"Police in parts of Canada are warning high school students about the risks of playing a game that may have the public mistaking their water guns for real weapons. In one Ontario community, police are investigating students who appear to have targeted an unhoused Indigenous man. The trending game known as “Senior Assassin” has become popular among Grade 12 students stress relief as they're writing exams and preparing for graduation."
"The goal is to eliminate an assigned target by squirting them with a water, nerf or pellet gun. Goggles and pool floaties give players immunity. There are several apps that collect video evidence and have a leaderboard. It's supposed to be harmless, only involving students playing the game. But a video posted recently on social media shows an Indigenous man sprayed with water as he's sitting on a step by young men driving by."
"“It was really disturbing to see that video. It made me mad, it made me hurt,” said Tania Cameron, a community activist in Kenora, Ont. “They're taking a cheap shot at someone who's already having so many life struggles and now they have to deal with this.”"
"Cameron said she's concerned because others are saying, 'It's kids being kids,' and they don't see the harm in it. “It just blows my mind that they think that that kind of behavior on the unhoused is okay. That there's still a segment in the society that don't see the unhoused, the vulnerable”"
Police in parts of Canada warn high school students about “Senior Assassin,” a trending game where players eliminate assigned targets by squirting them with water, nerf, or pellet guns. Goggles and pool floaties provide immunity, and apps can collect video evidence and display leaderboards. Police are investigating an incident in an Ontario community where students appear to have targeted an unhoused Indigenous man. A social media video shows the man sprayed while sitting on a step by young men driving by. Community members describe the video as disturbing and harmful, especially because the target was already facing life struggles. Some people dismiss the behavior as normal teen play, while activists argue it reflects a lack of regard for unhoused and vulnerable people.
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