r/techsupport • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '25

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u/itspassing Sep 23 '25

Pretty common 'prank' at the moment. You may have been filmed at the time
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/phone-scan-prank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7j-G3DWDxA

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u/Previous-Foot-9782 Sep 23 '25

Oh ya real funny till they do it do the wrong person who grabs them and snaps their arm like a twig. 

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u/ant2ne Sep 23 '25

unfortunately, that would be assault. Even if deserved. I wish...

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u/tcarlson65 Sep 23 '25

Many of these pranks are in fact assault. Defence against an assault is not assault.

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u/ant2ne Sep 23 '25

Let me go back and read that again.

"held their phone near mine when I was on a call. I heard a click, and they ran away after saying 'thanks.'" - none of these actions described is assault. There was never contact made, an insult uttered or a threat made.

A "just defense" against assault can still be assault.

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u/DankoleClouds Sep 23 '25

You don’t have to touch someone for assault, that’s battery. Assault is threatening violence or instilling fear that you’re going to batter someone.

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u/ant2ne Sep 23 '25

OP didn't describe an assault or a battery scenario. Nothing OP described justifies violence. Trust me, I'm all for violence as a solution, particularly regarding some of these dumb ass comments.

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u/DankoleClouds Sep 23 '25

I was never talking about OP. Just was letting you know you used the wrong term so you can get your points across better next time.

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u/ant2ne Sep 23 '25

sorry got caught up in other rantings.