Brothers charged for 'scaring the hell out of people' in fake kidnapping in Washington state

·Associated Press ^ | June 03, 2014

[BenLurkin]

Previously City Attorney Craig Ritchie said "scaring the hell out of people is not a crime." But he reconsidered after reading the police report about the April 13 incident that alarmed onlookers at Carrie Blake Park.

[wideawake]

They are lucky they didn't get shot.

This wasn't a "Hah hah frat bros 'kidnapping' a pledge" prank.

They pretended to kidnap a small child.

[Leaning Right]

They are lucky they didn't get shot

Or get beaten, badly beaten. The "kidnapping" of a child is something that would motivate everyone present to take serious action.

[ExGeeEye]

“Your Honor, we present as Defense Exhibit number 1, a video clip of the prosecutor stating that this even was not a crime.

“The defense rests.”

[ExGeeEye]

*event

[SubMareener]

IIRC some kids tried this in Sierra Vista and did get shot.

[BBell]

Here is a whole bunch of pranks gone wrong.pranks gone wrong

[wideawake]

That’s not what he said.