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Teenagers Attacked After Mocking Town On YouTube

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Oniontown (NY) - Residents of Oniontown, New York got their revenge against two teenagers who posted unflattering videos of their quant ’hamlet’ town. The teens hailed from Mahopac New York and posted a series of YouTube videos mocking the town by calling it a run-down dump and other not-so-nice terms. Residents weren’t amused and pelted the pair with rocks on a recent visit.

The teenagers received head and face injuries and the attackers have been arrested for criminal mischief. Interestingly enough, New York State Police Investigator Eric Schaefer warns people to stay out of the city, regardless of whether they’ve posted YouTube videos or not. "Anybody that doesn’t belong there, anybody that’s not a resident, just stay out of Oniontown," said Schaefer.

Read more ... Associated Press via Google News

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waxdart 09/07/2008 12:59
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Sounds like a dump. Maybe the teens had a point.

wild9 23/01/2009 16:58
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Quote :Anybody that doesn’t belong there, anybody that’s not a resident, just stay out of Oniontown


SO what's the criteria for belonging? I can see no law which states people can't visit, can you? Oh, and by the way..there's a border down south that's wide open but hey it looks like certain people have got their hands tied dealing with more pressing concerns..

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