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Hello everyone and welcome to our very interesting discussion,
what we are going to discuss is something that seems to be funny but
could suddenly turn seriously.

Have you ever made jokes of or played pranks
on other people`s expense? If yes, please raise your hands.

I think most of you have done so without thinking of the persons`s feelings? But you made jokes or
played pranks without knowing the real extent of how far you could make fun of others, did you?
Therefore, I would like to ask you now:

What kinds of jokes or pranks do you think are acceptable, especially for yourself?

...So, X do you think it is acceptable if I make fun of your looks?....
(about your looks, background, hobby or your personality)

...Not acceptable: Why it is not acceptable? Would you change your mind if this person who has made fun of you were one of your best friends or a family member?
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…. Ahh here we go. So making jokes or playing pranks is also a matter of where they come from or who the person is.


So, you told me that you would feel Okay if a person who stood closer to you cracked a joke. But what do you think can be the result of a prank which is caused by someone who does not know this person?
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(sad, hurt, desperate...)

Okay good answers but did anyone of you expect that the answer
could in the worst case also be suicide?


According to the news, a few days ago, a nurse from Australia took her own life because of a prank:


You might have heard of that before. Last week it was in the news. Moreover we heard of a shooting spree in Newtown. As the past has shown us, those killers quite often felt hurt, too.
So as our last question: do you think that people who make jokes of others are responsible for those tragedies?