The race for social media likes and yearning for eyeballs and attention is making young people go to dangerous lengths. Recently the police warned at least five children who were rounded up. The reason was that a video had emerged on social media showing at least one child firing at another, though it was a toy gun. The cops counselled the kids and alerted their parents that any acts of violence will invite serious consequences.

There have been several videos of youngsters brandishing swords. One video showed a young man cutting a cake with a sword. Others then followed with several teenagers and youngsters seen cutting cakes with swords on celebratory occasions.