court, so then you can be like, "No, guys, you're all good. these girls are traumatized for life, but it's fine. Go ahead. Go rape someone else. Uh, have we collectively lost our [ __ ] minds? I could go on a rant about this. I'm not going to. But it is very interesting to me that a country that supposedly is about women's rights and feminism and all these other things just [ __ ] does not give a [ __ ] absolutely zero about these young girls who went through that type of trauma. It's really interesting to me how we keep seeing these countries who try and make political stances out of feminism and women's rights and then do not do the basic [ __ ] like yeah, you're going to do a collection with a store saying girl power or whatever and then when it comes to actually supporting women and defending women, there's nobody to be found. This is why I have a problem with what I'd like to call commercial feminism, right? Because it's all about these [ __ ] ass slogans when it comes to actually protecting women. Not a peep.

[00:07:03]Not a single [ __ ] peep out here. So, I am I'm frustrated. Truly frustrated.

[00:07:11]Enraged even. For whatever reason, they're quoting Giselle Pelico here, which maybe I should do a follow-up on because there's some things that have come out that Anyway, so it says, "French rape survivor Gizelle Pelico told BBC she was appalled that the three boys had been spared custodial sentences." That should be a very basic take. That should be how exactly everyone reacts because this does not make sense. Much like if someone murders someone, why in God's name would they come to court for you, judge, to basically pat them on the back and be like, "You'll be okay. Go ahead and go back into the world. Just don't get caught murdering someone else, I guess."

[00:07:51]What message are we sending? Truly, we are seeing the downfall of humanity. I am convinced we are witnessing how to become dumb as [ __ ] in real time. So Jazelle Pelico said, "I'm deeply shocked that these individuals were in fact able to gain their freedom again when in fact the victims are suffering so hard they will never be able to heal." She said, "I've not been raped, so I don't want to be in authority. But to say that they're never going to heal, I hope that that's not true. I hope that they do heal." What would help people heal is for the people who commit those crimes to get a consequence. any prison type consequence will do if not jumping to my preferred option for the rapists, electric chair. But again, I digress.

[00:08:39]Apparently, it's too crazy to put people in in prison for crimes they have committed. Rape is a crime and justice has an essential role. It's there to in fact name the crimes, to recognize the suffering of victims, and to remember that in fact they must not remain unpunished. I agree with what Jiselle Pelico said, but again, I need to underline. This is a very basic take.

[00:09:00]And if you don't agree, maybe question why that is. This is in my mind what makes this so much worse.

[00:09:10]Two of the boys who were 14 at the time of the offenses are now 15 were given three-year youth rehabilitation orders with 180 days of intensive supervision and surveillance. The third boy, who is now 14 but was 13 at the time, was given an 18-month yro for two charges of rape by aiding and abetting the second attack. The two 15year-olds were also convicted of taking indecent images of a child. At the sentencing, the judge said he wanted to avoid criminalizing these children unnecessarily.

[00:09:43]Avoid criminalizing these children unnecessarily.

[00:09:50]If we're not going to criminalize rapists, I would love to know whomst the [ __ ] we are going to criminalize. Who exactly?

[00:09:59]Because in my books and in the books of many other people, rape is one of the absolute worst crimes you can commit.

[00:10:09]Especially because in this case, it's a crime against children, not even adults.

[00:10:14]And granted, the criminals, two of them at least, were 15 or 14 when it occurred. So maybe people think that there should be some leniency in my books. Them being that young and committing those acts and filming themselves committing those acts says that they have a problem very profoundly deep. A problem that is so deep that guess what going free is not going to fix because now what the [ __ ] have these kids learned beyond oh we can rape and film it and it's fine and we can go home and we have some [ __ ] 18-month rehabilitation. What's the rehabilitation going to be?

[00:10:50]>> Hey guys, guess what? You're not supposed to rape people.

[00:10:53]>> Uh what what rehab what rehab fix is this? I would love to know because in my books, the only thing I could imagine helping is prison. And then aside from prison, I would say potentially in a psychological manner for them to understand the nature of their crimes for if there are any people who want to do this, victims to tell their stories and have them listen to them. mandatory mandatory a mandatory watch of victims talking about what happened to them because truly it really seems like they dropped the word rape in here by mistake because realistically based on the consequences or lack thereof you'd think they stole a stick of gum. It sounds like it was a nothing burger.

[00:11:41]Why is that? Because again, we are talking about one of the most heinous crimes in an absolute fashion. With an absolute objective lens, I think most people would agree that this is one of the most heinous crimes. So why the [ __ ] are these people going home? Why are women in danger in a danger that could be avoided, mind you? And then also down the line when these [ __ ] do it again, because you best believe they will, what are you going to tell the public?

[00:12:11]You knew these guys were criminals. We had proof that they were criminals because they filmed their crime. You let them go. And then are we all going to be acting surprised when this happens again? Are we all going to say, "Oh my god, I cannot believe this when this happens again." Also, don't come at anyone with some [ __ ] ass new feminist slogan when you're not protecting women at all and clearly do not give a [ __ ] Okay, so I think that's more fbombs than I usually drop, but you know what? The fact that these kids were so young and doing this scares the hell out of me because it's almost like they're not at all afraid of consequence. And as you grow older with morality and ethics, hopefully you make the right choices because they're the right choices instead of being scared that you're going to go to prison, right? Same concept. you don't murder someone because murder is wrong, not because you're worried that if you murder someone you go to prison. Those are two different kind of thought trajectories.

