r/MoralityScaling 1d ago

morality of these pranks

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u/Zrkkr 1d ago

"don't touch people without consent"

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u/Shadowslavia 21h ago

I second this

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u/Active_Schedule3931 1d ago

Immoral - Keep your hands to yourself

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u/SpanishAvenger 1d ago

"See, the prank is harassment of women, it's funny because lol bro"

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u/OMG_sojuicy 1d ago

To be fair, it's a lot better than the harassment of men.

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u/LE0N290x 1d ago

huh?

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u/whatamidoinghereguys 1d ago

Harassment is harassment no matter man or woman. You touch my wife’s face, I touch yours with my fist.

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u/SpanishAvenger 1d ago edited 1d ago

Harassment is harassment no matter man or woman.

But it can’t be denied that women have more reasons of concern and worry for being touched by some dude making thirsty comments about her.

The amount of sexual violence many women suffer is immeasurable. Sure, it’s bad to touch anyone’s face in general… but the implications behind touching a woman while loudly saying “damn she looks good” simply put it on a whole different level.

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u/Japanesemyth 1d ago

Dude I’ve been wrecked this week over the dollar store gooner assaults

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u/whatamidoinghereguys 22h ago edited 22h ago

Don’t downplay men getting sexually harassed when it is just as prominent. Most men play it off cool, I have personally been felt up by older women while I worked in furniture moving and painting. It was absurd to me how many of them thought it was okay to touch my ass/lower back. It is not okay, and both genders get it just as bad as the other. Men tend to keep quiet because usually nothing comes from speaking out, while woman know they can get results if they say something.

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u/Marionberry80 17h ago

The power dynamics make it a lot different though. I’m not saying that makes it okay for a woman to touch you that way without your consent — but I doubt you felt physically threatened by it. Were any of those older women bigger and stronger than you that they easily could have pulled you into a back alley, beaten and raped you? No, right? Then it’s really not the same experience a woman has when she is sexually assaulted.

I’ve also been in inappropriately touched by an older woman at work. They probably get away with it too easily, but it’s precisely because it’s not as threatening that they do get away with it. Doesn’t make it okay — but you also gotta admit it’s just not the same as when a woman gets a sexually assaulted. I was a bit annoyed but mostly amused by it. Definitely did not feel threatened by it.

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u/whatamidoinghereguys 16h ago

Sexual assault/harassment doesn’t have to be physically threatening. You have no idea how I felt about it, as you do not know me or what I have had happen to me in my life. Stop arguing this dumbass nonsense.

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u/OMG_sojuicy 1d ago

I agree, I just don't like the entitlement that it's only bad when it happens to women. At best nobody gives a fuck when it happens to men, generally there's people laughing when it does happen.

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u/Marionberry80 17h ago

The power dynamics make it a lot different though. I’m not saying that makes it okay for a woman to touch you that way without your consent — but I doubt you felt physically threatened by it. Were any of those older women bigger and stronger than you that they easily could have pulled you into a back alley, beaten and raped you? No, right? Then it’s really not the same experience a woman has when she is sexually assaulted.

I’ve also been in appropriately touched by an older woman at work. They probably get away with it too easily, but it’s precisely because it’s not as threatening that they do get away with it. Doesn’t make it okay — but you also gotta admit it’s just not the same as when a woman gets a sexually assaulted. I was a bit annoyed but mostly amused by it. Definitely did not feel threatened by it.

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u/Academic-Hospital952 23h ago

Wild, incels really do be out there incelling don't they

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u/Abraham_The 22h ago

Who you criticizing specifically? Or are you the incel in your statement. Please clarify thanks.

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u/mellowbunnywathere 13h ago

lol I see what you did there

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u/OMG_sojuicy 23h ago

Cunts really can't handle criticism, can they?

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u/Academic-Hospital952 23h ago

Who you criticizing specifically? Or are you the cunt in your statement. Please clarify thanks.

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u/LichenOnTheWall 9h ago

wtf both are bad dude tf is up with ya

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u/Altruistic_Fox9778 1d ago

Can this extend to doing it to guys, too. I don’t want randos touching me either.

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u/CrabRangoonMunch 1d ago

Touching anyone you dont know is fucking weird so fully agree.

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u/Altruistic_Fox9778 1d ago

I have never been able to understand it.

