It's not funny, kids.
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This is taking it way too far. People are either

A: Fucked up
B: Stupid
(FurtiveBiscuit, Mon 17 Dec 2007, 19:55, 9 replies)

stupid
how stupid can people be? ffs.
(unciebana It's good, but it's not right., Mon 17 Dec 2007, 20:34, closed)

Nasty bastard on the phone.
Plus some very, very stupid people listening to him.
(Big D, Mon 17 Dec 2007, 20:47, closed)

B --> A
Options A and B are not mutually exclusive.
(danalan Pretty good, for an amateur., Tue 18 Dec 2007, 0:37, closed)

I vote for
Stupid.
(Blue_in_Exile, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 6:45, closed)

I think this is one of those "How far can an authority figure make you go" thingies
like the one where you're given a series of buttons, each one administering a higher voltage than the last (Of course they're not, its an actor doing the screaming). The scientist comes in and tells people to shock the dude, and they do! Some people, even when the screaming stops continue right up to (what they think) is a lethal level...Crazy...

Plus, you gotta be stupid to fall for that one.
( Mr.Ons knows you can hear him, Earthmen., Tue 18 Dec 2007, 7:15, closed)

This is incredibly stupid
However, I quote: "A little young girl standing there naked wasn't a pretty sight."

I would imagine I could find a lot of people who might disagree with that statement.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 8:34, closed)

Correct!
It isn't funny.

What is funny is that these managers are paid a good wage and are promoted to manager because they should have brains.

Therefore, when someone calls pretending to be a police officer, they should at least have enough common sense to put the phone down and phone the station to verify the authenticity of the call.

The victims in these pranks are all innocent people who will probably be scarred for life now thanks to some pranking (read answer A) twat and some irresponsible (read answer B) manager who obviously haven't got a full set of brains between them.
( sausagesucker just paid £5.00 for a cup of Tea!, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 9:37, closed)

hmmm
interestingly the wiki article balmes the "don't ask questions" corporate management structure of fast food places. Meaning managers are so friegtend of losing their jobs they will comply. Also they get so involved in the call as the level was slowly increased. In the cold light of day you would think no one would believe a police officer would ask you to deamand oral sex. But could you get swept up in the moment building from just seraching them, to getting them to do what you want. Though interesting if the "victems" are actors like the button thing, in this case utterly deplorable.
(manbear84, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 11:24, closed)

I still don't understand this kind of thinking
I've been asked/told to do similarly outrageous things by pseudo-authority figures and it never crossed my mind to comply. Maybe because I'm a suspicious, loudmouthed, belligerant bitch, but that's beside the point.

Still, I can't imagine what the hell that idiot fiance thought he was doing, hitting an naked 18 year old and making her perform oral sex on him. He wasn't even employed by the company, he was called in by his fiancee, the manager. How could you justify that to yourself?

I know we all make jokes and say rude shit but I don't think any of the posters here would do anything like that, in fact, I think most of you would stand up and defend a young woman who was being mistreated like that. Actually, all of you.
(TDub Nunc id vides, nunc ne vides on, Wed 19 Dec 2007, 7:55, closed)