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Happy Slappers
The Sun reports that British rowdies have embraced a new hobby: happy slapping. Here's what the Sun says:A VIOLENT craze in which thugs slap strangers across the face and record it on video phone is sweeping Britain. The so-called "happy slappers" attack while an accomplice captures it to post on the internet or send to another mobile. But what started as a schoolkids' prank has escalated into more serious assaults - including fly-kicking strangers' spines - and robberies.
This sounds suspiciously like an urban legend. I can definitely believe the part about random street attacks, but the part about recording it all on video and posting it on the internet sounds dubious. If this is really the latest craze then where, as the Inquirer asks, are all these 'happy slapper' videos? They can't be found. Has anyone ever seen one? Of course, I imagine that some idiot will probably be inspired to go out and create one, now that everybody is talking about the phenomenon. If they do, then the video will serve as perfect evidence for prosecuting them.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Wed Jan 26, 2005 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 29
Category: Law/Police/Crime
Category: Law/Police/Crime
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Actually, there were some guys in san diego around last year who were going around assulting the homeless downtown and then posting the videos to the internet. Later, the same guys started thinking they would assult ederly people or people in wheelchairs and post those video's to the internet. My mother works at a hospital in San Diego. One of her employees was outside about to go to her car when she saw a man beating on an ederly man in a wheelchair. The man then ran away and she followed him. He ran into a car that was around the corner to pick him up and she wrote down his license plate number. The police were eventually able to catch them and persecuted them based on all the video evidence.
Posted by Razela in San Diego, CA on Sun Jan 30, 2005 at 10:49 AM
It's interesting to me how Marky implies that people don't currently beat their wives/grannies, or that hitting a woman is somehow worse than hitting a man.
Also that Marky felt the need to repost, in caps, under a different name, as if that adds validity to his/her ridiculous comments.
Posted by James D on Sun Jan 30, 2005 at 01:22 PM
Also that Marky felt the need to repost, in caps, under a different name, as if that adds validity to his/her ridiculous comments.
Helo i would like to present you http://www.youshareit.com
its used for file sharing same as rapid share but they are much better at least there is better speed and there is 100 downloads i hope they will put more.. i hope it helps
Posted by nemanja in serbia on Mon Jan 31, 2005 at 03:11 PM
its used for file sharing same as rapid share but they are much better at least there is better speed and there is 100 downloads i hope they will put more.. i hope it helps
yoooooooooo. happy slappers 4 eva dan. innocent ppl gttin slapped up. watch yo backs u honkeyssssssssssss.
Posted by haha slappers on Thu Feb 10, 2005 at 12:45 PM
wat u lot on about happy slaps are the funniest shit...my m8s got bout 20 ov dem on his fone..it hilerious...but it hurts ur hand tho...i got this kid the other day and it was like a full on punch ..it sent him to the ground ..lol..proper fucked him up
Posted by happy slapper in england on Sat Feb 12, 2005 at 02:23 AM
Alex, thanks for deleting that last comment (yah, I got it emailed). It takes alot to really offend me, but that was way out of line.
Posted by Razela in San Diego, CA on Mon Feb 14, 2005 at 08:26 PM
I deleted the comment and ip-banned the guy. Hopefully he won't return.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Mon Feb 14, 2005 at 08:37 PM
Joe and Razela, I deleted that guy's comment. Then I deleted your comments since they no longer made sense once the thing they were referring to was gone. And I'm closing comments on this topic since it's obviously attracting undesireable elements.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Tue Feb 15, 2005 at 09:42 PM
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