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20 October 2006, 15:03 UTC#1
YOUTHS' BRAWL WAS POSTED ON THE INTERNET
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08:50 - 20 October 2006
A Teenage brawl, thought to have taken place in Dingwall, is being broadcast on the internet.
Last night the video, called Dingwall Fight Club, was condemned by councillors and local residents.
It captures a fight between three teenagers which was watched by a group of up to 15 other youngsters.
The film, which has been uploaded onto cult website YouTube, is apparently shot in a park in Dingwall.
Yesterday, police in the town said that they would not be investigating the video unless they received a formal complaint from a member of the public.
The YouTube website has made headlines for turning amateur filmmakers into worldwide stars, with millions of home videos available to view on the site.
The Dingwall film, which lasts for 1min 48s, was posted on the site on Monday.
So far it has been viewed 77 times.
Despite the fact that the youths appear no older than 14 or 15, the video can only be watched by over-18s.
The person who put the film on the website is known as KingTurtle7 and claims to be 20 years old.
He failed to respond to the Press and Journal's requests for comment.
The video opens with a young boy dressed in a blue sweatshirt picking up another boy wearing a green hoodie and throwing him into a hedge.
The words "This is Fight Club" appear over the footage, while the track, Fight Music by Eminem, plays in the background.
The main film then shows the boys in blue and green fighting and struggling with each other.
In one scene the boy in blue appears to strike the boy in green on the head. In the background, other youngsters film the fight on cameras or mobile phones.
Later, when the boy in green falls to the ground, the group surrounds him and one onlooker appears to take a kick at the young boy's head.
In the next scene, the boy in green is seen wearing a black t-shirt and fighting with another boy, also in a black t-shirt.
They grapple and throw punches at each other, again with other youths watching.
Dingwall inspector John Chisholm said yesterday that none of his officers had seen the film.
He continued: "Should we receive a complaint in relation to conduct amounting to physical assault or breach of the peace, we would be obliged to investigate.
"We would have to see if we could identify witnesses and victims from the footage and formulate evidence to report to the procurator fiscal or the children's reporter."
Highland Council officials said they had not heard of the film either, describing the film's existence as "disturbing".
Dingwall North councillor Michael Macmillan said: "There is no recent history in Dingwall of this type of disturbance and I would be very doubtful unless this was verified by the police that this took place in Dingwall.
"Obviously it's disturbing, to put it mildly, if these scenes have taken place in Dingwall and they would have to be investigated."
Director of education Bruce Robertson said: "I have not heard anything of this but, if this is the case, then it should be looked into to ascertain the facts.
"If it is true, it's certainly bad for the town of Dingwall and it's really very sad that the internet is being used for such purposes."
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08:50 - 20 October 2006
A Teenage brawl, thought to have taken place in Dingwall, is being broadcast on the internet.
Last night the video, called Dingwall Fight Club, was condemned by councillors and local residents.
It captures a fight between three teenagers which was watched by a group of up to 15 other youngsters.
The film, which has been uploaded onto cult website YouTube, is apparently shot in a park in Dingwall.
Yesterday, police in the town said that they would not be investigating the video unless they received a formal complaint from a member of the public.
The YouTube website has made headlines for turning amateur filmmakers into worldwide stars, with millions of home videos available to view on the site.
The Dingwall film, which lasts for 1min 48s, was posted on the site on Monday.
So far it has been viewed 77 times.
Despite the fact that the youths appear no older than 14 or 15, the video can only be watched by over-18s.
The person who put the film on the website is known as KingTurtle7 and claims to be 20 years old.
He failed to respond to the Press and Journal's requests for comment.
The video opens with a young boy dressed in a blue sweatshirt picking up another boy wearing a green hoodie and throwing him into a hedge.
The words "This is Fight Club" appear over the footage, while the track, Fight Music by Eminem, plays in the background.
The main film then shows the boys in blue and green fighting and struggling with each other.
In one scene the boy in blue appears to strike the boy in green on the head. In the background, other youngsters film the fight on cameras or mobile phones.
Later, when the boy in green falls to the ground, the group surrounds him and one onlooker appears to take a kick at the young boy's head.
In the next scene, the boy in green is seen wearing a black t-shirt and fighting with another boy, also in a black t-shirt.
They grapple and throw punches at each other, again with other youths watching.
Dingwall inspector John Chisholm said yesterday that none of his officers had seen the film.
He continued: "Should we receive a complaint in relation to conduct amounting to physical assault or breach of the peace, we would be obliged to investigate.
"We would have to see if we could identify witnesses and victims from the footage and formulate evidence to report to the procurator fiscal or the children's reporter."
Highland Council officials said they had not heard of the film either, describing the film's existence as "disturbing".
Dingwall North councillor Michael Macmillan said: "There is no recent history in Dingwall of this type of disturbance and I would be very doubtful unless this was verified by the police that this took place in Dingwall.
"Obviously it's disturbing, to put it mildly, if these scenes have taken place in Dingwall and they would have to be investigated."
Director of education Bruce Robertson said: "I have not heard anything of this but, if this is the case, then it should be looked into to ascertain the facts.
"If it is true, it's certainly bad for the town of Dingwall and it's really very sad that the internet is being used for such purposes."