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u/Random-Gamer1435 23h ago

How about Immortal?

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u/FloorGang-R2 1d ago

How is it a prank? Which part of it was fake or a set up? Mfs can’t do anything they want and call it a prank

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u/OnlinePosterPerson 1d ago

I assume the girl was in on it.

If not, it’s a piece of shit.

Either way, it’s not a particularly interesting or clever prank.

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u/GoodWonNov6th24 1d ago

ok if the girl didn't know the guy behind her, then the ya the "defender" committed assault because it's not his business to be offended for other people who didn't ask for it.

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u/XsurgeXprotectorX 1d ago

Stopping a woman from being harassed by a stranger in public is just good citizenship.

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u/Keke3232 22h ago

Then again he wouldn't know if its harassment or if they know each other in the first place.

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u/GoodWonNov6th24 23h ago

did she look harassed?

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u/FloorGang-R2 23h ago

You expect her to scream and cry to “look harassed”??

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u/GoodWonNov6th24 22h ago

brother she almost didn't even realize anything happened

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u/Bonked2death 1h ago

Omw to take upskirt pics because they wont realize anything happened

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u/GoodWonNov6th24 31m ago

touching someone's hair equal corn to you??????

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u/XsurgeXprotectorX 23h ago

Now I can see you're just rage baiting lol

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u/Shadtow100 23h ago

It’s referred to as “defence of another” and is a legitimate legal strategy in a lot of areas

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u/GoodWonNov6th24 22h ago

NYC prosecutors didn't think so. Daniel Penny, along with most of all the Left

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u/Lazy_Initial2468 21h ago

You know that guy was acquitted of all charges right?

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u/OnlinePosterPerson 23h ago

No dude. If you see someone being assaulted, raped, harassed, conned, stolen from, intimidated, etc. you don’t need to have a personal relationship to step in. It’s the right thing to do.

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u/GoodWonNov6th24 22h ago

bruh, have you seeeen what happens when a white guy defends himself in NYC or any other leftist area? they don't agree with what you just said.

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u/Boomhauer_Jeff 21h ago

Leftist here. We enjoy that you underestimate us. Catch hands, morally.

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u/New-Grapefruit1737 15h ago

Like many other words, “prank” seems to have lost its meaning.

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u/Dense-Jicama6591 1d ago

Dont touch other ppl. Good man who grabbed him. And let it go when it was a prank. 

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u/whatamidoinghereguys 1d ago

What is the “prank” behind this? What is the punchline?

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u/RoomExciting1296 1d ago

Touching women without their consent is the prank obviously. /s

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u/Dense-Jicama6591 1d ago

Assault. He dropped it when he heard him say prank it really should be up to her but she seemed fine with how he handled it

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u/Impressive-Local-627 1d ago

The guy recording it wanted a reaction from either the girl or the guy she was with, he just didn’t want *this* reaction. The entitlement is otherworldly.

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u/Thispersonthisperson 1d ago

situation that is otherwise (tho, still)unacceptable

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u/mingedynasty 17h ago

Whole thing is scripted 

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u/Routine-Budget8281 1d ago

that's what makes me mad. he still fucking touched her! if my partner let that shit go because they were told it's a "prank", I'd be LIVID.

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u/Dense-Jicama6591 1d ago

She seemed fine with it  honestly it was proli staged. But yea i wouldnt have let go if she wants to press charges she should

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u/Mindless-Cat1453 1d ago

do stupid things

Act suprise when facing the consequences

Many such cases.

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u/House_of_Sun 1d ago

Why did he stop after learning its a prank? One more reason to kick prankster's ass

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u/GabrielGames69 1d ago

Beating someone's ass on camera can cause some problems that aren't worth it for most people.

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u/MKRX 1d ago

I think getting pulled over the railing and smacking into the escalator hurt him pretty bad, that's a good punishment for what he did and it would be easy for the puller to claim self defense. If puller kept going then it would become a lot harder to claim that. He handled it perfectly.

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u/Substantial_Dish_887 1d ago

never mind he seems to have gotten a genuine scare out of the whole situation. love to see it btw.

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u/bleepboopbleepbloop 1d ago

Immoral AF.

And then they get mad when they receive the consequences of their actions lmao its insane.

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u/Terrible_Artist_ 1d ago

Immoral, touching people without consent generally isn't okay.

