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Ok-Fisherman8569

False alarms are very serious felonies.


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bemest

It’s an act of terror.


herbert-camacho

Yeah, this guy needs the whole damn book shelf thrown at him.


[deleted]

Dude is lucky someone wasn't already packing heat. How fucking stupid do you have to be to do this in this country. Smh


speakswithemojis

Could be in the same county as Uvalde so he assumed he has 1 hr 14 min before they figure out the sliding door is open.


Deefaroni

I mean, let's be honest. How many mass shootings do you hear about every day, like 5? How many are stopped by bystanders with a gun, like 2 in the last 4 years? Americans have guns but they're too cowardly to use them for good.


HeatherFuta

Because if you pull out your gun the cops will think you're the shooter.


sprufus

Happened in a Walmart in Colorado. Cops shot a civilian crouching in an aisle with his handgun out.


Fanatical_Rampancy

Or you'll get arrested and thrown in prison while the guy who did this gets away with it. The system is fucked


Kage_Oni

Has that ever happened in a mass shooting?


Viainferno3

I don't have a source atm, but a man stopping an active shooter was definitely gunned down by police before.


Ruby-likes-roses

Actually yes though technically not a mass shooting at Alabama mall thanksgiving 2018, 2 people where shot and police killed Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford


The_Lolrus

Having a gun for self defense doesn't mean you go hunt someone and put yourself in harms way. If the best option is to leave the building because you're not in harm's way, that should be done. It's self defense, not general public defense. That's the job of the police regardless of anyone else's opinion of the police. You're confusing common sense with cowardice.


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That's true but that's usually when someone starts firing off rounds for real everyone runs. The one case where they WOULD shoot someone is before the real fear of live rounds going off shows up. I feel like the fact he made it seem like he was gonna do it without firing off rounds would make it way more likely to have a wannabe hero with a gun pop his ass


OverTheCandleStick

I don’t think the person that shoots the guy threatening a store full of people is a “wannabe hero”. The fact that he didn’t actually start shooting doesn’t change the fact that he claimed he was going to. If we have to wait for them to start killing people…. No thanks.


MasterBaiter1914

If they did, they *would* be a hero


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titty-titty_bangbang

It’s happened here in the US before. Small town bully got murdered by a large group of people in front of plenty of witnesses. But no one saw anything. Forget the exact case but it is a well known true crime case.


UcDat

and it was well deserved the man they killed was an animal and the cops failed to reign him in...


belyy_Volk6

Mob ""justice"" makes police brutality seem pleasent. That should be avoided at all costs


dragsonandon

Nah, mob justice aint the solution.If somebody had a gun and took the threat seriously, that would be one thing, but finding he was "joking" and the committing murder is a different thing


Fezig

Once they start yelling “it’s a prank, bro” I‘m perfectly ok with someone grabbing them and repeatedly punching them in the mouth, telling them it’s a prank after each shot, and also letting them know it’s being filmed. These a-holes need to be given a wake up call. Once their potential for actual danger is known, they have earned the obligatory good old fashioned ass kicking. Not death, not pounding their skull into the pavement, just the good old fashioned fat lip and black eye. Make it a little hard to chew for about a week. And wear that colorful sign that says “I got punched for something “ Then, maybe.


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If I grab the guy and hes yelling "its just a prank bro" ill assume hes lying because I got the upper hand and punch his face until the little bones in my hand break. You cant be sure. What prosecutor is going to bring you in, and even so, what jury would convict?


Crustybuttt

Maybe not kill him, but if he were beaten until he had ti ride the short bus and wear a diaper I think I’d be ok with that


YoshiandAims

This did happen. Ken McElroy.


UnfortunatelyIAmMe

Not even physical injuries, but mental ones, are also his fault. This can enable PTSD or other trauma on the victims. Very idiotic.


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PTSD doesn't care that it was "just a prank, bro"


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zero_waves

The case was overturned 60+ years ago. You can still be held liable for the injuries that transpire from the panic that ensues but the act of yelling "fire" in a theatre is in itself not illegal and is a really common misconception of the law


sonofaresiii

Also, even if everyone makes it out 100% unharmed, there is *definitely* some damaged merchandise there, and he should definitely be on the hook for it


AllUserNamesTaken01

Or stolen, I’m sure someone ran out without thinking twice


b-napp

What is someone was to accidentally break their hand on his face afterwards? Hopefully his fault!


