Authorities arrested the three 16-year-olds on suspicion of sexual battery against Audrie Pott, a Saratoga High School sophomore who hanged herself in September.
The arrests this week shocked many in this prosperous Silicon Valley suburb of 30,000 as new details of the case emerged.
Technology has brought about a whole new realm of crimes, not sure our legal system has kept abreast of it. These crimes are deplorable. I try to think back to my days, when a 16 year old, and I can't conceive of any circumstance where an event such as this could have occurred. My parents did not drink, so it was never available to me at home. Are parents to blame, television, movies, the internet, there have been changes in our lifestyle, but results like this are inconceivable. Are they adults, did they commit an adult crime, in my opinion, yes, and the results of their trial should reflect that.
