The Telegraph reports that the recent killing of this poor 17 year old chap might have been filmed, ‘happy-slap-style’, on a mobile phone — and that it’s been texted around. Setting aside the actual violence, it’s absolutely abhorrent that someone might also have been standing by, watching, with their cameraphone on record.
Two boys aged 12 and 13 are among six people being held by on suspicion of killing Amar Aslam, 17, in a “sustained and brutal attackâ€.
Detectives are trying to trace video footage of the incident which is reported to have also have been texted to another phone.
Amar is believed to have been set upon by muggers as he walked through a walled garden in Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire on Sunday. The park, popular with local families, was busy with visitors on a busy bank holiday afternoon.
This being filmed does not surprise me much. I know that as soon as a fight takes place the first thing teens (especially where I live in East London) think of is their mobile phone and its video camera. If I wanted to (I do not) I could probably catch the last few serious fights in and around my area on my handset via bluetooth. As for killing and sending it around that's just wrong. I wouldn't be too suprised if it were to happen in London, to be honest.
That's fascinating feedback, Issah!
This being filmed does not surprise me much. I know that as soon as a fight takes place the first thing teens (especially where I live in East London) think of is their mobile phone and its video camera. If I wanted to (I do not) I could probably catch the last few serious fights in and around my area on my handset via bluetooth. As for killing and sending it around that's just wrong. I wouldn't be too suprised if it were to happen in London, to be honest.
That's fascinating feedback, Issah!
This being filmed does not surprise me much. I know that as soon as a fight takes place the first thing teens (especially where I live in East London) think of is their mobile phone and its video camera. If I wanted to (I do not) I could probably catch the last few serious fights in and around my area on my handset via bluetooth. As for killing and sending it around that's just wrong. I wouldn't be too suprised if it were to happen in London, to be honest.
That's fascinating feedback, Issah!