{"id":1205,"date":"2019-10-23T11:14:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pretendradio.org\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2021-04-11T16:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T16:36:38","slug":"prank-part-1","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/pretendradio.org\/episode\/prank-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"S505: The Prank Call part 1 (McDonald’s Strip-search Hoax)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV6756895077&light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Strip-search hoax<\/h2>\n<p>A prank caller pretending to be a police officer instructed fast food managers to strip-search female employees\u2014forcing them to jog naked, do jumping jacks, and perform other humiliating acts. He made more than 70 of these calls in the United States over a 12-year period.<\/p>\n<h2>Why do we obey?<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the managers were charged with rape and kidnapping as a result of these pranks. How could they fall for such a prank?<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, humans are programmed to respect authority. But why do we obey? In this episode, you’ll hear real audio from\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=stanley+milgram%27s+obedience+experiments&oq=Stanley+Milgram&aqs=chrome.1.0l6.2040j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\">Stanley Milgram’s experiments on\u00a0obedience and authority<\/a>. The results are shocking.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: We will be talking about sexual abuse and other disturbing topics. Listener discretion is advised.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Bonus episode<\/h2>\n<p>Donna Summers, the manager in Mount Washington, sued McDonald’s for failing to warn her about the previous hoaxes. She asked for $50 million. She was awarded $1 million in punitive damages and $100,000 in compensatory damages.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to my conversation with her attorney Wendy Wagner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/pranks-part-1-30952858\">The Pranks part 1 BONUS (McDonalds Lawsuit)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/pranks-part-1-30952858<\/p>\n<h2><b>Links and sources<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2005\/10\/09\/a-hoax-most-cruel-caller-coaxed-mcdonalds-managers-\/28936597\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/rapidcityjournal.com\/news\/local\/man-on-trial-for-kidnapping-rape\/article_faeff508-246c-54db-8a66-15d121c5112d.html<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2005\/10\/09\/a-hoax-most-cruel-caller-coaxed-mcdonalds-managers-\/28936597\/https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090325234639\/http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/15504125\/<\/p>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<p>Today\u2019s show was written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pretendradio.org\/about\/\">Javier Leiva<\/a>\u00a0and edited by Molly Brock. 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