Happy slap' yobs breed fear, anger...

[parissenoor]

Re: Happy slap’ yobs breed fear, anger…

@James_Bhaand

Watch out for “happy slapping,” the latest youth craze to sweep Britain.
It’s not a new dance step or even a new designer drug. It’s a criminal assault.

Groups of teenagers approach an unsuspecting person and begin punching and kicking him or her while capturing it all on their mobile camera phones. The images are later uploaded and shared on the Internet.

The victims can be young or old, male or female. Bus stops, tube stations and parks are considered prime venues. In most cases, the injuries are minor. But on Saturday, British newspapers reported that an 11-year-old London girl had been raped by a gang of happy slappers, and Scotland Yard confirmed that three 14-year-old boys had been arrested …
Complete article from yahoo news ;
http://news.yahoo.com/s/chitribts/20050619/ts_chicagotrib/happyslapyobsbreedfearanger
I was thinking of stopping over for a couple of days in The Greatest Britain on my way home this summer …
I think I will rather spend a couple of days in Paris or even Cairo :halo:

So sad and scary…good education is required to prevent those things from happening…
If you ever go to Paris, I can show you around James_Bhand!