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

[rockyracoon]

I've had a few posts on my FB status about this craze, a couple of kids have died in Ireland and a mum posted a picture of her son covered in his own vomit to try to get the 'don't do it' message over.

[LazyGun]

The cynic in me might say these are simply prime candidates for the Darwin award

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2555422/I-outdo-Last-words-tragic-drinking-victim-Briton-die-internet-craze-NekNomination.html

[DrFilth]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1313816.html

[ummmm]

It's crazy....even my friends are doing it and they are old enough to know better.

[snags]

What the Darwin Awards were made for...

[emmie]

on the front page of the mail today it says that this is an internet drinking craze, so they shouldn't report on it then. Same way that porn is on the internet, adult porn is one thing, viewing child abuse, porn is quite another, all seeming to be available on the internet. If they don't report stories how does one know what goes on, and perhaps the parents can have a say in stopping it if they know their children are involved.

[Zacs-Master]

No. The article goes on to say how dangerous it can be. I doubt very much that there is anyone under 25 who hasn't heard of this. Anyway i can't hang around, I'm off to ASDA Leicester.......

[DrFilth]

is it best to go early morning or late evening with my camcorder err i mean to miss this kind of thing

[ToraToraTora]

It's evolution at work gromit!

[Peaspeculiars]

This craze drives me mad. The vast majority of my friends on facebook are in their thirties and forties with kids and seeing them act like total sheep really has changed my opinion of those who have recorded themselves doing this challenge.
The worst one was downing a full pint of neat vodka, followed by another one. How he isn't dead I don't know. I am mortified to see that they will act like idiots to please their 'mates' without a single thought about the consequences.
I'm up for a laugh just like the next person, but not if it might kill you. Not funny.
Apologies Gromit, rant over. The media isn't to blame, it's the idiots who carry on nominating those they care about to be 'next'

[sp1814]

Gromit

A combination of national newspapers and social media.

Although I notice that the Daily Mail has run thirteen stories online about the craze since January 15th, averaging one every couple of days.

However, I suspect this would've taken off without newspaper coverage. The people concerned are using Facebook and Twitter as their communications medium. Newspapers (and the BBC) are just playing catch up, and reporting it to a wider audience.

[2sp_]

People are turning them into random acts of kindness and filming them giving a homeless person a meal, giving a bunch of flowers to a random old woman in the street etc, and then nominating friends to do the same.

[emmie]

what makes you think they are encouraging it, aren't these people mostly old enough to know better, and if they are idiot enough to down so much alcohol that leads to illness and possible death then no one makes them do it, they are just stupid people.

[LazyGun]

"People are turning them into random acts of kindness and filming them giving a homeless person a meal, giving a bunch of flowers to a random old woman in the street etc, and then nominating friends to do the same."

This is the best response, and indeed is going viral itself.

[ummmm]

Saying that, I was brought up in a pub and I remember drinking competitions. There was one where the brewery provided a glass viking helmet which is filled with lager and they get timed to drink it. I think my dad won that one...

[mrs_overall]

remembers a certain dare in 1986 and keeps very very quiet on this subject

[emmie]

the one thing about drinking in the pub was that people looked out for one another, and the landlord generally knew when a person had had enough and was packed off home, or put in a cab. This seems to be mostly internet led, some people follow the pack and haven't a clue how dangerous excessive drinking can be.

[DrFilth]

was there any p soup involved mrs o

[tamborine]

Hope she gets prosecuted for shop lifting - lol

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/neknomination-indiana-ralph-filmed-riding-3110557