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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Harmless prank = nobody is harmed.  Like the example of calling your friend's house in the afternoon and asking if their refrigerator is running.  Or putting toilet paper around the tree of a girl you have a crush on.

Not harmless prank = somebody is harmed, even if that harm is just being briefly frightened or inconvenienced or woke up from sleep before a day of work. Now, to do one of these types of pranks on a complete stranger at 10pm- that's no longer funny. [/quote]

I usually don't throw this word around, but if your definition of "harm" includes "being briefly frightened or inconvenienced or woke up from sleep before a day of work," you truly are a snowflake.  [/quote]

Yes, frightening someone on purpose- not like shouting "boo!" which is also cruel to do to some random adult stranger, but by pounding on their door in the middle of the night- is harmful.  People are harmed by being terrified that an intruder is about to enter. Who are you? Can I start tapping on your bedroom window with the butt of a gun while you're asleep with your babies, wearing a mask, and call it a harmless prank?  [/quote]

They rang the doorbell.  Do burglars usually ring the doorbell where you live?  That's a pretty polite intruder.  [/quote]

I live in an upscale community in Fairfax County.  Three years ago, a guy who had a Washington Gas Company uniform on rang the front doorbell - it was the middle of the day.  My DH answered and the guy tried to force is way in.  My DH was able to shove him back out the door, slam it shut and lock it while yelling at me to lock all the doors in the house.  DH called the police and I blasted a text to all the neighbors.  Turns out this wasn't the guy's first attempt.  So while it may not be 'usual', it's also not 'usual' for my doorbell to be rung at 10PM. [/quote]

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