 Jackass is screened on MTV and Channel 4 |
Police have warned people about copying stunts from television programme Jackass after four people were charged with staging a hoax kidnapping. Officers were called after members of the public thought they were witnessing a real abduction in a supermarket car park in Dalkeith, Midlothian.
Four men were later charged with breach of the peace. They told officers they were re-enacting a scene from Jackass.
A police spokesman warned others not to copy stunts which could alarm others.
The incident took place outside a Tesco store on Sunday afternoon.
Shoppers saw a man with a black plastic bag tied over his head stumble from a car in an apparent attempt to escape.
He was bundled into the boot by two others before the car sped away.
Summer holidays
Two 20-year-old men, a 24-year-old and a 26-year-old were later charged with breach of the peace by police. A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Lothian and Borders Police warned people about the dangers of attempting to repeat some of the things they have seen on Jackass, the controversial MTV and Channel 4 series.
A police spokesman said: "This Jackass programme is very popular among teenagers and being the summer holidays there will be a lot of youth about with time on their hands who could attempt to copy some of the stunts on the programme.
"We would advise them to be very careful not to do anything which causes fear and alarm to other members of the public or indeed might even end up with themselves being injured."
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