A YouTuber was making a prank video in a Virginia mall. He said the prankee took it badly and shot him.

[byron]

A YouTuber was making a prank video in a Virginia mall. He said the prankee took it badly and shot him.

Tanner Cook of the YouTube channel 'Classified Goons' said he was recording a practical joke when a prankee took it badly and shot him in the abdomen.

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[Dr. Evil]

Ah yes, the life of a youtuber.

 

[tgenec86]

Pranks are rarely funny to the "butt of the joke" and it sounds like this idiot is malicious and his humor is borderline cruel. Hope he continues making them and the next one to take offense ends his career permanently. Asshole with no conscience. Sorry, but I'm the guy who watches the videos of people falling and think - that hurt and the doctors visits are going to be expensive. It ain't funny - these people do get hurt and others just laugh at them. Karma can be a real bitch.

 

[kev74]

Ha ha! Funny.

I wonder if we'll hear what the prank was.

 

[C3D]

 

[tirwin1]

Something like this is way overdue. I saw a video years ago where one of these pranksters simulated killing someone in a remote area of a parking garage with an axe as someone came towards their car. Of course the victims of the prank started screaming and running away. Ha ha ha. But I thought if someone had a gun the situation would end much more tragically with the prankster getting shot and possibly killed. And the poor "victim" would first be terrified but then have to deal with the fact they killed another human being for really no reason other than a stupid joke. I think these pranks are getting out of control and I fully expect one of these assholes to die for the sake of their "humor."

 

[camper4lyfe]

I'm amazed this didn't happen sooner

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

If you play a stupid game, be fully prepared to collect your prize......no matter what that may be.

 

[That_FNG]

So how’s the decision to play stupid games going? Did they win stupid prizes?

 

[repete]

That dickwad will end up suing the mall and getting a big settlement, I hope it's $1. more then his medical bills.

 

[ManualF150]

What that 21 year old You Tuber should do, is go to the police barracks and tell them to leave the man that shot him alone and to drop all charges, while recording it all. Then post that on YouTube as well as an apology for his stupidity.

Fess up to your stupidity.

He's lucky to be alive and that guy didn't do something worse like stab him or beat the crap out of him till he was dead. It was a good thing it was a gun.

 

[Saltwater60]

Okay stupid games win stupid prizes. I’m not saying he should have been shot but what does this moron expect.

 

[Acer-m14]

how to get shot 101 ..

 

[tirwin1]

how to get shot 101 ..

Thats the video I was talking about. That guy is lucky none of his prank victims was carrying.

 

[SonOfSun]

Paraphrasing Chris Rock here: I'm not saying the guy should have shot him, but I understand.

 

[spat]

Is the name of his you tube channel "fuck around and find out" ?

Because jackass was already taken.

 

[Darth]

Depends on the "prank", but yes, I somehow feel it was one of those "pranks" along the lines of "let's make this person think they are in danger, and Pikachu face when they respond like their life is in danger."

 

[spat]

Depends on the "prank", but yes, I somehow feel it was one of those "pranks" along the lines of "let's make this person think they are in danger, and Pikachu face when they respond like their life is in danger."

Their mistake was assuming that everyone's "fight or flight" response is going to be "flight".

Makes you wonder what kind of pussified environment they grew up in.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

FAFO.

There are genuine harmless pranks. Then there is this rubbish. Making non participating people think they are in genuine danger for you to get views on social media is completely idiotic and is borderline criminal. If you get punched in the face or shot that's on you. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

 

[spat]

FAFO.

There are genuine harmless pranks. Then there is this rubbish. Making non participating people think they are in genuine danger for you to get views on social media is completely idiotic and is borderline criminal. If you get punched in the face or shot that's on you. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

If someone ever pulls this shit on me, I'm going to fake a heart attack and make them think they caused it...

 

[subsonic]

Not a lot of details here, it doesn't sound like this particular shooting was justified, but I'm not going to get broken up about it. Maybe if more of these prank bros get double-tapped that will help put a lid on this cancer.

The evidence here might be Tanner's only funny video. It is unfortunate if he did get shot in a heated argument rather than legitimate self-defense. Because there is a lot of vile content of people getting jumped and threatened at their own homes or going about their business in a way that is truly unsettling or potentially traumatic, put up for clicks, clout, views and ad revenue.

About the only Youtuber in this vein that I admire is the Cart Narc doing the Lord's work against lazybones, encouraging good behavior and exposing bad behavior. If only there was more of that and less of this.