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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-05 12:21 PM
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Have you heard of this "happy slapping" thing in the UK?
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/04/29/2003252425

I hope it does not catch on here in the US. In states with concealed carry, crap like this could lead to a real tragedy.
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Guy_Montag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-05 12:25 PM
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1. It's the sort of thing that makes me wish we had
Edited on Fri Apr-29-05 12:26 PM by Guy_Montag
concealed carry over here.

But in general it's not been a big problem, will probably grow now it's been reported on though.

On edit: that makes me sound like a wingnut.

But from my experience of being a kid, if I read about something like that I might well try it.
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fob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-05 12:51 PM
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2. Such a fun happy term, the true meaning revealed in the story I was
NOT expecting in the least!
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