Happy Slapping craze may spread out beyond UK.

[FoxFour]

Even though it doesn't mention about the spread of this crap that's going around, it does talk about the latest 'craze' that has been hitting (pun intended) the streets of London. The US news has been talking about this as well because there has been some reports of it ocurring in the states.
Concern over rise of 'happy slapping' craze
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Posted by Emily at 10:22 AM
This craze is in the news again which means it's still going on, worse, according to this article in The Guardian, it's spreading. Apalling.


"Happy slappers" is a youth craze in which groups of teenagers armed with camera phones slap or mug unsuspecting children or passersby while capturing the attacks on 3g technology.

According to police and anti-bullying organisations, the fad, which began as a craze on the UK garage music scene before catching on in school playgrounds across the capital last autumn,is now a nationwide phenomenon.

And as the craze has spread from London to the home counties to the north of England, so the attacks have become more menacing, with increasing numbers of violent assaults and adult victims.

[...] As police have become more vigilant, so the gangs have become more sophisticated, seeking victims in parks or public areas where their crimes are unlikely to be spotted by the authorities or captured on CCTV."