A Tiktoker seeking to create a daring viral video, blocked the railway for a tram by sitting on a setup chair and table and smoking a cigarette.
The incident happened in May 2020 in the city of Casablanca in Morocco.
The boy threw caution to the wind and forced the tram to stop directly behind him while he lighted his cigar. Another teen dropped a coffee mug for him on the table while the entire event was recorded by a third person.
The three were arrested by the Casablanca police and charged to court where they were found guilty of ‘obstructing public traffic’ – under Article 591 of the Moroccan Penal Code.
According to the section of the Penal Code; “Whoever, with a view to causing an accident or to obstruct or obstruct traffic, places on a road or public way an object obstructing the passage of vehicles or uses any means to obstruct their walking is punished with a prison sentence of five to ten years.”
The man character that blocked the rail line was sentenced to three years in jail, while the other two accomplices bagged two years each.