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46% of Boston Teens Blame Rihanna for Being Beat by Chris Brown

by TheCameraObscura | March 13, 2009 at 02:06 pm

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A survey conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission on the dating violence incident involving pop music idols Chris Brown and Rihanna revealed that nearly half of Boston teens, 46%, surveyed said she was “responsible” for beaing beaten while 52 percent said they were both to blame.

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Roy C

at 16:44 on March 13th, 2009

That is the most important story to have come out of this incident, this incredible statistic.

Tina Kells

at 16:48 on March 13th, 2009

This is very sad and so wrong! Teens are getting the wrong message on this one for sure. Chris Brown and Rihanna need to go away and get help. They do not need to keep sending their fans such a wrong message about dating violence.

Blue Crush

at 20:41 on March 13th, 2009

Which leaves 2% thinking he was responsible? Nah, it was 51%, but still, these figures are very, very disturbing. It needs to be talked about - the media is doing the right thing in pushing it.

caseycor

at 17:33 on March 14th, 2009

Hi,

I am the person who created and conducted the survey. The missing 1% were those teenagers who circled "neutral" and than indicating a level of agreement or disagrement. Thanks