“She Fights” Website Recruits Homeless Men For Beatings

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 12 April 2011 11:14 AM

For months, an advocate for the homeless noticed transient men walking around with “black eyes, split lips and limps.” He finally approached one of them to ask how he’d been injured. And the answer, says the St. Petersburg Times, shocked him. Apparently, a local business called shefights.net was recruiting the men to get beat up on camera by “scantily clad or semi-nude women.” Their compensation? $50 a beating.

A lawsuit filed on behalf of several of the men claims that many are drug addicts and were “were vulnerable and desperate for money.” According to the official website, shefights offers “semi-competitive and competitive wrestling, MMA, and kickboxing sessions, as well as beatdowns (which we really love!). We also make custom videos to your specifications. We are located in Saint Petersburg, FL.” The video sell for as much as $900; the homeless men said they were offered $25 to be whipped and $50 to be punched—if they gave up before the allotted 12 minutes, they didn’t receive their fee.