Police Issue Warnings And Fines



Dance challenge based on a hit song is causing trouble worldwideBy Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff on 08.21.18 LONDON, England — Thousands of people around the world are jumping out of vehicles and dancing around to Drake's song, "In My Feelings." They are taking part in a new Internet craze. The trend is just as dangerous as it sounds. Over the past few weeks, the rise of the "In My Feelings" challenge has been hard to ignore. Also called the "Keke" or "Kiki" challenge, the viral stunt has people around the world getting out of moving cars and dancing in the street to the lyrics, "Kiki, do you love me? Are you riding? Say you'll never ever leave from beside me..."It is not just humans. Cows, camels, goats and dogs have become the unlikely stars of hugely popular "In My Feelings" videos posted online. Likes, comments and shares aside, however, what started out as just another online sensation has escalated into a worrying trend. Politicians are getting into trouble. Severe injuries have been suffered. In some countries, you could even be jailed for partaking in the challenge.So how did it start? Supposedly inspired by Drake's song, American comedian Shiggy posted a video of himself dancing to the song in June. It triggered a global movement. As the craze spread, however, Shiggy's original moves were replaced with far more dangerous ones.Police Issue Warnings And FinesThe #InMyFeelingsChallenge hashtag had been used over 400,000 times on Instagram.Uploaded videos feature all kinds of people dancing next to their vehicles, much to the surprise of clueless onlookers.In recent weeks, some unlucky participants have been run over, fined or badly injured. One American teen fractured her skull. She was attempting the challenge at a traffic circle. One woman was robbed as she concentrated on her moves, while other distracted dancers have tripped over potholes.Police have started issuing warnings. They are also giving out fines to those who do the challenge and endanger others.Earlier in August, Turkish singer and actor Hulya Avsar shared a video on Instagram of herself doing the challenge. The video, which racked up 3 million views, shows her dancing in the road before chasing after a moving car. According to the local newspaper, the star will be fined for endangering traffic.It's All Fun Until You Wind Up In JailIn the North African country of Egypt, those who take part in the challenge and block traffic could be jailed for up to a year. In Abu Dhabi, a city in the Middle East, prosecutors ordered the arrest of three social media personalities. The Internet celebrities were charged with endangering others and themselves during a performance of the dance. According to the local news, participating in the challenge constitutes a crime punishable by law.Also in the Middle East, Israeli political figure Moshe Kahlon came under fire from road safety officials after he posted a video of his own "In My Feelings" dance. As people became angry, a note was added to reassure people that it was filmed "in a safe place." The post was later deleted.Taking to social media, police in Europe used Facebook to declare that the challenge was getting out of hand. They shared a post pulled together from clips of many different videos. It showed people falling out of vehicles and dancing directly into lampposts.In India, Mumbai's police tweeted their 4.6 million followers a harsh warning about the dance challenge. "Desist from public nuisance or face the music."In the United States, the National Transportation Safety Board weighed in. On Twitter, it posted, "We have some thoughts about the #InMyFeelingschallenge. #Distraction in any mode is dangerous & can be deadly." ................
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