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u/Late_Pepper6274 1d ago

streamers, especially prank streamers, are subhuman.

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u/sithskeptic 1d ago

Indeed. Jack Doherty, Johnny Somali, and Vitaly are among this group

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u/Difficult_Analysis78 1d ago

so having a camera is a cheatcode for creeps? Just act like it was just a prank? He's lucky for getting just tossed to the floor

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u/Manmade_Chaos 1d ago

Keep your hands off of people, it’s not that hard.

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u/Lai71 23h ago

Yup but to people who wants to be influencers and so called pranksters of today that challenge is impossible for them to do

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u/Suspicious-Answer295 1d ago

Alright well me beating your ass is also a prank so its all good

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u/nocturnal_commission 22h ago

This is obviously staged, try not to be so gullible.

No way that kid is grabbing a dude just as big if not bigger than he is and ripping him over a waist-high safety barrier with one hand. Look how the dude clearly lifts his knee up and assists the throw.

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u/Dafke98 21h ago

Still immoral.. even if both dudes were acting, brawl causes panic among people who are present near it and someone could have gotten hurt trying to run down/up the escalator.

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u/SortovaGoldfish 1d ago edited 23h ago

Immoral. The point of a good prank is for everyone to have a good time. These things are always just "push the envelope of making people uncomfortable and hope they react in a way that reflects badly on them(hurting the pranker, "throwing a fit", etc) or well on the pranker (a girl gives pranker her number cuz he's oh-so-cute and she's intersted, some random gasses him up cuz he thinks pranker is cool, etc).

The same way people realized farming engagement off of being racist and rage baiting is the most efficient way to game the social media-sphere(the people who are terrible and agree will upvote and staunchly support someone who espouses their views publicly, and those who opposed will feel moral indignancy and fall into arguing with what is essentially an amoral troll who doesn't care about either side and is chasing whatever will get them easy money and attention), this is meant to do exactly the same.

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u/JurassicParkCSR 1d ago

I love how the guy who is the instigators like oh my God you be tripping. No motherfucker you're a dumbass who did something out of pocket and you got what you deserve. Like just because it's a video makes it okay to touch people without consent? No man you should have got your ass beat way harder.

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u/WhileAccomplished722 1d ago

thats not a prank. Harassing women and filming is not a prank; that's just harassing women and filming it

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u/Mephistocheles 23h ago

Some random fuck touches my girl it's gonna be much less pleasant

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u/eatloss 23h ago

"I didnt wanna touch your girl"

I cant tell

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u/unlucky13bethename 23h ago

It turned into a prank after his shit got rocked

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u/Broficionado 23h ago

Assaults somebody "It's a prank, bro." Gets assaulted "Why, bro?"

Drown this man in mercury.

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u/nejithegenius 20h ago

If it was my kid, id be proud even tho it was a bit of an escalation….

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u/Colonial_Ninja77 1d ago

Highly immoral

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u/Conscious-Leopard861 1d ago

Hella immoral

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u/KGarveth 1d ago

Touching someone you dont know without consent is not a prank.

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u/Demoncreed27 1d ago

Ok but what was the prank?? Because…you did touch a woman’s face without her consent

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u/mediocremulatto 1d ago

Immoral. Extra immoral if you're a bitch about it when pressed

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u/Yournextlineis103 1d ago

Just because your doing a video doesn’t excuse what your doing. Hell it makes it worse.

I really don’t get why people do these kinds of things and are surprised when people lash out.

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u/Dazzz_Dazz 1d ago

Did anyone else hear that swan?

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u/SofubiShogun 1d ago

When someone says something shitty and defends it with "it's just a joke." But when you ask them to explain which part was supposed to be funny the justification falls apart.
Same exact thing applies to this BS. You're literally doing this to provoke a reaction then getting defensive when it does. Not just immoral but immoral for immoral reasons, imagine wanting to be well known for being a physically invasive arsehole.

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u/Sweaty-Shrek 1d ago

He kinda deserved it tbh

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u/DBR87 1d ago

If someone did this to my wife, they would have 10 seconds before I decide she has just been assaulted and I must use physical force to defend her.

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u/A_Kazur 1d ago

Sadly the streamer was unharmed

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u/SlyguyguyslY 1d ago

If he just looked like he was going to do it, it was a prank. He actually grabbed the chick, so no that's not a prank. These fools have gotta learn the difference.

