Happy Shootin' vs Happy Train Dodgin'

Taken from the Mirror:

I WAS SHOT IN THE LEG BY 'HAPPY SLAP' THUG

By Jan Disley

A STUDENT told yesterday how she was shot by a teenage thug in a "happy slapping" attack.

Kerry Deville, 17, was hit in the leg at close-range by a pellet from a high-powered air-rifle.

Then, as blood began to soak through her trousers, the gunman's accomplice took pictures of her with his mobile phone.

On the 16th May I asked the following question:

I almost hate to say this, but how long before we move away from "Happy Slapping" and onto "Happy Shooting"?

It looks like I got my answer then. I'm sorry I asked now. I refuse to speculate on what the next incarnation of Happy Slapping will entail for fear of giving away ideas.

That said, there seems to be no end to the sort of fun these little blighters can dream up when it comes to new and interesting uses for a video phone.

The latest craze, thankfully doesn't involve inflicting pain on poor unsuspecting passers-by (unless you count scaring the shit out of train drivers). These days their mates are filming them dodging high speed trains. The closest dodge being the winner I suspect. Just how monumentally stupid can you be?

It is obviously only a matter of time before this particular fad ends in tragedy.

A true Darwin Award in the making.

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