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".

Wow this brings back memories.

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?

Yea, but look at how badass it looks!