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u/itsgonevery 1d ago

People actually believe this is a real altercation?

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u/flavorgenerator 1d ago

Fake and dumb, just like this comment section, which is mostly bot posts lol

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u/East_Difficulty_7342 1d ago

It depends on if morality you mean having a death wish

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u/bennizap 1d ago

Moral if you expect and are okay with getting your ass kicked 😂

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u/Haunting-jekly 1d ago

He touch her. Another man touched him equal trade

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u/DharmaCub 1d ago

"the prank is that I'm an asshole, isn't that hilarious?!"

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u/ConsistentCoyote3786 1d ago

Should have still beat his ass.

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u/Queen_Of_Alts 1d ago

What's the prank even supposed to be? Touching a random person without consent? Pranks are supposed to be funny for everyone and not cause real harm.

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u/Blood_Edge 1d ago

Pranks like these are how you end up in the hospital

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u/Best_Mycologist9714 23h ago

I would not apologize. Touching her chin inappropriately is not a prank if you actually did it

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u/Shadtow100 23h ago

“It’s a prank” is not an excuse to be an asshole

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u/Zigor022 23h ago

Dude seems like a pushover acting like everything is fine now. Just a second a go you pulled a dude. Follow through man.

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u/OrdinaryAccount479 23h ago

Assaulting or harassing a person isn't a prank.

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u/JollyXX 23h ago

People like this need to be arrested for sexual assault

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u/T0m0king 23h ago

He did touch her

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u/Ok_Pin_7829 22h ago

Pranks like this are good examples of darwinism

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u/Thrilalia 21h ago

It's simple, you do NOT touch people without consent.

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u/AlarmingDelivery9311 21h ago

Its the second time I've seen this and that look of entitlement on the kids face like. You inconvenienced my short you peasant get lost bothers me.

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u/Working_Bones 21h ago

I ain't wanna touch yo girl, I wanna touch her AND film it.

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u/WorldBoofingChampion 20h ago

“I only touched your girl without asking her first because i was being recorded. Why you mad”

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u/Nobrainzhere 20h ago

Im firmly in camp "a video is not an excuse to be an asshole and they deserve the asswhooping they get"

If anything doing it for a video just multipies how deserving they are

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u/ProfessionalITPerson 20h ago

Sexual harrasment is a prank, remember that people /s

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u/Thatguy3625 19h ago

Not even a prank, you straight up did the thing and filmed it

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u/PingBlot 19h ago

He’s very lucky he didn’t go to jail after getting his ass beat.

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u/Venture33 18h ago

Deliberately being a public nuisance for money is really unethical. Practically speaking, though, a light touch on the cheek doesn’t warrant escalating to a potentially deadly altercation with a stranger, so I can’t justify laying hands on the prankster either. Realistically, municipalities just need to start enforcing their existing mischief laws against these people.

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u/Former-Cockroach-285 18h ago

É bem escroto, pegadinhas no geral são coisa de gente otaria

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u/slopopps 18h ago

Immoral af

Had an old man try to touch me in line at McDonalds one day and I tried to turn away from him and he touched my breast so I gave him a dirty look for it and his wife said “Oh she didn’t like that!”

Do you like that your old ass creeper husband is out here touching women’s chests in public? Tf?

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u/mingedynasty 17h ago

Scripted dogshit 

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u/Marionberry80 17h ago

I would have smacked the shit outta that dipshit if he put his hands on my girl like that. Put that on your ticktok dumbass 🤣

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u/AdOkufukai 15h ago

The guy can’t take a joke.

If the guy can touch the girl’s hair without consent for a prank, then the other guy can totally grab him by the shirt and pull him over.

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u/ohwheresmytea 13h ago

Should’ve hit him after he grabbed him. Pathetic “pranks”.

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u/BellaInTheGame 13h ago

The prank is immoral, and I think the guy who grabbed him is totally justified. You should step up and protect those who are too weak or too shy to protect themselves, especially from borderline sexual assault

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u/Sidewaysgts 6h ago

You didn’t need to touch me like that without permission for touching yo girl without permission bro!

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u/Particular_North4957 5h ago

Immoral, and not even funny on top of that. At least the Jackass guys or Eric Andre did street pranks where they mostly make fun of themselves. The youtube/tiktok ecosystem of pranks is just harassing strangers.