[00:13:08]The fact that at 13, 14, 15, these kids don't understand that rape is not something you should do and is also not something you should film. If they don't get it now, I'm scared about what they're going to be like at 25. The court had heard that one of these boys had an IQ of the bottom 1% of his contemporaries and had been diagnosed with ADHD. Another of the boys was also diagnosed with ADHD as well as long-standing anxiety. The third defendant was described as having a mild cognitive impairment. One of the victims told the BBC that hearing the boy's sentences hit like a rock straight in my face. He, the judge, almost made it seem as if what the boys did was not okay, but it was okay in the eyes of the law because they were still children, she said, speaking anonymously. What was the point in putting me through that? I just want to return to something really briefly because it makes so much sense that we're going to read it again. It says, "Another of the boys was diagnosed with ADHD as well as long-standing anxiety. I would love to know how long-standing anxiety makes you rape someone. Can someone tell me? I would love to hear all the reasons why that makes sense. Also, ADHD, how is that connected to rape? Now, how are we using that as an excuse? Because really, what I'm hearing is that the judge decided to pull a I really don't know what to say at this point. I it is so difficult for me to process something this nonsensical. But beyond that, me being the vindictive [ __ ] I am, I suppose, I would like to know if this judge has ever been investigated because beyond letting these guys go, okay, beyond just that, who who who would be in the business of protecting rapists?

[00:15:07]Perhaps another rapist. Perhaps someone who has something to hide. Perhaps someone who clearly is morally bankrupt and also mentally unwell in my books.

[00:15:15]But putting that aside, you have to see that that's suspicious, right? Because in my mind, my question is, let's work backwards. What other cases was this judge on? How did he rule those cases?

[00:15:28]Who were the victims? What were the types of crimes? Because realistically, I also am starting to think, is this a pattern? Because I hope nobody wakes up and decides to be stupid as [ __ ] that day and say, "Hey, guess what? These rapists can go free and grab a beer on the way home while they reminisce about filming the girls that they raped while they raped them."

[00:15:49]Collectively, we need to wake the [ __ ] up. And as much as I wouldn't say I'm a positive influence by any means, but as much as I try to never encourage negative behavior at this point, I do think that judges that make rulings like this should be concerned. Not necessarily afraid, maybe afraid of losing their jobs, but you should not as a judge feel super comfortable making a ruling like that. Beyond public reactions, it should be in the back of your own mind. How do you see victims that are 14 coming to court to get justice because they were raped? How do you watch that happen? Watch the victims sit there, feel uncomfortable, sick, uh, traumatized, and you decide, you know what, these guys just had a tough time, and we're going to let them go with some [ __ ] ass rehabilitation, whatever.

[00:16:47]What are we thinking? How do you explain that? because I'm starting to feel like I'm an alien that came onto Earth and then someone has to explain and contextualize how it is that we've come to these conclusions.

[00:16:59]Because once upon a time, and by the way, this is why women and anyone who's raped really is scared to report it.

[00:17:05]Because guess what? You get traumatized.

[00:17:07]You get put through a system. You have to talk about it over and over. And for what? What did we get to here? What was accomplished?

[00:17:15][ __ ] all nothing. These girls were traumatized when all of this happened.

[00:17:21]Potentially ret-raumatized in court when a judge said, "Hey, you know what? It's no big deal. Just get over it. You were just abused on camera." I can feel my blood pressure going up. Anyway, I also have a clip of all of this case being discussed on the news. I can't post it here for copyright reasons, but that will be linked down below if you want to see that and hear somebody else's opinion. Um, I think it's a male perspective actually if you're interested. I'm disgusted. I really hope that the boys who did this meet their karma. I hope that public shaming happens. I hope that they are outcasted.

[00:17:58]I hope that really they bear some type of consequence. And in all of this, I really hope the parents take charge and make them have some type of consequence.

[00:18:09]Whether that's being 20 million times more strict, whether that's punishing them in their own way, I really hope so.

[00:18:17]Because what scares me the most about this lack of consequence really is, especially at such a young age, you don't understand that it was wrong.

[00:18:24]Like, yeah, sure, you get told off. You can forget you were told off by the next day and then you go back to doing whatever the [ __ ] you want to do.

[00:18:31]Especially when, like I said before, this was planned. It was strategic. One of the girls was tricked by someone telling her it was a date. Another girl was made to leave her phone and Air Tag.

[00:18:43]These are not impromptu things that just happened. And even if they were, that wouldn't be okay either, obviously. But the fact that this seems like it was planned and they sat and mapped it out and then they're let free with no consequence, you really think they're just never going to do it again because they feel bad?

[00:19:01]if they feel bad, which honestly I really don't think so.

[00:19:08]That's enough screaming for today.

[00:19:10]Anyway, you guys can let me know what you think in the comments down below.

[00:19:12]I'm going to look into this just to see if the families have any GoFundMes or anything like that, but you guys can let me know what you think in the comments down below. Thank you guys so much for watching. Thank you to my patrons as always, and I'll catch you guys next time.