Pranks

Four teen age boys a couple of weeks ago decided to pull a prank that would unknowingly to them change their lives and the victim. The prank was to ruin the victims clothes, but instead it would create immediate problems. The teen age boys filled water balloons with bleach and throw them at a 14 year old boy as he was walking home from school. What happened was not his clothes being ruined, but the balloons would hit his face causing him to be blinded instantly. After sometime, the victim would regain some of his eyesight and the pranksters would find themselves behind bars in custody.

I have done my fair share pranks in my life and I rejoice that nothing like this has ever happened. There is reason though for that. When I did pranks, I had some rules in place that I would never go against. In this post, I want to share those rules or guidelines with you.

1.) The prank should always be appropriate. The above prank was clearly not appropriate. When you are doing the prank, think to yourself – is it going to be okay to do. Will there be consequences that will have immediate or long lasting problems.

2.) The prank should be done to people that will take it well. Not everyone can take a good prank. Its human nature to want to get that person that you can’t stand, but if you think about it, that will be a bad idea. The people that take it well will come back at you, creating a fun atmosphere.

3.) The prank should never cause damage. Some pranks will create an inconvenience, but I don’t believe that they should create damage of a person’s stuff and property. That is just being a jerk,

4.) The prank should meet your maturity level. There are pranks that are pulled that you just question how mature the person that pulled it truly is. But I will admit though that a whoopie cushion is always funny to me.

5.) The prank’s end should always be laughter.

That’s just a few thoughts on pranks. I am sure that you have some thoughts and ideas yourself. So share them below.

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“4 in custody for bleach balloon attack” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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