Title: “Selfie” – Is It A Fad or A Famished Thrill? Some Rumination on Forensic Issue
Authors: Dr Mohammad Asrarul Haque, Dr Mohammad Mojahid Anwar, Dr Faiz Ahmad, Dr Munawwar Husain, Dr Jawed Ahmad Usmani
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i2.85
Abstract
The craze for 'selfie' is a recent phenomenon and it has percolated in every strata of society cutting across age, sex, occupation, culture and life style pattern. The existence of 'selfie' is precarious in nature and the desire to get maximum appreciation in social media like facebook goads the individual to get photo shots in unusual postures and dangerous situations. Recent incidences have revealed that there is no 'good-selfie' or 'bad-selfie'. Hence, the 'selfie' takers must take cognizance of risk factors and play to get only 'SAFE- SELFIE'.
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