Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Parliament Wants Action against "Happy Slapping"

"Happy Slapping" movies have recently made headlines in the Netherlands. These show youngsters brutally beating others. There were particularly strong reactions after YouTube showed a movie of a handicapped youngster being beaten up in Arnhem. The Labor Party and the Christian Democrats want to introduce rapid judging for this. However, the Attorney-General's office opposes this as it is considered a violent crime.

www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article908201.ece/Tweede_Kamer_wil_happy_slapping_harder_aanpakken

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