But the exposure has had a darker side, too:
thousands of furious and sometimes threatening e-mails directed at
Richardson and other officials in the Greece Central School District and
the town of Greece and death threats and other harassment directed at
students alleged to have participated in the incident.
"We
are obviously as emotional as everyone else who has watched this
horrible and disturbing video," said Barbara Deane-Williams,
superintendent of Greece schools. "As a mom, I can assure you, however,
that the enraged response directed at these students and my staff is
equally as unsettling. Expressing hatred is not an effective way to
resolve this."
The names of some of the
alleged perpetrators — all juveniles who have yet to be charged with any
crimes — and their parents and details about where they live ended up
online. And since Wednesday, they've been barraged by death threats and
harassing phone calls.
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