Headbutting Cops, YouTube Fashion

Zinedine Zidane was an extraordinary football player (soccer, as it is named in the U.S.), but what he will most be remembered for is one moment of not being able to control his nerves. In the great Final, he was angered to the point of explosion by Italian Marco Materazzi and headbutted him to the ground. There was some acting involved on the Squadra Azzura player's side, but that is of little importance now. Videos of the moment have been circulating on the Internet and the technique caught on big time.

Essex is the scene of the latest case of headbutting that made it to the press' ears and eyes (for a brief period of time) and was that of a teen who hit a police officer square in the face. The video was shot by a friend of the teenager with his cell phone and afterwards made it to the popular video sharing service YouTube.

James Davis, 19, and Sgt Kenneth McNish were involved in a face-to-face confrontation that ended pretty bloody. The reason for the argument was not disclosed, but one might venture a guess that it wasn't for jaywalking. The police officer pushed Davis away and the youngster went for the headbutt, leaving Sgt McNish with a broken nose.

The video has since been removed from YouTube, but the Telegraph reported that next came images of the bloodied McNish restraining Davis on the ground. James pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to the man of the law, and prosecutor Martin Whitehouse told the Court that "The officer prodded the defendant, who immediately head-butted the officer in the face, causing the officer to have a broken nose."

James Davis now awaits his sentence, which is to come on the 27th of March. Apparently, it doesn't always pay to mimic what the stars you see on TV do. Also, a search on YouTube for the "headbutt" keyword returns some 5,000 results. Is it a fashion or is it a trend?