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| Moment YouTube prankster Tanner Cook's stunt goes badly wrong when shopper he is targeting pulls out a gun and shoots him in the chest |
| 2023-10-02 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
But last week, Colie, who has a license to carry a concealed weapon, was found not guilty of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting after he said he was acting in self defense. He was found guilty on a lesser charge of shooting into an occupied dwelling but a judge will hear arguments to set aside this conviction at a hearing next month after his lawyer appealed against it. If found guilty of this lesser firearms count, he faces up to ten years in prison. One of Colie's defense attorneys Adam Pouilliard said that his client felt menaced by the 6 foot 4 inches tall Cook during the confrontation, which was designed to provoke a reaction and to draw viewers to his YouTube channel. He spoke from his hospital bed at the time of the incident and said he was just playing a joke on Colie. 'I was playing a prank and a simple practical joke, and this guy didn't take it very well,' he told WUSA9. Cook also insisted the incident will not deter him from continuing to make videos and has posted three videos since. At a preliminary hearing, sheriff's deputies testified that they were well aware of Cook and have received calls about previous stunts. Cook acknowledged during cross-examination on Tuesday that mall security had tossed him out the day prior to the shooting as he tried to record pranks, and that he was trying to avoid security the day he targeted Colie. Cook said he continues to make the videos, from which he earns $2,000 to $3,000 a month. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 Had he been harassed recently/continually? Is there a history of harassment at that food court? Could you de-escalate 3vs1? (camera operator) |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-02 23:17 |
| #9 Just thinking out loud... "Idiots Getting Themselves Killed" could make for a pretty popular Youtube channel. Suggested catchphrase: "And that's how he done kilt his fool self" Probably violates the Terms of Service or something. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-10-02 19:51 |
| #8 Organs? I heard Pakistan is having a sale. two dudes following me around within arms reach making unhinged retard face gets a promo on The FAFO Show. The vic was a delivery driver. Maybe carrying cash, maybe robbed before. Maybe with the street smarts to recognize when something is going down, something you don't want any part of. It may be microscopic, but I feel the Universe is more in balance. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-10-02 19:44 |
| #7 $3k a month is not great compensation if you lose an organ. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-10-02 16:41 |
| #6 Sue Cook for not getting a model release signed. Sue YouTube, TikTok, etc. for letting people profit off videos like this where they didn't get a model release signed. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-10-02 14:46 |
| #5 Cook is why we no longer have nice things. That isn't a prank, that is harassing people past a point of comfort by relying on manners and the law to keep his doughy ass from getting kicked. Bet you a jar of bacon grease all of his targets are not intimidating physically. "Let's go get that stoner looking guy." when he is really runs door dash to sketchy neighborhoods. And yes, two dudes following me around within arms reach making unhinged retard face gets a promo on The FAFO Show. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-02 14:28 |
| #4 Sooo many times... |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-10-02 14:09 |
| #3 "On today's episode of FAFO" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-10-02 13:55 |
| #2 Wonder if Alphabet(Google, YouTube) can be held liable for hosting of possible violent events? It's the same rationale that they use to silence conservative speech for possible violence. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-10-02 09:27 |
| #1 Surprised we don't see more of these U-Tube videographers shot for some of the BS stunts they setup and pull. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-10-02 08:51 |