Russian police launch campaign to encourage safe selfies!

Posted by: admin , July 8, 2015

Russian police have launched a safe selfie campaign to educate the public and reduce injuries and deaths caused by high-risk selfie poses.
In the accompanying leaflet, video and website, the message is that “a cool selfie could cost you your life”.
Tips are provided through the use of “warning signs”, including: “a selfie with a weapon kills” and “a selfie on the railway tracks is a bad idea if you value your life”.
The action taken by the interior ministry follows a spate of selfie-related accidents.
This year, a woman accidentally shot herself in the head (but luckily survived) while taking a selfie with a pistol, while 2 young men were not so lucky when they took selfies holding a hand grenade with the pin pulled out.
It’s reported that high-risk selfie poses have led to about 100 injuries and dozens of deaths this year.