Can practical jokes be punished by the law? More specifically, sticky noting someone's car and then saran wrapping it. Nothing that can damage property.
2007-02-24 02:52:03 · 8 answers · asked by sailorbunny 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
That is unlikely to get you into criminal trouble. Anybody can start a civil suit these days. Any damaging 'Joke', spray painting, egging, or the like, would be vandalism.
-Dio
2007-02-24 03:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Practical jokes seem like fun unless they are on you.
They don't lead to any thing good & as often as not create ill will.
When it's a game between people doing jokes on one another it leads to topping the other person & the jokes get to be more over the top.
I say find something else to do with your time.
2007-02-24 03:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh confident, a lot of useful jokes in my family individuals, and that i do my superb to maintain on that custom. The sink sprayer with the rubber band trick, and only final week I emailed my daughter approximately DVD video clips that her boyfriend had borrowed from us. I instructed her that there became an X rated disk in between the situations ... could have been blended up with one among their DVD's. She flipped out, even nonetheless it became a solid chuckle as quickly as I instructed her i became kidding. Too undesirable i won't be able to apply that shaggy dog tale on her returned. ;)
2016-11-25 20:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by penso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, yes. It's called tampering. Realistically, cops aren't going to waste valuable time and money fingerprinting an obvious practical joke, especially when no damage is done.
2007-02-24 02:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems like everything is punishable by law now - fun is no longer allowed. Do you know the person that you are going to pull this prank on? If so, then use your own judgment on whether or not they would call the cops on you.
2007-02-24 02:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy practical jokes on me and other people I do try to stay away from peoples money. I am very upset if you mess with my home or my truck even if it is a non damiging joke vehicles are expensive stay away.
2007-02-24 03:12:39 · answer #6 · answered by quickgun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a one off, probably not if it doesn't cause damage. Although you could be sued for the clean up. If it's part of a string of jokes you could be accused of harassment.
2007-02-24 03:00:05 · answer #7 · answered by davidbgreensmith 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking harassment and / or criminal mischief, especially if you repeatedly prank the same individual who isn't going to roll with it.
2007-02-24 03:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by herogoggles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