Shut up Trevor

Surely Trevor MacDonald is creating a "phenomenon" out of "Happy Slapping" by calling it one? I'm quite sure something as senseless as hitting a stranger around the head and taking a picture would get boring for any young person after a few attempts, and the mass majority of young people probably hadn't heard of it and wouldn't try it anyway- right up until the moment, that is, when parents everywhere turn to their teenagers and say "Have you ever done this 'Happy Slapping?' It's terrible- I saw it on Trevor MacDonald-apparently all the kids you're age are into it- don't you ever do it..."
I realise my hypocrisy in discussing the argument that we shouldn't publicly discuss stuff like this- but I figure since only about 5 people read my blog, none of whom are parents or teenagers, I'll probably not affect the trend too much...
I also have one more thought- It'd be interesting to know whether the so-called "Normans" that get whacked in this craze, are ever or often women. I would hazard a guess that the majority of "Happy Slappers" are probably boys, as this seems like a very 'boy' prank, and girls in puberty don't tend to be liking the contact thing so much. It would comfort me if there was still instilled somewhere within the psyche of young guys an understanding that hitting women is wrong.
P.S. It was the Daily Telegraph that started all this, but has anyone else noticed some really shoddy reporting on ITV lately? Use of inappropriate words for shock-value, etc.... Might boycott it- don't like the colour of their studio anyway...