The unforeseen consequences of today’s technology…
The New York Police Department finds itself facing a unique problem — self-absorbed teens falling through the ice at The Pond in Central Park while taking selfies.
Two teenage boys plunged into the icy water late Sunday while trying to take a selfie standing on the frozen pond, according to the New York Post.
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Another group of kids trying to take a selfie on top of a frozen Central Park pond plunged into its icy waters https://t.co/a8pedei2mk pic.twitter.com/Gkq2oyBWuo
— New York Post (@nypost) March 20, 2017
The boys were able to safely swim ashore and, other than being a little chillier than a few minutes before, were able to go on about their way, witnesses said.
But it was not an isolated incident, as seen below:
Models save teens who fell through ice while taking pictures on frozen pond in Central Park https://t.co/PLO28Uf8Ec pic.twitter.com/0Okm4Bu4XH
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) February 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/yankee_MSU/status/833849229147770882
It’s not like helpful New Yorkers aren’t trying to warn folks:
https://twitter.com/leangirlsclub/status/818524584160923649
The appropriate reaction to the new-age dilemma was summed up nicely in a single tweet:
@nypost Darwin Award of the day
— Emanuel III ?? (@justiceandhuman) March 20, 2017
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