HughPickens.com [hughpickens.com] writes:
The Independent reports that so far this year
more people have died while trying to taking a ‘selfie’ than from shark attacks [independent.co.uk]. So far, 12 people have lost their life while trying to take a photo of themselves but the number of people who have died as a result of a shark attack was only eight. Some recent selfie-fatalities: A 66-year-old tourist from Japan recently died after falling down some stairs while
trying to take a photo at the Taj Mahal [bbc.com] in India, a Mississippi woman was gored to death by a bison while visiting Yellowstone National Park, and in August a man trying to take a selfie was
gored to death during a running of the bulls [mirror.co.uk] in Villaseca de la Sagra, Spain. Some groups have been trying to get on top of the wave. In June Disney banned selfie sticks in its amusement parks. And foreseeing the selfie crisis in a very specific way, New York State passed a bill in June 2014 to prohibit people from having their photo taken (or taking it themselves)
while "hugging, patting or otherwise touching tigers." [slate.com] In July the Russian Interior Ministry released a brochure, warning about cool selfies that "could cost you your life" and urging selfie-takers to take precaution with weapons, ledges, dangerous animals, trains and live wires. "Before taking a selfie, everyone should think about the fact that racing after a high number of 'likes' could lead him on a journey to death and
his last extreme photo could turn out to be posthumous [mashable.com]," said an aide to Russia's interior minister.
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