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Over the past decade or so, the rise of video-based social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok and the ubiquitous nature of smartphones have led to an explosion in idiotic and dangerous stunts, from the “knockout games” reported by the media in 2013 to the more recent “blackout challenge” that has led to at least one death this year.
Now, police in the small North Carolina town of Roxboro are warning teens not to indulge in the latest bit of online stupidity- the “gun prank war“.
The Roxboro Police Department responded to several reports of people pointing what look like real guns at drivers and other people as part of a “gun prank war,” according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The warning has been shared over 900 times since it was posted just before 7 p.m. on Monday.
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Arizona Department of Corrections found in contempt, fined $1.1 million over prisoner care
Arizona was also fined $1.1 million for not meeting orders from the judge.
and last updated 2021-02-26 01:00:01-05
Itâs the second time in less than three years at the Arizona Department of Corrections was found in contempt. The department was ordered by a court to comply with measures related to the treatment of inmates; records show that did not happen. It s something that, frankly, I don t think we ve seen ever in any other prison system across the country,â says Corene Kendrick with the ACLU.
The Arizona Department of Corrections is in hot water again for non-compliance. A U.S. District Judge found the department in civil contempt on Wednesday and issued a fine of $1.1 million.
This is not the first time a YouTube prank has gone terribly wrong. According to
CNN, last year YouTubers Alan and Alex Stokes were charged with false imprisonment and swatting after pretending to rob a bank, dressed in all black and carrying duffle bags, and carjacking an Uber driver. Police arrived at the scene and ended up holding the driver, who was not in on the fact that he was the getaway driver, at gunpoint.
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