Then you haven't seen this disturbing and violent clip of British lads (via Boing Boing) "happy slapping" each other.

By "slapping", they actually mean punching, kicking, shoving, accosting, insulting and abusing. Free souvenir video probably included, since the exploits are captured digitally. Oh and there's nothing "happy" about it. The last two victims looked downright disgruntled and pissed to me.

I wonder what'll happen if this happened in Singapore JCs? Taupok-ing totally pales in comparison to Happy Slapping. It's not even in the same league.

Why is it that teenagers have this urge to physically abuse each other? Taupok-ing might have came about due to camaraderie but Happy Slapping, in my opinion, steps over that thin line between a prank and a crime. If indiscriminately assaulting even innocent people on the streets isn't criminal, then I don't know what else is.

By the way, notice how the last few comments on the original blog entry has slanted towards racist (national origin) slurs?

update: MSNBC has a report on this, with similar footage shown in Rant - Click.