Happy slapping
Happy slapping is a fad that originated in the United Kingdom around 2005, in which one or more people attacked a victim for the purpose of recording the assault (commonly with a camera phone or a smartphone). Though the term usually refers to relatively minor acts of violence such as hitting or slapping the victim, more serious crimes such as the murder of a retired care worker and sexual assault were also occasionally classified as "happy slapping" by the BBC. == Use with video technology == The general availability and affordability of mobile phones with integrated video cameras for the first time in the mid 2000s, in addition to their ease of use, meant that, compared to in previous decades, little if any planning was required to carry out and film such an attack.