Woman accidentally walks in front of group photo, gets beaten to death

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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-santa-ana-beating-victim-dead-20140121,0,4273562.story

Santa Ana nightclub beating victim dies
By Adolfo Flores and Anh Do
January 21, 2014, 6:09 p.m.

A 23-year-old woman who was beaten into unconsciousness outside a popular Santa Ana nightspot died Tuesday after she was taken off life support, police said.

Kim Pham, a Huntington Beach resident, was pronounced dead at 12:36 p.m., said the Santa Ana Police Department in a statement.

Five people -- three women and two men all in their 20s -- are believed to have been involved in the violent melee.

One friend said the argument may have been triggered when Pham accidentally walked in front of the camera while a group of people were posing for a photo.

[riversedge]

1. Reminds me of the popcorn death.

Really nothing to say, except so horrible for the family.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Crazy fuckers everywhere.

[snooper2]

3. So nobody was around to help her and start kicking ass?

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. They were, but having people on your side isn't a guarantee you'll never be killed in a fight

The fight early Saturday started as an argument between Pham, her friends and the suspects, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna, a spokesman for the police department.

One friend said the argument may have been triggered when Pham accidentally walked in front of the camera while a group of people were posing for a photo.

On Monday the police arrested a Santa Ana woman on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm. The other suspects are at large.

[Blue_Tires]

9. It's 2014...Seeing someone getting beaten to a pulp means:

"Let me whip out my smartphone and record it! If I'm lucky I'll be able to rush home and get it uploaded to social media before the other five bystanders can!"

[whathehell]

10. They could have used their damn phone to call 911 for the police, for fuck's sake,

[liberal N proud]

4. In todays world, you are likely to get killed breathing in the wrong space

[RC]

5. Pictures with digital cameras are so expensive and time consuming...

Just retake the picture already. geeze.
People walk in front of my camera all the time. Some even stop and stand there, blocking my view. It seems many people function as if they are alone in the world and no one else is ever around, even when they are in crowds. Totally oblivious to what is happening around them.

[RKP5637]

8. Yep, it's pretty much a given when taking pictures in public. As you said, just retake the

picture, should be no BFD.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Yup, we retake pictures as needed as well

and we work in a field where you at times just put the camera on burst mode.

People ARE idiots! I hope these five face the music and do 25 to life.

[RKP5637]

7. The world is filled with wackos, often I wonder if it's getting less or more, at least the

reporting is far better today with our communications systems.

[SunSeeker]

12. Alcohol-fueled insanity. This would not have happened with potheads. nt