In 1989, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, a group of popular high school athletes raped a mentally challenged 17-year-old girl with a baseball bat and a broom . If this story isn't disturbing enough, the community of this small, affluent town has declared that their kids are innocent and blame has been placed on the mentally challenged girl. It was also reported that a number of other boys had attempted to lure a young woman into the basement a second time to repeat the experience. The news of this tragic lewd act was reported 3 months before the arrests were made, the boys had not provided any information and remained silent about the lewd act. When interviewed, some teens said the girl "teased them" and "was promiscuous and asked for it." When adults in the community were interviewed they said she was "always flirting" and "this is Leslie getting into more and more trouble" they also said the girl was responsible for everything that happened to her. Why were the students protecting these kids? Why weren't parents concerned about how they raised their children? Labeling theory and the self-fulfilling prophecy explain that these parents and teenagers were so caught up in the fact that their children were perfect that they couldn't believe they would do such a thing without being asked. Just because these kids were labeled as “good kids,” the community defended them even though the evidence was clear as day. Had a grave moral transgression occurred in their town, because parents were worried about their daughters or their sons' behavior? The city was perfectly clean, the high school students dressed in tuxedos and evening gowns, the streets, lawns and houses were almost perfect. Because these parents and students believed that their city was full of goodness and that their children were