He dances in front of the Colosseum waving a knife, then shares the video on TikTok.
“Participation in this activity could cause danger to you or others“. This is what we read below the video shared on TikTok by a twenty-two year old followed by over 83 thousand users. A video that allowed him to earn over 80 thousand likes and three million views. And that cost him a complaint from the police for the crime of carrying weapons or objects capable of offending.
The investigations started after the video published on TikTok
The police investigations began after the publication of the video on TikTok in which the young man appears in front of the Colosseum while dancing while waving a switchblade. The movements, as he wields the blade, are all to the beat of the music as he dances. Behind him, as well as a few passers-by, you can see the Colosseum.
As soon as the video was noticed on social networks, the police managed to identify the protagonist of the video thanks to the carrying out of subsequent investigations and the necessary technical checks. The boy was reported by a twenty-two year old of Egyptian origin who, according to what has been reconstructed, lives in Rome without a fixed abode, held responsible for the crime of carrying weapons or objects capable of offending they were the Carabinieri of the Operational Unit of the Central Rome Company.
Carabinieri checks in Rome in the last six months
The complaint against the 22-year-old is part of the control and prevention activities of the Carabinieri to ensure safety in the central areas of Rome.
In the last 6 months, the Carabinieri of the Rome Group have reported 272 people, including 25 minors and a total of 420 weapons seized of which 225 were white and 195 objects capable of offending, including knives, machetes, brass knuckles, scissors, daggers, corkscrews, baseball bats, sticks, awls and hammers. During the investigations, also carried out with the metal detector.