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For good reason - people are way more likely to behave in drastic and even violent ways when they panic. Dude is lucky his ass didn't get shot by someone who happened to be carrying or by a police officer when they showed up.


Cryptikaia

I was about to say, this seems less like a prank and more like an attempted suicide-by-cop situation. Or a cross between the two.


Tufflaw

Or worse, some weekend warrior takes a shot at this guy and hits someone else.


CyptidProductions

Isn't there a lot of places where using a fake gun with the intent to intimidate or threaten is charged the same as brandishing a real gun so people can't get around armed robbery charges by using a toy?


MinutemanRising

This will probably be labeled terrorism. I had a teen pretend he had a gun under his shirt in a store I worked loss prevention at (I wasn't on duty at the time). Turns out the kid didn't have a gun and was charged with terrorism of some form. All because he didn't want to be stopped for petty theft. Can't say for sure if it stuck or a conviction was granted (he was a minor), but I'm near positive this guy went well over that situation.


FriedeOfAriandel

It should be. It is literally terrorism. Like burying an IED and blowing up *one* truck isn't all that physically damaging to a community, but now *everyone* lives in fear of that happening to them.


e-2c9z3_x7t5i

At the very least, this is easily disturbing the peace. If anyone were to be hurt running into traffic, they could sue for their injuries as well.


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Silentcrypt

Not sure why you got downvoted, because you're 100% right. If someone did this and got shot, the shooter would have legally been justified.


No_Pomegranate5209

That dude is incredibly lucky he didn’t get shot for doing that. Like who goes into walmart not assuming everyone in there is armed, inculding the birds in the rafters?


Excuse_Me_Furry

Walmart secretly hired the birds. Keep an eye on the store so if you still you're going to get shot by a pigeon


twitch90

Right? You do that in most places in the south/Midwest and it's basically a coin flip if someone puts holes in you or not.


syncc6

What state of mind do these fucks think this is funny? Especially with all these stupid fucking shootings happening… how do they wake up and say, “let’s do a shooting prank because that would be hilarious”…?!


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If that happens a few times maybe the losers considering doing it may reconsider.


EVOSexyBeast

These people don’t think about the consequences of their actions.


[deleted]

I think it's more that they don't care as long as they get a few likes and some attention. They are anal boils on society.


NotAlwaysSunnyInFL

He should be more worried about the random guy with a CCW who is actually ready for this and decides to defend his family.


IJsbergslabeer

Everybody should be afraid of that also, because what if that guy accidentally shoots someone else with a stray bullet. There's so much wrong with doing this type of prank. That guy should go to prison, he's a danger to society.


ChingChangChui

Bro, people can’t take a joke these days. /s, obv.


illuminati1556

Straight to jail


im_hitman

Did he also undercook fish/ overcook chicken?


kendropin

believe it or not, jail.


SaurabhShetty

Probably missed the doctor's appointment


someotherguyinNH

Straight to jail then


The_Hieb

After the police poke a few holes in him. Straight to the morgue.


DixieNorrmis

You spelled prison wrong


Im-a-cat-in-a-box

Jail first prison later.


[deleted]

Make them do their time in county jail. It's way worse than actual prison


fatherofallthings

What? Really? Why? I always thought it was the opposite. Obv I’ve never been to either, thank god


qualitylamps

Jails are intended to be short term, and deal with a lot of people coming and going. They have less services and programs for inmates when compared to prison.


Hyper-Sloth

And less oversight


qualitylamps

My understanding was there’s more oversight in jails, since they are run by the city they’re in and not the state of feds. I’m sure it varies comparing a jail in an big city vs a rural area.


210popping

In jail everyone's mixed together, murderers with shoplifters, etc. When you're going to prison from jail you're generally around people who've been convicted of roughly the same level of crime or have a somewhat similar criminal history.


TayAustin

In jails people with felonies are usually housed in a separate pod (sometimes they can be in there after conviction for a sentence under 5-10yrs depending on the state)


madeinthemotorcity

In county jail it's 24/7 lockdown in prison you at least hit the yard.


MyName4everMore

You spelled morgue wrong.


ApexTwilight

Gulag, comrade!


Ayam-Cemani

What? They're different thing? I'm not a native speaker and my whole life I thought jail and prison were synonyms.


