While so some of these questions are pertinent to the overall picture of security, they do not serve any purpose in regards to the discussion im having with you as to how far the guards and staffers went in their actions.
It doesnt matter if it was the girls or a single guard that raised the alarm. And it doesnt matter if it wasnt a guard who didnt land the killing blow. The fact that there were staffer and guards involved in that beatdown means both are complicit in the killing.
As to whether the guards cant have known whether it was 1 boy or 500 may very well be true. But when more than presumably 2 people have caught 1 of the offending party, what is the better choice considering your lack of information:
- Gang up in a group and lynch the intruder, or;
- Spread out your resources to make sure the girls are safe and stop any other intruders?
Perhaps there's a third alternative that doesnt occur to me. And if those are the only two, why lynch? Its not self defense.
Was the trespass perceived as threat? Yes. But at what point when the boy is being beaten by X number of people is he still being a threat?
The adults in the mob are most culpable in the killing. Their actions dictated how it went down.