{"id":1923324,"date":"2023-05-03T06:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/careful-all-you-online-pranksters-out-there-you-might-get-stabbed-or-shot\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T06:30:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:30:01","slug":"careful-all-you-online-pranksters-out-there-you-might-get-stabbed-or-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/careful-all-you-online-pranksters-out-there-you-might-get-stabbed-or-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware, Online Pranksters &#8211; Risk of Violence."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcareful-all-you-online-pranksters-out-there-you-might-get-stabbed-or-shot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923324&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Prankster Videos: When Fun Goes Too Far<\/h2>\n<p>Apps like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> have given rise to a new wave of prankster videos. While some of these videos may be funny, others can be deadly.<\/p>\n<h3>The Risks of Prankster Videos<\/h3>\n<p>Take the case of Tanner Cook, a 21-year-old YouTube influencer known for recording pranks at shopping malls. Cook was filming a prank at the Dulles Town Center Mall in Sterling, Virginia, last month that involved Google\u2019s translate feature. Cook posts videos on Classified Goons, which has more than 50,000 subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Cook&#8217;s prank didn&#8217;t go as planned. Alan Colie, 31, was offended and shot Cook in the stomach. Colie faces several felony charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/careful-all-you-online-pranksters-out-there-you-might-get-stabbed-or-shot\/\" title=\"Beware, Online Pranksters - Risk of Violence.\">including aggravated malicious wounding<\/a>, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm within a building.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Isaiah Collazo, 18, of Staten Island, died after his friend jokingly pulled the emergency brake on a train in New York City for a video. Mark Smith, 25, was not amused and stabbed Collazo in the stomach.<\/p>\n<p>Another tragic incident involved Timothy Wilks, 20, of Nashville, who died after he was shot during what his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-endorsed-candidate-loses-support-from-dems-after-police-reports-show-he-was-investigated-for-alleged-school-shooting-threat\/\" title=\"Whitmer-Endorsed Candidate Loses Support From Dems After Police Reports Show He Was Investigated For Alleged School Shooting Threat\">friend told police<\/a> was supposed to be a YouTube prank robbery.<\/p>\n<h3>When Pranks Go Wrong<\/h3>\n<p>These incidents highlight the dangers of prankster videos. While they may seem harmless, they can quickly turn deadly. It&#8217;s important to remember that what may be funny to one person may not be funny to another. It&#8217;s crucial to consider the potential consequences of a prank before attempting it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always consider the safety of yourself and others.<\/li>\n<li>Think about how your actions may be perceived by others.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that pranks can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-blames-biden-for-crisis-at-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott blames Biden for crisis at the Southern border\">quickly escalate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dem-leaders-claim-gop-plans-include-changing-social-security\/\" title=\"House Dem Leaders Claim GOP Plans Include Changing Social Security\">turn dangerous<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prankster videos can be entertaining, but it&#8217;s important to remember that they come with risks. Let&#8217;s all strive to make sure that our pranks are harmless and don&#8217;t put anyone in danger.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the explosion of apps like TikTok has come a surge of prankster videos. But while some might be funny, others could be deadly. Take Tanner Cook, 21, who is a YouTube \u201cinfluencer\u201d known for recording pranks at shopping malls. His father said Cook was filming a prank at the Dulles Town Center Mall in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":1923325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[8055,4464,24124,3618,7514,3699],"class_list":["post-1923324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-beware","tag-online","tag-pranksters","tag-riot","tag-risk","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1923324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1923325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}