14 DAY TRIAL // The South Florida authorities are now investigating a case involving two girls who were fighting straight on the street and then published the fight on the popular online video sharing service YouTube. Rachel Kalfin, 16, and Rachel Alter, were recorded by an unknown person while they were fighting on the street and then uploaded the video on Google's video service. The clip was quickly removed by the YouTube employees, but it attracted a considerable audience for the television after Fox News described the story.
It seems like Rachel Alter jumped out of the car and assaulted the other teen without any reason. "I didn't even know what was going on. I didn't even know she hit me," Kalfin told WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach according to WPXI Pittsburgh. "They wanted her to bleed on tape so they could put it up on YouTube. The kids put it up there -- they promote it. They are want-to-be gang members, and at this point, it is ridiculous," her father added.
The local police already arrested the attacker and charged her for assault with a deadly weapon. It looks like the fight also involves a third person, Marcus Rainford, who is accused for attacking the same victim with a bat during the same fight. "I don't want there to be another Rachel like me, and I don't want there to be another kid that gets beat up and the world knows about it," the victim concluded.
This is not the first time when the videos posted on the popular YouTube are sending teenagers to the court. Because the homemade clips are the most important source of traffic for Google's online video sharing service, these fights are bringing numerous visitors to YouTube. Moreover, they cause controversy over the video product that is currently the leader in its category.