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What do you do when someone pranks you?

arthwollipot said:
What kind of prank warrants a shooting?
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Well the "fake robbery" one I linked to upthread is an example of that. Kidnapping pranks or "social experiments" around child abduction could also result in a violent response from people around them. (I will note that the link didn't result in that, but reactions to it suggests that some people would.)

As has been pointed out earlier, in the moment there isn't a difference between a prank and the real thing.
 
I've seen "pranks" which involve extreme torment of people.

Did anyone ever see that despicable guy called "Daddy O'Five" who, from what little I saw, involved him and his wife "pranking" his children, although the most horrible "pranking" involved the smallest, youngest kid with glasses (who may have been adopted?).

The kinds of "pranks" they would play were unambiguous examples of child abuse, where they would do things like put water on his bed, accuse him of wetting the bed then scream obscenities at him while he pleaded his innocence, filming him the whole time, then once he was completely destroyed announce, "It's just a prank, bruh!"

Then they would upload it to You Tube.

Stuff like that should be illegal, and the parents who perpetrated these "pranks" are sub-human scum who deserve DEATH. Yes, that's right. They DESERVE to be shot dead.

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And while that is extreme, plenty of other types of pranks often involve people who are minding their own business being put through some distressing ordeal, sometimes believing their lives or loved ones's lives, or their jobs are in danger. I think one of the "pranks" by the person in this thread is fake vomiting on Uber drivers and pretending to steal from shops. The former could very easily result in, say a punch on the nose, and the second, well.... a lot worse.
 
Some jackhole thought it was hilarious to prank his UBER with an atomizer/spritzer bottle and a fake sneeze. [emoji35]

Honestly... end of ride and a bloody nose would be the least I would expect.
 
And back when, some jerks had a giant scuttling fake spider... like a tarantula 4 feet across. And then had it scuttle from around some building corner... at night... in front of various pedestrians.
Right, hilarious.
Again, here in the US... I'd expect gunfire.
Hell, I had a tarantula and I'd probably shoot the thing. [emoji15]
 
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Upchurch said:
I haven’t checked YouTube, but what was the nature of the prank? Could it have been reasonably perceived as a threat to the shooter?
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FWIW, I've just seen unsubstantiated claims that the prank in question involved accusing the target of being a wanted sex offender and pretending to put them under a "citizen's arrest". Allegedly, the prankster has other videos on his channel where he performs this "prank" on people.

I still don't think it justifies shooting the prankster, but if true it might represent an angle for an attempted legal defense.
 
quadraginta said:
I hadn't watched the recent one, but I remember it well from the early CBS days.

Allen Funt's "pranks" were rarely if ever cruel or mean spirited, and often as entertaining to the person targeted as to the audience.

Yes, in some ways those were gentler times.
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Ya, Candid Camera in its various incarnations and its clones were trying to be fun for everyone. Their usual MO was adding a touch of absurdity into an otherwise mundane event. They weren't running around gabbing and harassing random people on the street. Or trespassing and damaging other people's property.

These little creeps are just out to get a reaction to their actual crimes. Welp, this snot got a big one. I'm not defending shooting him, but maybe don't pull this ******** in a state with really permissive open carry laws.
 
The reaction should be don't pull this **** anywhere. People shouldn't be seen as acceptable victims simply because they consider it more civilized to go unarmed in public.
 
Checkmite said:
FWIW, I've just seen unsubstantiated claims that the prank in question involved accusing the target of being a wanted sex offender and pretending to put them under a "citizen's arrest".
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That's an incredibly stupid thing to do is that's indeed the prank that was being done. It also would violate several laws.

Allegedly, the prankster has other videos on his channel where he performs this "prank" on people.
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Based on the titles of the videos on the prankster's channel there doesn't seem to be anything along those lines already there.
 
novaphile said:
Given the complete lack of detail, I'm going to go with the prank being:

"Give my your money or I'm going to hurt you"

Bang!

Seriously, getting in the face of anyone in a country where so many people have guns, is idiotic. Doing it for internet fame is idiocy squared.
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Yes, sure, but also I'm inclined to say "getting in the face of anyone in any country in this way is unacceptable".
 
theprestige said:
That's exactly the reaction scumbags like this are counting on. "How much can I harass someone, before they slip the bonds of civil society? How cleverly can I hit that sweet spot between inciting violence face to face, but still selling it as 'just a prank bro' when I upload it later?"
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Bully behavior for adults. "Geez, can't you take a joke?"
 
Jim_MDP said:
Did one really?
It's been a couple years, but I've seen maybe three of those and it's what I was thinking of the whole thread. I always felt it was monumentally stupid to roll those dice in the US.
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I believe there was more than one. I found one article, but my (somewhat faulty) memory suggests there were like 3 of these before the whole "scary clown" phase stopped.

https://laist.com/news/insane-clown-shooter

Honestly, taking part in a trend to dress up as scary clowns (with or without weapons) in order to frighten and intimidate strangers seems like elaborate suicide to me.
 
angrysoba said:
I've seen "pranks" which involve extreme torment of people.

Did anyone ever see that despicable guy called "Daddy O'Five" who, from what little I saw, involved him and his wife "pranking" his children, although the most horrible "pranking" involved the smallest, youngest kid with glasses (who may have been adopted?).

The kinds of "pranks" they would play were unambiguous examples of child abuse, where they would do things like put water on his bed, accuse him of wetting the bed then scream obscenities at him while he pleaded his innocence, filming him the whole time, then once he was completely destroyed announce, "It's just a prank, bruh!"

Then they would upload it to You Tube.

Stuff like that should be illegal, and the parents who perpetrated these "pranks" are sub-human scum who deserve DEATH. Yes, that's right. They DESERVE to be shot dead.

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That's just unconscionably horrific. They should be in jail!
 
Checkmite said:
FWIW, I've just seen unsubstantiated claims that the prank in question involved accusing the target of being a wanted sex offender and pretending to put them under a "citizen's arrest". Allegedly, the prankster has other videos on his channel where he performs this "prank" on people.

I still don't think it justifies shooting the prankster, but if true it might represent an angle for an attempted legal defense.
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I dunno. What kind of response do you think is appropriate when a complete stranger is trying to detain you without just cause?

To the prankster, it's a "prank". To the prankee, it's a complete stranger assaulting them.
 
jeremyp said:
There used to be a TV show in Britain called Game for a Laugh which had a similar premise to Candid Camera. In that show, people would write in and ask the team to prank their family/friends etc. Here is one of their more memorable pranks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnt7ShK9sgE






Just kidding, that was Not the Nine O'Clock News parodying Game for a Laugh.
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Yeah. It was on when I was young so wasn’t sure how much of it was real and now much set up. But in particular the Beadle segments seemed to be pretty cruel because they often involved someone going to a job interview only to find out they were just being pranked.
 
Jim_MDP said:
And back when, some jerks had a giant scuttling fake spider... like a tarantula 4 feet across. And then had it scuttle from around some building corner... at night... in front of various pedestrians.
Right, hilarious.
Again, here in the US... I'd expect gunfire.
Hell, I had a tarantula and I'd probably shoot the thing. [emoji15]
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That one bothered me a lot, because it was a dog in a costume.

The dog would be the recipient of any fear reaction, including being beaten with objects or shot.

First time I saw it, I wanted to beat the owner to death with a baseball bat.

******* prick.
 
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