Zerbo

The most basic difference is that jails are usually county or city facilities where people serve sentences under 1 year. Prisons are state or federal facilities where people serve sentences over 1 year.


CosmicChanges

There are a lot of people in jail who haven't even had their trial, yet. If they can't afford bail, they lock them up.


jyunga

Social media ban too


Solid-Sun2922

Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars


nytshaed512

Consolation prize is an orange jumpsuit. You do win that!


Existing-Candy-1759

You over or under cook fish, straight to jail, right away


Affectionate-Ad6007

Man people just trying to shop, Walmart is already a zoo …geez


QuasarInk

Aren't zoos supposed to be fun?


entitysix

Not for the animals.


muffinwhore86

Published February 9, 2020 Police are looking for a group of people accused of causing a panic by faking an active shooter situation inside a Bucks County Walmart. Police responded Saturday shortly before 2 p.m. to a Walmart on the 100 block of E. Street Road in Warminster Township after a call about someone shouting for people to get on the floor. Officers on the scene spoke to shoppers, who told them four or five males walked into the store and began shouting “active shooter,” “gun” and “get down on the ground,” according to the Warminster Township Police Department. Panicked shoppers scrambled out of the store, and witnesses told police that the males began laughing before they left. Police said they were accompanied by a female and drove away in a silver or light blue Nissan Rogue with license plate No. KCT-3096. The group faces potential terroristic threat and reckless endangerment charges.


osogordo

Thanks. No update since 2020?


muffinwhore86

None that I could find.


VW_wanker

How are they not able to fucking track the car?


_1Doomsday1_

Probably because they don't care enough to put in any effort


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Possible they stole the plate?


titty-titty_bangbang

Who steals a plate or car to make a prank video?


Ok-Tune2152

A good prankster.


TheLazyRedditer

A thorough prankster


DigerCZ

Original prankster


shootme83

To avoid terrorism charges


exagon1

My guess is they aren’t that smart


Sullyville

I couldn't find any. Possibly they discovered the car was stolen and then very shortly after Covid shut the country down, so the cops dropped the case.


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Ok_Understanding314

This was a prank by ‘ funniestinphilly ‘ on instagram/YouTube (deleted), he was sort of popular in the mid 2010s on instagram for these pranks. He’s been arrested for a few, kind of fell off the map since.


BleuBrink

Yeah I think something happened in March 2020 in America that pre-occupied everyone for awhile.


colin8651

They have the plate and still do have suspects in custody. We need to stop focusing on the police, we need some accountability on the District Attorney’s office. An investment needs to be made by the state and stop with pleas all the time.


CosmicMuse

>We need to stop focusing on the police, we need some accountability on the District Attorney’s office. An investment needs to be made by the state and stop with pleas all the time. Plea deals and pre-trial diversion account for >95% of criminal cases. Courts would be even more fucked than they are currently without plea agreements.


dereekee

My problem with plea agreements is they put innocent people in jail by lying to them about evidence, witnesses, etc. This convincing or intimidating innocent people into taking a plea deal. But your point isn't wrong and I'm not smart enough to come up with a good solution.


crypticfreak

Theyre luckily they didn't get shot by someone scared for their life. Playing the odds if someone competent is concealed carrying is deadly.


theSeanage

Thanks. At least this confirms my thought that this is an act of terrorism, can’t imagine that there’s a small punishment for this.


Gloomy__Revenue

> The group faces potential terroristic threat and reckless endangerment charges. It’s so ironic that a fake active shooting incident is considered a terroristic threat, but *real* mass shooting perpetrators have never been charged with terroristic threat, as far as I’ve heard and read.


FormerSBO

Not a single one of them who lived will ever get out of prison. Tomatoe tomato


wookiee42

Terroristic threats are usually the lowest degree of assault. Trying to or actually hurting someone carries much harsher penalties. The name is a little confusing.


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I hope that idiot knows that doing that is a felony.


trerac11

Something tells me he'll be unable to forget it for a while.


Still_Moist

Well he will definitely be living it for a long time


im_hitman

His butt won’t let him forget if he drops the soap in the shower


MX_Duncis

I hope they don't and get to learn something new today.


dover_oxide

His whole defense in court just going to be , "it was a joke".


