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a horrible prank

FlowerBear — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:20:05 GMT

New Online Prank: Teens are Coughing on Store Produce and Posting the Video Online

Idle teenagers are participating in a “disturbing trend” of coughing on grocery store produce and posting their pranks online as the nation fights the coronavirus, which is known to spread from human “droplets” spraying from mouths.

The latest incident occurred in the Washington exurb of Purcellville, Virginia, some 55 miles from the White House.

According to a Purcellville Police Department report, “An incident occurred at a local grocery store involving juveniles reportedly coughing on produce, while filming themselves and posting it on social media.”

The report said that the store, identified on social media as Harris Teeter, immediately removed the items and cleaned up the area. The police said, “The grocery store immediately removed the items in question, and has taken appropriate measures to ensure the health of store patrons.”

POLICE INVESTIGATING JUVENILE INCIDENT
Yesterday, March 18, 2020, an incident occurred at a local grocery store involving juveniles reportedly coughing on produce, while filming themselves and posting it on social media. Police responded and are currently investigating the incident. The grocery store immediately removed the items in question, and has taken appropriate measures to ensure the health of store patrons.

We are asking for parental assistance in monitoring your teenagers’ activities, as well as their social media posts to avoid the increase of any further such incidents. We have learned that this appears to be a disturbing trend on social media across the country, and we ask for help from parents to discourage this behavior immediately. Please talk with your children and explain to them why such behavior is wrong, especially given the current situation regarding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We also take this opportunity to remind parents and children of the Town of Purcellville’s curfew, which states it is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter or remain on any street, park or public place in the town between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and daylight of the following day, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For further information regarding protecting yourself against the spread of Coronavirus, please visit the Virginia Department of Health

Re: a horrible prank

happycat — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:22:59 GMT

I wonder, when these teens grow up, if they will be able to support themselves? I wonder what kind of adults these kids will grow up to be?

Mine are grown and not perfect, but I don't think they would have even had these thoughts.

How proud the parents must be.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:23:57 GMT

Arrest them,give them a few days in a jail.

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LindaSal — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:25:34 GMT

They should be arrested as to be taught a lesson.

No trouble identifying them since their faces are all over social media, stupid kids.

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DesertPony — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:30:48 GMT

Yes and make them pay for the produce that had to be wasted

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:31:32 GMT

There's also an email 'prank' going around, where the email looks like an important update re: the virus, but when you open it, it's a very large male completely naked....and I mean completely naked.!

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Silver Lining — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:33:04 GMT

@FlowerBear, that's terrible! Kind of reminds me of the thing about people at a store opening cartons of ice cream, licking it and putting it back on the shelf. Similar disgusting behavior but this one is even worse.

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Nightowlz — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:46:06 GMT

That's disgusting. They should be arrested & put in jail. I don't care what their age is. Make an example with them so it does not continue.

Most parents will probably never hear about this? Even if they do some won't do anything about it?

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OKPrincess — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:55:51 GMT

I hope their faces are paraded on TV over and over again along with the “hoarders” brothers of necessary supplies trying to make an extra buck.

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Eileen in Virginia — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:01:34 GMT

What morons! I wonder if it took them all night to come up with that stunt? This would be disgusting even if the corona virus wasn't a factor. They are truly mental midgets who should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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SharkE — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:05:31 GMT

these are the kids who were raised by wolves and will end up on Medicaid and the rest of us will be supporting them.

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happycat — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:05:35 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
There's also an email 'prank' going around, where the email looks like an important update re: the virus, but when you open it, it's a very large male completely naked....and I mean completely naked.!

Thanks for the warning. I'm already nauseous, don't need to see that.

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Sheila P-Burg — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:45:56 GMT

@KingstonsMom .... I don't know what to say. Did you get the e-mail? I am sorry ..... I have to ask. You said large male ..... did you mean in all over built ......... or .........

At least I got my laugh for the day!

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grandma r — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:53:14 GMT

How ignorant can these people get???? Obviously they can be identified; lock them up for a while. They deserve to be punished for possible endangerment to others and destroying food.

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:53:28 GMT

@Sheila P-Burg wrote:

@KingstonsMom .... I don't know what to say. Did you get the e-mail? I am sorry ..... I have to ask. You said large male ..... did you mean in all over built ......... or .........

At least I got my laugh for the day!

@Sheila P-Burg

LOL! By large, I mean.....OR.... good guess!

Yep, I got one and so did a couple of other people I know.

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maximillian — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:59:46 GMT

This is totally a guess on my part, but I'm going to guess that these young'uns come from extremely well-off homes and they have never had to worry about basics like healthy food. They have homes where waste is common and they never are taught consideration for those who do go hungry on a regular basis. Throwing away large quantites of food is just a prank. They "pranked" the grocery store and the public. I'm confident that they see nothing wrong with what they did. I don't see their adult years as being any different. They will always feel entitled to do whatever, regardless of the effect it has on other people. In their minds they were bored and just having a little fun.

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Puppy Lips — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:12:19 GMT

Teens do dumb things. When our youngest son turned 13 years old, we jokingly had "Dumb for a decade" written on his cake. He turned 22 last week. I almost wrote "Decade not over yet", but instead put "No Blow Zone" to indicate that he would not be blowing out any candles on his cake. Next year I guess I can write, "Decade now over."

I hope those teens are appropriately punished and learn their lesson. What may seem funny to teens may not seem funny to the rest of us. Hasn't it been that way for eons?

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:13:35 GMT

@maximillian

Remember the teen who licked the carton of ice cream in the store then put it back in the freezer case?

The dumb*** had a friend film it, and posted it on social media, they caught him and he recently was sentenced to 3 months in jail.

Bet he isn't laughing now, but I'm sure he's making new 'friends' in jail!

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Forbidden Fruit — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:59:05 GMT

I guess no one has seen the "challenge" going around to lick toilet seats and posting it to social media. I don't even know what to say anymore.

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x Hedge — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:21:03 GMT

@maximillian

I think you've given them too much credit.

I don't think they gave any thought to what happens after their prank except to anticipate the stares, dirty looks, maybe being shooed out by security and the manager.

(Attention)

And of course, the fun and feedback when their peers eventually see their videos.

(More attention)

But did they give forethought to what the store mgnt. have to do with all that fresh food they coughed over?

I don't think they gave that any attention.