Lake Middle School fight video latest YouTube clip to make Denver TV news

Student-recorded fight videos are becoming a new favorite on local TV news. Less than two weeks after Fox31 offered a report about Maria Plazola, who allegedly rooted on her daughter in a brawl instead of stopping the fisticuffs (something that got the Denver Police Department's attention), 9News is sharing a...

By Michael Roberts

April 19, 2011

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Student-recorded fight videos are becoming a new favorite on local TV news. Less than two weeks after Fox31 offered a report about Maria Plazola, who allegedly rooted on her daughter in a brawl instead of stopping the fisticuffs (something that got the Denver Police Department's attention), 9News is sharing a punch-happy clip featuring Lake Middle School students.

The footage isn't exactly hot off the Internet. As 9News acknowledges, it was posted back in January and had collected fewer than 700 page views at press time -- likely due to the incredible proliferation of such videos on the site. Indeed, one of the students quizzed by the station actually had video of another fight on his phone.

Talk about an endless source of material.

Look below to see the 9News version of the original clip, with faces blurred, as well as its complete story.

More from our Colorado Crimes archive: "Epic brawl at Overland High School."

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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