It crossed the line from prank to cruelty when the dad was clearly getting very upset thinking his son was in danger and the son just kept up the "prank".

I think the pushback is coming from that's how the person talk and or wanted to write the sentenc. Why was it so important to you to tell him a different way to write his sentence?

Wow this brings back memories.

Yea, but look at how badass it looks!