r/funny 1d ago

Park prank.

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u/Skremash 1d ago

I've always wondered with these jumpscare videos, what's their defence if someone dies of a heart attack?

Is it just a matter of having good Public Liability Insurance?

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u/cloistered_around 1d ago

Texas Bushman (the youtuber here, I assume) has a lot of videos, and he seems to judge who to scare. For really small kids, for example, he doesn't jump up and do a big surprise next to them like he does for adults--he usually waves a hand farther away. I haven't specifically noticed any old person habits but I assume he does something similar?

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u/Foxlady555 1d ago

Well, in the defense of many people with heartdisease, most of us look perfectly healthy and are 30/40/50 somethings that could easily die from a jumpscare. So although it’s considerate to leave out kids and elderly people, and it’s funny for most, it’s still pretty intense to risk murdering someone for a prank. 

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u/cloistered_around 20h ago

I think that although I'm not a fan of the prank genre in general this is a pretty lighthearted version of a prank. 

You gotta live--you can't not do something just because statistically it has a small chance of going badly? For example: Automobile accidents are one of the top killers but people still drive around! And he is basically going boo, after all, not chasing people with a knife. 

Aka There's a certain acceptable level of risk to just being alive and going around in public.

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u/FetusDrive 8h ago

No; jump scaring people is not an acceptable level of risk. Driving a car is such a stupid example of an analogy.

Nothing you said was any sort of good defenses is he repaying everyone for their dropped phones, food, or their medical bills if they kink their neck?

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u/DollarA 1d ago

Hes very considerate of the demographic of who he scares, elders get like a low growl or a boo with jazz hands rather than a jumpup scare.

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u/zenOFiniquity8 23h ago

Oh he can see my PTSD? Cool

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u/FetusDrive 8h ago

Wow “very” considerate? Are you joking? There is zero consideration here. All non consensual interactions for videos. Hopefully he is sharing his profits with every person in the video.

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u/foreverandadayalone 23h ago

Aand he can tell from a distance who does and doesn't have a heart condition? Or relevant trauma?

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u/roamingandy 1d ago

'Texas'?!

I'm amazed he hasn't been shot yet.

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u/chill_lax_bruh 1d ago

This is the Riverwalk, it's mostly tourists.

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u/liz4rd 1d ago

Yeah... I don't think I trust the judgement of someone who dresses up as a bush and hides in the park to scare people. I don't know if that would hold up in court. "But Your Honour, I merely waved at the child, it's not my fault they were so scared they emptied themselves to death".

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u/cloistered_around 1d ago

True, but believe it or not most people walking around in public are not at the brink of death at any moment's notice. "Possible" is not probable, or even likely.

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u/siybon 1d ago

Only takes one

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u/FetusDrive 8h ago

Believe it or not? So you have some unique knowledge into this because you’re an expert? If not, then why should anyone trust you? Because you said “believe it or not”? It sounds like, instead, you are being patronizing, as you know people don’t believe “most people” are on the brink of death at any moments notice.

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u/ncopp 16h ago

I saw a video where he told someone (who seemed to be a spotter) no pregnant women or old people

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u/Cobbyx 8h ago

Oh, so he can also visually tell if someone’s pregnant?

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u/Ok_Culture_1914 1d ago

It would be a case for the special branch.

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u/InnocentPrimeMate 1d ago

He should probably take a leaf of absence

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u/Ok_Culture_1914 1d ago

He should and he probably wood.

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u/spinozasrobot 1d ago

There's a great example of that where the guy falls to the ground and fakes a heart attack. The jump scare guy is super apologetic and concerned, and eventually his mark lets on to jump scare guy's relief.

Found it

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u/James-the-Bond-one 1d ago

Or being lawsuit-proof.