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Emperor said:Teen makes Jackass of himself
From correspondents in Cergy
March 11, 2004
A FRENCH teenager was hospitalised with several broken bones after he and three of his friends copied some risky stunts they had just watched on the US television show "Jackass", police said.
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http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8934002%5E13762,00.html
Clearly mentioning Jackass gets more people reading the article but he smashed himself up by falling off a garage where he and his friends were taking pictures of their nudey behinds which doesn't sound awfully like a daring Jackass stunt (although they were doing nudey shoppng trolley rides earlier so........).
and another set of finger pointing at Jackass possibly more to blame but I saw the interview with the lad who filmed the whole thing and struck me as being pretty dim and lets be honest kids have been dicking around in dangerous ways before Jackass (I raised the story with my Dad who remembers a friend nearly getting nasty burns from messing around with a fire they had assumed was safer than it actually was). I also think it is a bit rich for the mother to be blaming a TV show which is on (supposedly) too late for her child to have watched - nice dodging of any parental repsonsibility!!
FIREBALL HORROR AS BOY COPIES JACKASS STUNT
Apr 21 2004
Fury after lad, 10, is hurt
By Steven Ventura
THIS is the horrific moment when a boy of 10 turned himself into a human torch as he copied the sick stunts of a TV show.
Joe Armstrong was videotaped by friends jumping over a fire as petrol was thrown on it.
The youngster and his pals attempted the crazy stunt after watching the antics on controversial cult show Jackass.
Joe's clothes caught fire and he was left in agony with 15 per cent burns.
Yesterday, as her son recovered in hospital, Joe's mum condemned the programme in which people carry out stunts such as cycling into walls.
Allison Hughes, 41, of Darwen, Lancashire, said: 'I think the show is disgusting and should be banned no matter when it comes on.
'If kids see these things and think they can get away without getting hurt, it is ridiculous.
'Joe has burns to his chest and legs and petrol burns are the worst kind.
'When he was admitted, he had 18 football-sized blisters on his body. He will be scarred for life.'
Joe's plight would have been even worse if his 15-year-old friend Michael Davies hadn't ripped off his burning clothes.
Allison said: 'I received a phone call telling me to go to the hospital. I hardly recognised my own son when I saw him. He was sobbing and told me that he thought he was going to die.'
Inspector Stuart Bruce said: 'The lads have admitted this was a deliberate stunt that backfired.'
Jackass, an MTV show, was shown at night on Channel 4 until recently. It was also made into a film in 2002.
A spokeswoman for MTV said: 'We hope Joe makes a full recovery.
'Jackass is only shown after 10pm and viewers are repeatedly warned not to copy stunts.'
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/t...or-as-boy-copies-jackass-stunt-name_page.html
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnew...id=50143&headline=you-jackass--name_page.html
Bad burns for Jackass copycat
6.57PM, Wed Apr 21 2004
The mother of a boy who suffered horrific burns after copying a stunt from the TV programme Jackass has severely criticised the US series.
Ten-year-old Joe Armstrong was videoed by a friend jumping over a bonfire after seeing a similar stunt on the MTV show.
He suffered serious burns when petrol was allegedly squirted on to the flames.
The youngster, from Darwen, Lancs, needed hospital treatment after the incident, which took place earlier this month.
Detective Superintendent Neil Smith, of Lancashire Constabulary, said an investigation had been launched into the circumstances of the incident.
"Detectives are currently reviewing the circumstances surrounding the incident that resulted in Joe Armstrong suffering from serious burn injuries.
"The decision has been made to open a criminal investigation into the matter, in view of the seriousness of the incident and further complaints that have been received today."
Mr Smith described the stunts broadcast on Jackass as "very dangerous" and warned parents to be careful about what they let their children watch.
"The Jackass programme shows very dangerous stunts to a wide audience and obviously, young children have access to it.
"I would urge all parents to be aware of what their children are doing and watching, to ensure we don't have a repeat of this incident.
"This boy could easily have been killed."
MTV was unavailable for comment.
http://www.itv.com/news/2068919.html
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