LAW OF THE JUNGLE

Nine students have been expelled from a Massachusetts college following a brutal beating that was caught on camera.

The explanation posted on the web with the video said the victim stole the sneakers of the kid who beat him -- an expensive $225 pair of Nike Foamposite sneakers. You can see the student take the sneakers off the victim.

But police say the sneaker did in fact belong to the victim. They contacted the victim’s family, who produced a receipt for the shoes. Police say either the student mistakenly thought the victim had stolen his shoes, or he wanted to steal the victim’s sneakers, so he made up the story.