Picture: AlamyParents have been told to "get a grip" and stop their children getting involved in dangerous social media trends.Donna Jones, the new chairwoman of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners , issued the warning after youths descended on Oxford Street last week.Ms Jones said parents should speak to their children to prevent them getting involved in similar social media crazes which are "facilitating criminal activity".
"We’ve had a load of kids in Southampton take paracetamol over the weekend following a TikTok challenge to see who can get hospitalised and stay in there the longest."It’s not for the police to instil a sense of what is right and wrong, it is for the parents. It’s not down to the police to prevent these things happening.
She added that any parent who believed their child had been involved in the Oxford Street chaos "should be sitting down with them and having a strong word with them"."It could completely screw up their future in terms of employment opportunities if they are arrested or receive a caution. She went on to say that companies behind social media platforms like TikTok could be fined for hosting content if it leads to crime on a mass scale.
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