Neknominate

[Gromit]

Are national newspapers being irresponsible by encouraging this dangerous craze.

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A woman stripped down to her underwear in a supermarket before downing a can of beer for a NekNominate challenge.

Footage of Rebecca Dagley, 19, shows the woman walking into an Asda supermarket in Fosse Park, Leicester, in a beige trench coat.

She walks around the store before coming to a stop in the fruit and vegetable aisle - and then takes a can of Stella Artois from her pocket.

In some instances, teens can be seen downing 'dirty pints' - or concoctions of alcohol and other substances - or large amounts of strong spirits as part of the dare.

Last week, footage of one young man from Derby drinking a live goldfish as part of the craze.

zarre and dangerous circumstances - such as Sean Bisset, 18, who downed a mixture of  wine and gin before plunging in to a freezing harbour.  //


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2555072/Woman-19-walks-supermarket-strips-underwear-lager-latest-NekNominate-dare.html

[mrs_overall]

Dr Filth - no! (It was a bottle of Captain Morgans rum, a length of rope and a bridge)

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

Why did you choose to use a Daily Mail link, when it is reported by others, couldn't be that you have some ulterior motive, could it?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/neknomination-watch-woman-strips-downs-3123057

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Neck-nominate-Woman-strips-ASDA-drinking-craze/story-20583579-detail/story.html

[DrFilth]

mrs o now you have got me thinking -)

[sp1814]

AOG

Because the Daily Mail has printed thirteen stories about this in less than a month.

[mrs_overall]

Dr Filth - to tease you further it resulted in someone having two dislocated ankles and the daddy of all hangovers

[emmie]

i can't be reading the paper then, because this is the first time i have read of this craze, is it in the online paper, because i think they seem to be rather different.

[Gromit]

AOG

I don't read the Leicester Mercury. My question referred to 'National Newspapers' being irresponsible. It is you that has singled out the Daily Mail in this instance.

[DrFilth]

mrs o i have had a daddy thingy but mine was with whisky -)

[emmie]

and you that printed the link to the Mail, as though they were the only ones to run the story. obviously not

[Kromovaracun]

No, I don't think the papers are encouraging it - these things tend to have their own momentum on social media as it relies on you nominating someone else when you're done.

To be honest, I'm actually glad that the papers are highlighting the examples where people have been put in serious danger by participating. Someone needs to point out just how stupid and dangerous this idiotic craze is.

Unfortunately (and this applies particularly to people of my generation), people aren't willing to listen to them because they're used to generations of dishonest reporting. The press has cried wolf too many times to be taken seriously when they are trying to do their job for once.

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

/// Because the Daily Mail has printed thirteen stories about this in less than a month. ///

Yes there is a lot of this sort of thing around, here are just three.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/10/cardiff-man-death-neknominate-drinking-game

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/second-death-linked-to-online-drinking-game-after-body-of-teenager-found-29971962.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/neknominate-keiran-hunter-horrified-mum-3120248

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// I don't read the Leicester Mercury. My question referred to 'National Newspapers' being irresponsible. It is you that has singled out the Daily Mail in this instance. ///

Seems like you don't read the Mirror also, which is strange since it is a Labour paper.

[ummmm]

Who cares what paper it's linked to...??!

[grasscarp]

Surely the fact 2 people have died is much more serious that supermarket disrobing
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2555422/I-outdo-Last-words-tragic-drinking-victim-Briton-die-internet-craze-NekNomination.html

[emmie]

the question is whether the papers are being irresponsible, that's the point, they are not as such seeing as this appears to be internet led.

[grasscarp]

and it is happening with or without newspaper coverage. The more coverage of people killing themselves the better as it make people aware what can heppen to them.

[sfby]

Another slug of chlorine in the gene pool.....

[2sp_]

People have been doing stupid, life risking stuff since we climbed down from the trees.

The only difference now is that they are going further and further to out-do (or out-stupid) each other on a larger scale.

When I was young and foolish, there would only be another 5 or so fellow idiots in the pub that you were competing with to win numpty of the evening award. Now there are millions on FB.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// Who cares what paper it's linked to...??! ///

Plenty especially those who constantly criticise other's choice of a certain newspaper's web page, but then are quite prepared to use it themselves.

[anotheoldgit]

Seems like one gets a much better class of customer in Tesco.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552087/Horse-walks-supermarket-Woman-downs-Pepsi-trotting-Tesco-HORSEBACK-dared-NekNominate-online-craze.html