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Originally Posted by Amber Lamps
Uhuh...A "joke" is rarely funny to the victim. Look, the actual outcome is not the point, it is his admitted intent to do "harm" that defines it as a malicious act. Let me "dumb this down" for you. If you do something with the intent of causing a negative reaction, however slight, it is malice. Pure and simple. Hoe the other person reacts isn't Germain to the discussion. You all can justify this any way you wish but the bottom line is that you are doing it with malicious intent.
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The actual outcome isn't important? So, the fact that nobody's car got dinged isn't important?
If I owned a Porsche or something and parked it way out there, and then later after I came out the store I saw a beater parked next to me, I would (or should) think it's funny. If for some reason I got offended, maybe it's a sign that I should lighten up.
If nobody were allowed to "commit malice" or whatever you want to call it, then nobody would learn any life lessons. For example, when other kids made fun of you in school, it taught you to either A) grow a pair and retaliate, or B) grow a pair and stop taking shit personally. Either choice requires growing a pair and getting some self-esteem.
When people feel offended, 90% of the time it's their own doing and their own choice.