Name: Anonymous 2013-09-22 11:12
Penalised for twerking in Louisiana?
A NEWS release falsely reporting that the mayor of a US town has banned the "twerking" dance move is the latest in a long line of pranks there.
Mr Lawrence Henagan, mayor of DeQuincy, Louisiana, said the local government was not behind a release that indicated it was implementing legal penalties against those caught performing the provocative dance, ABC News reported on Thursday.
"Everybody likes a good joke but after a while that's enough," Mr Henagan said: "We wouldn't waste our time putting kids in jail if they're doing a dance not everyone approves of. We put criminals in jail."
Previous false releases included a story about plans to issue guns to every student in the school district.
Mr Henagan said authorities are working to identify the pranksters behind the false releases. - Wires.
A NEWS release falsely reporting that the mayor of a US town has banned the "twerking" dance move is the latest in a long line of pranks there.
Mr Lawrence Henagan, mayor of DeQuincy, Louisiana, said the local government was not behind a release that indicated it was implementing legal penalties against those caught performing the provocative dance, ABC News reported on Thursday.
"Everybody likes a good joke but after a while that's enough," Mr Henagan said: "We wouldn't waste our time putting kids in jail if they're doing a dance not everyone approves of. We put criminals in jail."
Previous false releases included a story about plans to issue guns to every student in the school district.
Mr Henagan said authorities are working to identify the pranksters behind the false releases. - Wires.