Over the World, some National parks have issued warnings about the potential for life-threatening incidents including falls from heights and animal attacks. At least a dozen people died in 2015 after accidents while they were using a selfie stick. Bans also exist in museums around the country, including The Art Institute of Chicago. Down under, a student drowned in a river just moments after posing for selfies when a dam was opened and the water level rose dramatically. New Zealander Rachael Louise De Jong was swept away by rapids after becoming stranded on a rock with three friends in the middle of the Waikato River. The four women had reportedly been taking selfies moments before, as the warning siren went off, signalling the dam would be opened. The group attempted to jump to safety from the small rock on to a bigger rock as fast-flowing water began to rise around them. Two women reached the rock, but Ms De Jong, 21, another woman, and a man who had been trying to help them were swept away by a sudden surge of water. While the man and other women managed to swim to safety, Ms De Jong was drowned by the powerful current.
Selfie ~ the Cruel Desire Killing Animals and Sometimes Self Too !!
Posted on the 11 February 2017 by Sampathkumar Sampath
Are you in the habit of whipping out your phone and
grabbing a photo when you are in a public place or with a celebrity !! It all reportedly started in Sept 2002 in an
Australian internet forum, but has reached menacing proportions within 5 years
! It is the ‘Selfie’ - the craze of people to take a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with
a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie
stick. For the thousands of mourners inside Johannesburg's FNB Stadium it was
meant to be a fitting tribute to a 'giant of history'. But while some reflected
on the remarkable life of Nelson Mandela, some world leaders saw it as the
perfect opportunity to grab a quick 'selfie' with their peers - prompting a
backlash from web users accusing them of undermining the seriousness of the
event. It was a SElfie that U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David
Cameron and Danish leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt took at the memorial service for the former South African
president, prompting an outpouring of criticism.
Over the World, some National parks have issued warnings about the potential for life-threatening incidents including falls from heights and animal attacks. At least a dozen people died in 2015 after accidents while they were using a selfie stick. Bans also exist in museums around the country, including The Art Institute of Chicago. Down under, a student drowned in a river just moments after posing for selfies when a dam was opened and the water level rose dramatically. New Zealander Rachael Louise De Jong was swept away by rapids after becoming stranded on a rock with three friends in the middle of the Waikato River. The four women had reportedly been taking selfies moments before, as the warning siren went off, signalling the dam would be opened. The group attempted to jump to safety from the small rock on to a bigger rock as fast-flowing water began to rise around them. Two women reached the rock, but Ms De Jong, 21, another woman, and a man who had been trying to help them were swept away by a sudden surge of water. While the man and other women managed to swim to safety, Ms De Jong was drowned by the powerful current.
Over the World, some National parks have issued warnings about the potential for life-threatening incidents including falls from heights and animal attacks. At least a dozen people died in 2015 after accidents while they were using a selfie stick. Bans also exist in museums around the country, including The Art Institute of Chicago. Down under, a student drowned in a river just moments after posing for selfies when a dam was opened and the water level rose dramatically. New Zealander Rachael Louise De Jong was swept away by rapids after becoming stranded on a rock with three friends in the middle of the Waikato River. The four women had reportedly been taking selfies moments before, as the warning siren went off, signalling the dam would be opened. The group attempted to jump to safety from the small rock on to a bigger rock as fast-flowing water began to rise around them. Two women reached the rock, but Ms De Jong, 21, another woman, and a man who had been trying to help them were swept away by a sudden surge of water. While the man and other women managed to swim to safety, Ms De Jong was drowned by the powerful current.