InkEd
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I don't know of anyone else has seen this show on The SyFi (b/c SciFi was too long?) Channel. It's a hidden camera show hosted by Tracy Morgan. The premise is that a person sets-up an unknowing friend in a "scary" situation and when the person is freaking out, the actors in the seen break character and
reveal that they're on the TV show and their friend walks on camera and laughs at them. Then everybody has a good laugh.
Anyway, I saw an episode once were rather than the cry and freak
out, the intended "butt of the joke" got a bit frightened but rather than running into the corner, he took a lineman's stance and tackled the actor playing the crazy guy (or whatever). The crew and everyone ran in very quickly amd told him it was all a prank and luckily nobody got hurt or anything.
However, I couldn't help but think how easily some of the scenarios they set-up could turn bad, if a person was a CCW holder, carried a knife or even just instinctively choice "fight" instead of "flight." I am sure that the producers ask alot of questions about the intended "mark" to make sure they are the "scream and run away type" and most appear to be under 21 (so no LEGALLY concealed handgun) but that one episode really made me wonder if it's only a matter of time before something really bad happens on that show.
What are your thoughts?
What would be the legal ramifications?
I think the ccw holder SHOULD NOT be liable because they thought the
situation was an actual event. (If the scenario was something like an armed
home invasion or escaped armed prisoner.)
I'm sure most of our (forum members) friends would have more than enough sense than to sign-up to put any of us on such a show BUT it could end in a tragic way (very easily) if somebody didn't know their friend as well as they thought.
reveal that they're on the TV show and their friend walks on camera and laughs at them. Then everybody has a good laugh.
Anyway, I saw an episode once were rather than the cry and freak
out, the intended "butt of the joke" got a bit frightened but rather than running into the corner, he took a lineman's stance and tackled the actor playing the crazy guy (or whatever). The crew and everyone ran in very quickly amd told him it was all a prank and luckily nobody got hurt or anything.
However, I couldn't help but think how easily some of the scenarios they set-up could turn bad, if a person was a CCW holder, carried a knife or even just instinctively choice "fight" instead of "flight." I am sure that the producers ask alot of questions about the intended "mark" to make sure they are the "scream and run away type" and most appear to be under 21 (so no LEGALLY concealed handgun) but that one episode really made me wonder if it's only a matter of time before something really bad happens on that show.
What are your thoughts?
What would be the legal ramifications?
I think the ccw holder SHOULD NOT be liable because they thought the
situation was an actual event. (If the scenario was something like an armed
home invasion or escaped armed prisoner.)
I'm sure most of our (forum members) friends would have more than enough sense than to sign-up to put any of us on such a show BUT it could end in a tragic way (very easily) if somebody didn't know their friend as well as they thought.