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Russia's Interior Ministry has started an education campaign to convince the populace that high-flying, high-risk selfies can kill. Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs, Lieutenant Colonel of Police Elena Alekseeva, yesterday launched the “safety selfie” programme after several Russian citizens came to grisly ends whilst …

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  1. Anonymous Blowhard

    In Russia, selfie takes you!

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  2. Unep Eurobats
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    Climb that pylon if you must

    ... just don't take a selfie, mmkay? 'Cos that would be plain daft.

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  3. Amorous Cowherder
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    Stating the bleedin' obvious is always a goldmine of hilarity! Superb stuff!

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Unfortunately you do have to tell some people this sort of advice.

      Never underestimate human stupidity.

      Oh look

      http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/04/man-killed-after-ignoring-warning-signs-and-jumping-into-crocodile-infested-water-5280177/

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Totally disagree

    This is a thinly veiled attack on the Darwin Awards.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Totally disagree

      Yes, they will be warning against taunting crocodiles before jumping in the water with them next.

      Grim-faced killjoys.

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      1. DJV Silver badge
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        Re: Totally disagree

        Yes, and what's wrong with setting off fireworks when wearing them as a hat, anyway?

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33405639/man-in-america-dies-after-trying-to-launch-firework-off-head

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        1. Pliny the Whiner
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          Re: Totally disagree

          In his possible defense, he lives in our northmost state of Maine. Their brains don't fully thaw until roughly the first week in August.

          On a somewhat related topic, I've sometimes wondered why you Brits don't have a Good Riddance day every July 5th. I would.

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  5. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
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    "post most slavic image you have got"

    Finally a new one!

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  6. Mark Simon
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    Serious contenders for the Darwin Awards

    Automatically meets two of the criteria: Veracity (photographic evidence) and Self-Selection.

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  7. Anonymous Coward
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    They forgot this gem from the "rimming mouthpiece of the surveillance state" broadsheet:

    Lightning bolt struck and killed Brecon Beacons walker 'because he was carrying a selfie stick'

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  8. smartypants

    Sure it was the selfie stick?

    Didn't being at the top of a mountain in a thunderstorm have quite a bit to do with it?

    First rule of thunderstorms: don't be the nearest thing to them on the ground!

    Sorry, I know this doesn't excuse selfie-stickness but come on!

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    1. Kubla Cant
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      Re: Sure it was the selfie stick?

      Yes. Sure it was the selfie* stick. But it wasn't the electrical conductivity of the stick that caused the lightning strike - it was the judgement of $DEITY on selfie-takers. One down, 999,999,999 to go.

      * When did we all decide to use baby-talk? Selfie, onesie... should I start saying horsey, piggie and doggie?

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      1. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
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        Re: Sure it was the selfie stick?

        When did we all decide to use baby-talk?

        This kind of trend started after the OId Bush, IIRC.

        It went downhill since. At one point, we were talking about what the definition of the word "is" is, now we are down to scraping hope & change from the bottom of barrels and detecting HITLER every week, if not THE ECONOMY IS IMPROVING and RAAH KIM KARDASHIAN'S ARSE.

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    2. Loyal Commenter Silver badge
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      Re: Sure it was the selfie stick?

      Yup, Thor really doesn't like them

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  9. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    "or after climbing to the top of electricity pylons"

    Is that a hobby or something ? I'm supposing that it isn't any more legal in Russia than in any other country, so WTF ?

    Do they really drink that much vodka ?

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    1. MattPi
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      Re: "or after climbing to the top of electricity pylons"

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita

      WHO stats say #4 behind some other Eastern Europe republics.

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    2. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: "or after climbing to the top of electricity pylons"

      > Is that a hobby or something ?

      Sort of. To be honest, risk perception and attitudes towards it are *really* not in the same league as those of the Western European middle class. The Russian text accompanying the icon says a school kid got electrocuted on one of those.

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  10. Bucky 2

    At Least

    At least they haven't descended to the point where they have to say, "Coffee is hot. Please do not decant into your lap while driving."

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  11. Anonymous Coward
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    Anytime there's an awesome video of people doing crazy stuff

    I don't even have to look, it is always Russians. Taking dangerous selfies is the tip of the iceberg. Those guys are nuts, must be all the vodka!

    If it wasn't for Russia, the MTV show Ridiculousness would have half as many episodes, and Youtube would have a much higher ratio of cat videos.

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    1. Daniel B.
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      Re: Anytime there's an awesome video of people doing crazy stuff

      In America, kids play Call of Duty to fight fictional wars. In Putin Russia, kids go out to street to fight street brawl wars!

      In America, kids play GTA to do dangerous driving stunts. In Putin Russia, everyone drives like that in real life!

      In America, kids play Assassin's Creed. In Putin Russia, they do parkour themselves while using selfie sticks to record themselves!

      Maybe Russians just need more videogames.

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