View Full Version : Psychology prof denounces Jimmy Kimmel's Halloween candy prank on children


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11-08-2013, 12:55 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/jimmy-kimmels-prank-makes-for-tearful-post-halloween-in-many-homes/2013/11/07/1f51736e-47b3-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html

"Pranking your own children is not harmless fun, but is cruel and potentially damaging (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK-oQfFToVg)," says Mark Barnett, a psych professor at Kansa State University. "A parent who would violate this trust for a big laugh or 15 minutes of fame is, in my opinion, acting irresponsibly and not looking out for the best interests of the child."


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