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Only in a land where rugby and soccer matches regularly incite riots could the so-called "happy slapping" craze catch on. But yes folks, The Guardian reports it’s all the rage (rage being the operative force here) among the youth of our mother country. Apparently the laddy-gangs of London get their jollies by surrounding someone, slapping them around and then getting their victims’ reactions on their cellphone cameras and often posting those reactions on the Web.

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