# Man arrested for "pranking" strangers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 18, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660 "2013-01-18T23:33:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/1 "2013-01-18T23:33:12Z")
Not quite bad enough for the pit, but fuck this clown > **[Video News - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/videos)** > > Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com. If some punk jumps on my car, that’s a beatin’. If he sits on my lap and kisses me, that’s a beatin’. Yanks my underwear up my ass? that’s a beatin’, plus cops are called. I understand he thinks it’s harmless play, but no one asked to be part of his crazy. I’ve got a good sense of humor, but if some fucker jumps on my back while I’m strolling through the park one day, some fucker is getting broken ribs in return. Now get off my lawn. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/2 "2013-01-19T00:05:59Z")
Watch out guys, we’re dealing with a badass. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/3 "2013-01-19T00:54:16Z")
> [@](#): > > I understand he thinks it’s harmless play, but no one asked to be part of his crazy. > > I’ve got a good sense of humor, but if some fucker jumps on my back while I’m strolling through the park one day, some fucker is getting broken ribs in return. What is this prankster going to do when he jumps on someone who is recovering from back surgery, and he permanently damages that person? He’s not pranking people, he’s just being an obnoxious showoff. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/4 "2013-01-19T00:56:56Z")
If he jumps on someone’s back, that is assault. If ducati gets assaulted and can kick the assaultee’s ass, more power to him. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/5 "2013-01-19T03:15:12Z")
Ah, to be 18 and stupid again. In contrast to being 51 and stupid. We just do stupid differently now. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/6 "2013-01-19T04:56:50Z")
That Partridge kid Danny Bonaduce had a dumb ass jump on his back during an Awards show. Bonaduce just shrugged him off and the guy landed on his face. Bonaduce never punched the idiot. Thats what people should have done to that jerk in the CNN article. Wedgies are junior high school pranks. Adults don’t give wedgies to anyone. Video [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/b9wK2hFmxT4/hqdefault.jpg "Danny Bonaduce and Jonny Fairplay Brawl at Really Awards") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9wK2hFmxT4) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/7 "2013-01-19T05:09:54Z")
I saw [the article](http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/15/3183271/wedgie-spree-at-florida-theater.html#storylink=misearch) the other day & meant to post it but never did; of course it was Florida. I agree with OP, if it happened to me, I wouldn’t be too embarrassed to press charges – after I F him up, & give him a **Turkish Camelback Ride** \* - This is the Mutha of all wedgies - First a big wedgie, then face first on the ground, then bring their leg up behind them & hook their toes/shoe tip under the elastic in the band. :eek: The only way out of one is to pull the material up even higher - in essence a self wedgie to free yourself. Ahhh, high school track initiation; fond memories (since I never got one)! One guy got a double, & with both legs bent up behind him, didn’t have the leverage to free himself. He was rocking back & forth for about 5 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/8 "2013-01-19T17:19:34Z")
Sounds more like an attention seeker then someone with a sense of humour. Perhaps his mum didn’t Breastfeed him or something. Even invading someones personal space can get a violent reactionq uite often, and this sounds like actual assault. Personally my reaction to being the subject of his attentions would most likely be immediate reactive violence. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/9 "2013-01-19T17:36:46Z")
Actually, I’m rather surprised that someone hasn’t flattened his ass before this. Especially if he makes a habit of kissing guys and sitting on their laps. I don’t think that would go over too well with a lot of guys in my area. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/10 "2013-01-19T18:07:13Z")
The guy’s an idiot. In the video he says that he’s sorry if anyone was offended by his wedgies. He doesn’t seem to get that it’s not just a matter of being offended. A wedgie isn’t necessarily harmless. He doesn’t know anything about these people he’s assaulting. What if the person has had recent surgery or has to wear a catheter or something? He could cause real physical damage with this bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-pranking-strangers/647660/11 "2013-01-19T18:57:05Z")
I wonder if he’s giving wedgies only to men. If some man put his hand down the back of my pants to pull my underwear up, you can bet I’d be reporting it as a sexual assault.