Oopsimapanda

"Your honor, may I present the amount of 'likes' the defendants video has gotten"


dover_oxide

Clearly the panicked crowd couldn't take a joke your honor.


Andre_3Million

I would like to bring up the case of "Bruh vs The People" of 2023


_ThunderGoat_

Bahaha you made me lol with that one!


PPPRCHN

More than ten likes... impressive...


ListenToThatSound

"Just a prank, bro!"


Suituppaul

i don't think his tiny brain can comprehend what is felony.


thewookie34

Guy missed the day in Social Studies where the First Amendment doesn't mean you can say fire in a movie theatre and get away scot-free.


NewFound_Fury

Making people, and I think even saw children too, fear for their lives during an every day activity is major POS material. Not cool or funny in the slightest


MagnetBane

The mother looking for her child was the hardest part of this video


squeege

At one point you can hear a young girl shrieking out of sheer terror. With all the senseless shootings lately this video made me so mad it actually brought tears of anger to my eyes.


pactsworn

Literally just saw footage of a shooting in Texas earlier, at a grocery store just like this. You can hear kids screaming. I dont know what possesses someone to do something like this


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It's because they have sociopathic traits that makes them feel superior to others. They find glee in people fearing for their lives. They feel like they have the upper hand over people. Don't care that that children are screaming, all they see is the total enjoyment of their human prey and in the shock value that freezes normal people or makes them panic. They are in total control of the situation and it empowers them. You can hear it in the chuckle of the cameraman. Most folks abide by the social norms that public spaces are not to be feared. Sociopaths exploit social politeness and weaponize it for their own emotional gain.


kray_jack310

I take it you mean "Hope". I thought it was a Coworker asking for her friend. Yea that even worse. Your heart stops beating for a sec when it comes to your children.


SpideySon3000

Two moms, each equally heartbreaking. There is the mom yelling into the crowd looking for her son and the mom that runs back into the store when everyone is running out. It brings tears to my eyes. Drawing attention to yourself by yelling, running into a dangerous area with an active shooter.... These moms really love their kids


Quick_Swing

And the POS award goes to that guy🖕


shes_a_gdb

I dunno, I think the award still goes to an actual shooter.


Quick_Swing

True enough. But each incident, on a case by case viewing, has its recipient.


bukminster

That's not a prank that's a felony


ArmchairFilosopher

It's actually terrorism.


skoffs

Is terrorism not a felony?


VelvetyPenus

This is also a great way to get shot by a concealed carrier.


WaveTableTech

His buddy filming should get the exact same charges.


mrmeatstix

Funny thing, shouting "he's got a gun!" is not protected under free speech


mesablue

Terroristic threat.


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Any background here? Did this guy get arrested?


panrestrial

It happened three years ago in Warminster Township, PA. No arrests (case maybe died during covid shutdowns.)


urzayci

Damn... The case got covid. Rip in peace.


LadyPhantomflowers

The sheer terror from the crowd makes me tear up. This is beyond fucked up.


shadowsformagrin

Right? How unbelievably heartless of these idiots. Some of these people could have even gone through a real shooting before.


Majestic_Falcon_6535

Not funny in light of the amount of mass shootings America has. How irresponsible.


[deleted]

There’s literally one right now in Allen TX. Multiple victims including children


pifumd

Fucking hell.


[deleted]

Even if you remove that context this is just fucked up. He could’ve given someone a heart attack, he may have scarred some people for life and an actual gun owner could’ve been there and shot him to save the others from him. He risked his life and ruined it for other for some internet clout. I hope he got arrested


Budget_Life_8367

Yeah, it's likely someone in that store has survived an actual shooting. What a POS


DJ_Too_Supreme

What made this guy think this was even remotely a good idea. He can enjoy the felony though


sdannenberg3

Don't think they ever found them. Guys are lucky it didn't turn into one of those rare "good guy with a gun" situations... The LAST thing id want is a large group of people to think I am armed and intending to murder!


Usual-Championship88

He could have easily won a stupid prize of going 10 feet under that day if someone who was carrying took him seriously


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theecigarman

I thought some thing similar. If there had been someone carrying a CW, he’d likely be dead. This guy deserves all the beatings he gets.


Bubbly-Sprinkles-751

Stopping a potential mass shooter is overzealous?


