Young thugs carry out attacks just "for the buzz"

Here's something appalling.

According to The Mirror, "one in five young thugs carry out attacks just "for the buzz", with figures showing a sharp rise in street crime.

"The Home Office found violent teenage attackers gave innocent victims a beating simply for fun or because they were bored and "had nothing else to do".

Five per cent of those quizzed admitted carrying out assaults as a dare by friends - often with the happy slapping filmed on their mobile phones. Only six per cent blamed their behaviour on boozing. "

emily | 10:42 AM | Happy Slapping/Violence |
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