According to a recent BBC report, a Saudi teen has been arrested and accused of "improper public behavior" in Jeddah after a video went viral showing him doing the Macarena on a public street.
The Twitter video, which was posted last week, shows the teen dancing in front of a bunch of cars parked at a traffic light, bopping along to the popular song known to pretty much anyone who remembers the '90s.
Saudi Arabia's lack of a codified penal code leaves gaping gray areas in the charging and arresting of citizens. In another case, a Saudi singer was named Abdallah al-Shahani was arrested for "dabbing" while performing at a music festival in the city of Taif in the southwestern part of the country, because it is believed to promote drug use.
As news of this latest teen's arrest hit the web, Twitters users in Saudi Arabia posted differing reactions, with some supporting the teen's harmless dancing and others expressing their opposition. This has been a common theme amidst the news of arrests linked to social media posts and actions that go against the traditions of the Saudi nation.
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