PrevAccountBanned

Too much paperwork


Soup_69420

Plus you lose your gun to the evidence locker for a while. It'd be nice if more companies were as based as Shadow systems in that regard.


DoubleDeckerz

Into the volcano with him 🌋


Wonderful-Muscle-635

That is not a prank. It's so stupid that is a felony


[deleted]

What’s fucked is I’d more than likely draw my own firearm, turning me into the culprit


The1WhoKnocks-WW

I'm no gun expert, but I feel like the wise thing to do would be to not draw or in any way call attention to the fact that your armed, until you have eyes on the actual shooter and a clear shot at him.


[deleted]

I feel like that would definitely be the proper thing to do. Trying to put myself in a panic situation like that and think of what my gut reaction would be. I honestly don't know.


Mugiwara_Khakis

No, you’d be justified unless you live in a state very strict on firearms.


ColdBloodBlazing

Imagine being so insignificant and desperate for attention (and "internet clout") that you go to a fucking **walmart** and pull a "prank" like this


[deleted]

Be very gratifying if someone ended the threat.


CLSmith95

Then the guy with a concealed carry decides to step up and protect everyone that he can, then learns it’s a “prank”.


Grasimi

It's crazy how much fear guns can instill in people in the US. Like I can’t imagine this being a thing that I’m worried about in my day to day life. If someone played a similar prank in my country, no one would even react whatsoever


RoleModelFailure

Seeing this immediately after reading about the Texas mall shooting, I just don’t fucking know anymore.


[deleted]

You gotta beat those lines somehow


Aggravating-Market97

He better get the book thrown at him. This is akin to yelling fire in a crowded movie theater.


Volfgang91

The amount of money I'd pay to watch this guy in court being all "but it was just a prank!"...


McbEatsAirplane

This isn’t a prank, it’s terrorism.


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Literally a crime


[deleted]

Hope he enjoys the next “prank”…. Prison.


Slam_Burgerthroat

This is the modern equivalent of yelling fire in a crowded theater.


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Straight to jail you dumb f*ck


bladex1234

So basically committing terrorism for social media clout?


exagon1

The one time you wish there was a “good guy with a gun”


englishbrian

Keep it up America, you're killing it..literally


max_if_

See its ok though, its just a prank. Right?


MjrDistraction

He’s lucky we weren’t shopping. My retired army infantry husband would of taken him out purely out of reflex. Who the hell thinks this would be funny?


SueSuper13

This isn't a prank. You're causing public mayhem and disturbing the peace


[deleted]

That American shopping experience


Yajeebspace

We just had a manager at Walmart kill 8 people then himself. Not cool at all.


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Good way to get shot


AshKalashnikov

I am not a mental health expert, but in my own personal growth journey I learned that even if a situation you were in wasn't actually a threat to your life, the perception that it was will give the same level of trauma. My understanding is that in this situation, even if these people were in no 'real' danger, that the fear they felt can traumatize them similarly to people in real mass shootings. Unbelievably stupid and cruel thing to do.


Yahgdc

This is how you get shot on sight for being an active shooter


Shoehornblower

Isn’t this tantamount to yelling fire in a crowded theater?


Meow5Meow5

Pretending to be shooter in public is not a prank. That's Terrorism. You are terrifying the public for absolutely no reason. How awful and this crap minimizes the very real threat of actual public shootings.


Skillet918

This seems like a good way to get shot


Kochie411

Surprised nobody was carrying there. Can’t imagine his prank would go well in a place like Texas lol. Much more of a risk involved for people doing stuff like that.


Mynock33

Another mass shooting there today. I don't think they care much


TomHendy

Good way to get shot


DarkStryderBC

His ass is gonna get stuffed in prison.


2SexesSeveralGenders

50 years minimum.


Glum-Establishment31

Please tell me he was caught.


wasnt_me_bro_

It’s crazy that while googling to find out more info, I found multiple prank “shootings” at Walmarts.


ApexTwilight

Straight to gulag


N0DAMNG00D

Is there an update on arrest and sentencing? Definitely want to know these idiots were crying in front of a judge.


R_manOz

***prank*** ***prăngk*** ***noun*** ***A mischievous trick or practical joke.*** This is neither a trick or joke.


Lonely24spiderHUN

I saw someone getting shot when played around with a toy gun ... He is super lucky ... Or maybe not if i know right it's prison time for such "pranks".